Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership restored

New Delhi (IANS) Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Monday restored by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, three days after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a defamation case.

In an order issued by the Lok Sabha secretariat…

'Due legal procedure followed', says govt on Rahul's LS membership restoration

New Delhi (IANS) The central government on Monday sought to play down the restoration of Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership, with Parliamentary affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi saying that the decision was taken as per due legal procedure.

Several prominent leaders of Azad's DPAP & AAP from J&K join Congress

New Delhi (IANS) Several former ministers and MLAs of Jammu and Kashmir, including Yashpal Kundal of the AAP, Haji Abdul Rashid Dar of the Ghulam Nabi Azad-led Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) joined Congress here at the residence of party…

Manipur tribal leaders to meet Shah on Tuesday, to press for separate state demand

Imphal (IANS) Leaders of Manipur's Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF) will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday to press for its demands, which include a separate state for the trinals.

Senior ITLF leader…

SC to constitute 3-judge committee to look into 'humanitarian' issues in violence-hit Manipur

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will constitute a three-judge committee to look into “humanitarian” issues like relief, rehabilitation, etc. in the violence-hit Manpur.

The committee will be headed by Justice Gita…

Lok Sabha passes Data Protection Bill, 2023; Oppn stages walkout

New Delhi (IANS) Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, amid noisy protests by the Opposition, which later staged a walk-out after their request for raising a point of order was disallowed.

The point of…

Manipur : Hundreds of Meitei women stage protest against Assam Rifles

Imphal (IANS) The Meira Paibi, an organisation of Meitei women, on Monday staged protests against Assam Rifles in five districts of the Manipur Valley, alleging that the para-military force had "unleashed atrocities" on the Meitei people.

Hundreds…

166 passengers placed on 'No Fly List'

New Delhi (IANS) Aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has, since 2021, instituted a 'No Fly List', resulting in the prohibition of 166 passengers from boarding flights to/from India for a designated duration, the…

Delhi Services Bill does not violate SC judgement, aimed to corruption free administration: Shah

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the Delhi Services Bill in no way violates the Supreme Court judgement and it is aimed to corruption-free administration in Delhi.

He also said that the Centre doesn’t need…

India all for peaceful solution to Russia-Ukraine conflict: Doval at NSAs meet

New Delhi (IANS) National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has said that India has engaged with both Russia and Ukraine on a regular basis at the top most level, ever since the conflict between the nations broke out, as per reports.

Doval…