The rare two-day India-China military talks held this Sunday and Monday failed to make any immediate headway on the critical issue of Chinese presence in Depsang Plains but both sides agreed to “resolve the remaining issues in an expeditious manner”. A joint statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Chinese foreign...
United Kingdom Minister for Security, Mr. Tom Tugendhat called on his counterpart Minister from India, Dr. Jitendra Singh and held a “bilateral” meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meet being held here.He was accompanied by a high-level British Government delegation and reaffirmed closer cooperation with India.Stating that both countries are striving to...
As the Delhi Services Act was made law after the approval of President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday, BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj hit out at the AAP-led government, calling it incompetent. Bansuri, who is late Sushma Swaraj‘s daughter, said the Arvind Kejriwal-led regime was “jhagdalu” (quarrelsome) and “nikammi'”(useless). “Since 2015, the AAP government has made excuses for their inefficiency…It is...
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill which is proposed to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) does away with two contentious provisions on unnatural sex and adultery that were diluted and struck down respectively by the Supreme Court in 2018. Under the IPC, Section 377 says “whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order...
The cost of the Dwarka highway built under the Centre’s Bharatmala Pariyojana phase-1 has exceeded the amount approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in 2017 by 14 times, the government’s top auditor Comptroller and Auditor General or CAG has found. The report said the Expressway, prioritised to de-congest NH-48 between Delhi and...
The Legislative Assembly Secretariat has issued orders for disengagement of 116 fellows under the Delhi Assembly Research Centre Fellowship Programme, days after a Bill related to services matters in national capital was passed in Parliament. The Legislative Assembly Secretariat had issued an order earlier this month discontinuing the engagement of the fellows, but later said...
The “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence, kicked off again this year with a bike rally in Delhi by Members of Parliament. MPs and ministers gathered at Pragati Maidan with tricolour flags on their bikes to encourage public participation. Vice President...
United Kingdom’s Security Minister Tom Tugendhat announced a new funding of 95,000 pounds (around Rs 1 crore) to increase Britain’s capability to tackle “pro-Khalistan extremism”. The British High Commission informed about the decision in a statement on Tugendhat’s three-day visit to India that began on Thursday. The announcement comes amid concerns in India over activities...
In order to maintain the ambient air quality level through the G20 Summit in the capital city, the Delhi government has decided to deploy a special 30 mobile teams of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) till the completion of the Summit on September 9 and 10. According to officials, the key objective of these mobile teams will...
Another earthquake in the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan shook northern India, including Delhi and its adjoining areas, on Saturday evening. However, like in previous instances, no damage was caused. The earthquake of magnitude 5.8 was centred around Jurm in northeastern Afghanistan, the same place which had given rise to a 6.6 magnitude earthquake on...