Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the successful implementation of three new criminal laws on Tuesday at Chandigarh. The three criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — came into effect on July 1, replacing the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and […]
Month: December 2024
Nitin Gadkari Gets Seat Next To Amit Shah In Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh To Sit Next To PM Modi
<p><strong>New Delhi:</strong> Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been allocated seat number one in the Lok Sabha chamber, while the seat opposite to him on the other side of the semicircular front row has been earmarked for Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.</p> <p>Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union minister Nitin Gadkari was earlier allocated […]
India To Explore Closer Collaboration With US Under Trump Administration: S Jaishankar
Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar on Monday said that India would be exploring more “collaborative possibilities” with the US once the Donald Trump-led administration takes over. Addressing the CII Partnership Summit 2024 on the theme of ‘India and the World,’ S. Jaishankar said: “The advent of the second Trump Administration is also obviously a […]
Indian-Origin CEO Strikes “Significant” UK Pact To Combat Cancer, Dementia
The root causes of diseases like cancer, dementia and heart disease are expected to be better understood following a “significant” research partnership involving an Indian-origin entrepreneur’s genetics initiative. Gordon Sanghera, CEO of Oxford Nanopore Technologies, said the development of a world-first “epigenetic map” of the human genome could lead to breakthroughs in new diagnoses and […]
Waqf Amendment Bill: Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Two-Third Majority’ Reminder To Modi Govt, Asks ‘Why Targeting Muslims?’
<p>Kolkata, Dec 2 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the BJP-led central government over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, accusing it of targeting Muslims. She also expressed doubts on its passage in Parliament.</p> <p>Touching upon the reduction of the minority Hindu population in Bangladesh and the ongoing unrest in the neighbouring country, […]