About a dozen Opposition Members of Parliament (MP) from the Muslim community spoke against the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday-Thursday. In unison, these MPs said that the legislation undermined the Muslim community’s rights, gave the government a handle to control the Waqfs and deepened religious divides. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi…
Mahila Samridhi Scheme: Former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Saturday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Delhi government for just approving ‘Mahila Samriddhi Yojana’ and not depositing monthly aid of ā¹2,500 in the accounts of the women. The AAP leader also said that Modi’s guarantee was a jumla. A welfare scheme aimed at providing a financial…
The first budget of newly-formed BJP government in Delhi will be presented in the assembly between March 24 and 26, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday. Addressing a press conference, CM Rekha Gupta said the budget for 2025-26 will be prepared after incorporating suggestions from various sections of society. “To make this a people’s…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs led by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Atishi staged a protest outside the Delhi Assembly on Thursday ahead of the third day of the new session under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. The opposition leaders sat on a protest after they were allegedly denied entry into the Assembly premises. They…
The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the proposed amendments to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill after incorporating changes recommended by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). The approval paves the way for the bill to be tabled in Parliament in the second half of the budget session beginning March 10. The Union…
The CAG report on Delhi Liquor Policy, tabled in the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday, claims that the group of ministers (GoM), headed by then Deputy Chief Minister and Excise Minister Manish Sisodia, changed the recommendations of the expert panel formed to formulate the policy. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report ā āPerformance Audit on…
Why is there such a hoopla around the Delhi assembly election scheduled to be held in February? The answer is clear: Delhi assembly elections are unique as they have become a prestige match for three national parties. Letās begin with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Its leader Arvind Kejriwal is in the fray and…
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagamās (DMK) student wing on Friday (September 6, 2024) condemned the observations made by Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi that the State Board syllabus in government schools was āuncompetitive and below par.ā In a meeting, the members of the student wing resolved to stage protests with the permission of DMK president and…
Congress party on Thursday slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly targeting a journalistās religious identity in response to his question on flattening hills in the State. The party called Sarma’s comments āunacceptable and condemnable.ā āA sick mind and a loud mouth are a toxic combination,ā Congress leader Jairam Ramesh wrote on X,…
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has asked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to cancel its advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy, making a U-turn on the issue amid criticism from the Opposition and a few Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). PM Modi believes that the move…
