In a historical move, the Modi government on Monday abolished the provisions of Article 370 amidst uproar scenes in the Rajya Sabha from the opposition. The Article 370 gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir. This was moved and a separate bill to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir. Both Jammu and Kashmir, along with Ladakh will become Union territories. The Bill was introduced and moved by the Home Minister Amit Shah in the House for which he received standing ovation. This created a massive uproar in the House with the opposition members from the RJD, Congress TMC and others opposing the…
Author: Lakshmi Sharan
The Indian Army had eliminated 5-7 intruders from the Pakistan side who made repeated infiltration attempts especially in the Keran Sector. It was a major operation which could have been another Pulwama type attack. The five men of Pakistan’s Border Action Team or BAT were killed while they were trying to infiltrate into India and strike a forward post in the Keran sector. Unprovoked heavy cross-border firing still continues continuing in Keran sector, sources said. Indian Army has sent across the photos of the slain intruders to the Pak side. Usually the Pak side mutilates Indian soldiers but the Indian…
India’s transsexual woman Naaz Joshi put India’s flag on top by winning the beauty pageant Miss World Diversity. Competing against 14 other international contestants in Mauritius, she has made the country proud with a third successive victory as Naaz was crowned Miss World Diversity 2019. “Winning crown gives me the power and responsibility towards society. With such a huge responsibility, I aim to work towards bringing transgender into the mainstream. I want that everyone should accept us as we are without any discrimination,” said Naaz who won the title consecutively in 2017 and 2018 As a seven-year old, unable to…
Amid terror threats in J&K, Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit the valley today. In a recent turn of events, uncertainity triggered as the stafor Amarnath pilgrims to go back. Amit Shah may visit the state after the parliament session and an itinerary is being prepared, sources say. Barely a few days back, a troop build-up of paramilitary forces also raised suspicion of possible terror activity in the state. With this backdrop, the Home Minister may visit Jammu first. Last week, with the inputs from intelligence agencies of a possible terror attack, the tourists and pilgrims were evacuated…
In a remarkable move, the first Lok Sabha session of PM Modi’s second term passes 30 bills. Breaking the 1952 record, the Modi government has shown to the people that since the time, the government took over, with its landslide victory in May, their journey has been the most successful. Modi government pushed a record 30 bills in the Lok Sabha, out of which 20 have been passed by the house. Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha passed a total of 14 bills. “People must know parliament is functioning and work is taking place. We have to restore the confidence…
The entire nation is waiting for the Ayodhya verdict today as the Supreme Court is to take up the “outcome” of mediation proceedings conducted by a panel. The panel was set up primarily to peacefully resolve the matter of the much-awaited land dispute over Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had sought a report the panel to inform the court on camera media proceedings. The panel comprising of spiritual guru and founder of the Art of Living foundation Sri Sri Ravishankar and senior advocate and renowned mediator Sriram Panchu, was earlier granted…
Barely a few days before, the Governor of J&K Satya Pal Malik made a statement that the situation is normal and under control, an additional 25,000 deployment of army in Jammu and Kashmir has given way to a fresh wave of speculation in the State as in less than a week after the Centre rushed 10,000 troops. The significant move has taken places days ahead of the Assembly elections there. To avoid any immediate fallout among the Muslim clusters, a high alert has been sounded. According to sources, the Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage has been put to stop and the community…
Amidst innumerable doctor going on a protest in the country, Rajya Sabha today passed the National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 with few amendments. For the Modi government, the Bill seeks to bring about landmark change in the healthcare sector. The Bill is described as one of the biggest reforms that will end ‘inspector raj’ in the medical education sector. The bill will set up a National Medical Council instead of a MCI to for the overall enhancement of medical education, profession and Institutes in India. The other highlights of the Bill are the introduction of NEXT wherein the final…
In a fierceful exchange of fire across the Line of Control in Rajouri, Pakistan indulged in ceasefire violation without any provocation from the Indian side. The Indian army retaliated and ended up killing two militants of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militants and one Indian solidier died in the gun battle. Pakistan also violated ceasefire in Tangdhar and Keran sectors. The retaliation came after a 15-day-old baby succumbed to the injuries from Pakistan firing during a ceasefire violation, on Monday. Also Read: Pakistan alerts Indian for IED attack, valley under tight security Three civilians, including a woman and her baby, were injured…
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has won the confidence motion in the Assembly by proving his majority today. Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar declared that the Motion of Confidence moved by the Chief Minister has been passed by a voice vote. Following this, the Appropriation Bill and Supplementary estimates were passed in the House by the Speaker. As the speaker moved the trust vote, the newly sworn- in chief minister said that he promised to not to indulge in vindictive politics Also Read: Karnataka Politics: With Kumaraswamy Govt’s Fall, All Eyes on BS Yeddyurappa of BJP Earlier, with the Congress-led…