Centre was not informed by state on decision to release Masarat Alam, Modi ...
NEW DELHI: Responding to the opposition charges in Parliament, home minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the Centre had sought report from the J&K government on the controversial release of hardline separatist Masarat Alam from jail. Making a statement in the Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh said... read more »
Mamata Banerjee to Meet PM Narendra Modi With ‘Long List’
NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of Bengal, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi shortly to discuss what she calls a “long list” that includes her state’s financial crisis. The meeting comes in the middle of the government’s last ditch attempts to bring the... read more »
Uproar in Lok Sabha over Masarat Alam’s release
The Lok Sabha was briefly adjourned till 11.30 a.m.on Monday after opposition parties tore into the BJP led-NDAgovernment over the recent release of Kashmiri separatist leader Masarat Alam. The session after the Holi break witnessed a huge uproar with vociferous slogans of “PM Jawaab... read more »
Bar Council issues notice to Dec 16 gang rape convict lawyers
The Bar Council of India (BCI) late Friday night issued show cause notices to two lawyers who had appeared for the accused in the December 16 gangrape case for allegedly making derogatory anti-women remarks. According to PTI, BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said, “We have issued the show... read more »
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