Category: NEW DELHI

• NEW DELHI

On the eve of Teachers' Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met the teachers who will be conferred national awards for their invaluable contributions to the education sector.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met Home Minister Amit Shah here, and discussed about complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the northeastern state. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not availed a single leave in the last nine years, since he assumed office for the first time in May 2014, the PMO has said in response to a RTI query.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who represented Akbar Lone, said that the petitioners did not challenge the sovereignty of India and at the outset, he had said that J&K is an integral part of India.

The concept of simultaneous elections is in-fact not new to the country. Post adoption of the Constitution, elections to Lok Sabha and all State Legislative Assemblies were held simultaneously over the period 1951 till 1967 when the cycle of synchronized elections got disrupted, the note said.

After days of uncertainty, the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning confirmed Jinping's unavailability for the G20 summit in a statement on Monday. It said that Chinese premier Li Qiang will attend the summit in Jinping's place.

The Delhi High Court has observed that simply entering into a second marriage by a father, following the loss of his first wife, should not automatically disqualify him from being a natural guardian of his child.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, pleaded before the Constitution Bench that Akbar Lone is the one of the main petitioners in the pleas filed against abrogation of Article 370.

The Central government's target of scaling up its renewable energy capacity to 500 Gigawatt (GW) by 2030 will require an investment of Rs 17 lakh crore for long-term commitments, and it may explore green masala bonds and infrastructure investment trusts (InVITs).

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday slammed Udhayanidhi Stalin for his statement against the Sanatana Dharma and termed it as "parasitic" behaviour.

In the absence of any major triggers from the domestic market, sentiments will be driven by global cues, including the release of US payroll and PMI data, says Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.

With just days left for the commencement of the G20 summit in New Delhi, Canada is said to have paused talks on a free trade agreement with India, according to media reports.

The Supreme Court, on the 14th day of the hearing of the pleas against the abrogation of Article 370 on Friday, was told that the decision to revoke the constitutional provision was not solely made by the political executive but had the backing of the Parliament.

The sources said that Goyal was arrested at around 10 p.m. on Friday after a marathon interrogation in connection with causing Rs 538 crore loss to Canara Bank. He will be produced before a PMLA court in Mumbai on Saturday.

The Supreme Court on Friday said that children born from void or voidable marriages can claim rights in their parents' ancestral property in joint Hindu families following the Mitakshara system of law.

"Congratulations to RBI Governor Shri Shaktikanta Das. This is a proud moment for India, reflecting our financial leadership on the global stage. His dedication and vision continue to strengthen our nation's growth trajectory," Modi said in a tweet on X.

During the month, revenue from import of goods was 3 per cent higher and from domestic transactions (including import of services) are 14 per cent higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.

In a statement issued on Friday, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) said that they have received information of rape with an 85-year-old woman who lives in a slum in Shakurpur area of Delhi.

The Supreme Court on Friday handed life imprisonment to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Prabhunath Singh in the double murder case of 1995, and also awarded a seven-year jail term for the offence of attempt to murder under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code.

The Central government on Friday announced the setting up of a high-level panel to study the proposal of 'one nation, one election'. Former president Ram Nath Kovind will head the panel and submit a report on the proposal.

A Delhi court has denied bail to an individual, accused of orchestrating a fraudulent scheme along with others resulting in the withdrawal of more than Rs 13 crore from the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) through falsified data.

A fresh political row has been triggered in the national capital after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday passed a resolution to raise MCD councillor's allowance from Rs 300 to Rs 25,000 per meeting, drawing sharp criticism from the opposition BJP.

The letter also asked all the members of the bar associations to participate in peaceful protests, awareness campaigns, or any other activities that can draw attention to this issue and support their fellow advocates in Hapur.

As per police sources, Maya, a suspect in four murder cases, ran a gang with a dozen members in it. His Instagram bio reads, "Naam Badnam, Adress Kabristan, Umar Jeene Ki, Shauk Marne Ka".

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Thursday asked Centre to not make “mockery of democracy” after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that “right people were under house arrest” as there “was no bandhs” post abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.