CAA final draft by March end

CAA final draft by March end

Tuesday, 28 November 2023 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra told a rally at Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas that the “final draft of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA is expected to be ready by March 30 next year”. Reacting to it, the TMC leadership on Monday called Mishra’s statement a dirty...

CBI tightens noose on TMC MP Moitra

Sunday, 26 November 2023 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Fresh trouble has knocked Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a preliminary enquiry against her on a reference from the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal. Lok Sabha Ethics Committee is also investigating the allegations against her. Though there has been no formal statement...

Modi takes a sortie on Tejas

Modi takes a sortie on Tejas

Sunday, 26 November 2023 | PTI | Bengaluru

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sortie in the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) in Bengaluru on Saturday and stated that the experience enhanced his confidence in India’s indigenous capabilities. He is the first serving prime minister to fly in the Tejas fighter jet, manufactured by the public sector aerospace conglomerate...

Afghanistan closes down Delhi

Saturday, 25 November 2023 | Rahul Datta | New Delhi

Two months after it announced the shutting down of its operations here, the Afghanistan Embassy on Friday announced its permanent closure, citing “persistent challenges from the Indian Government”. “Given the constant pressure from both the Taliban and the Indian government to relinquish control, the embassy faced a difficult choice,” said the...

Qatar court accepts India plea to review death to 8 Navy veterans

Saturday, 25 November 2023 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

A Qatar court has accepted India’s appeal against the death sentence awarded to eight former Indian Navy personnel in an alleged case of espionage.  The appeal was reportedly accepted on Thursday and it was learnt the Qatari court will set a hearing date after examining the appeal.  The death sentence...

More trouble for Moitra

Saturday, 25 November 2023 | PNS | New Delhi

Amid the ongoing “cash for query” investigation against TMC MP Mahua Moitra, sources in the Government said her Parliament login ID was not just accessed from Dubai, but also from New Jersey, the United States, and Bengaluru. Sources from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said her login credentials were...

SC slams doubt over SEBI Adani probe

SC slams doubt over SEBI Adani probe

Saturday, 25 November 2023 | PTI | New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Friday said it has no reason to “discredit” SEBI, which probed allegations against the Adani group, as there was no material before it to doubt what the market regulator has done and the court does not have to treat what was set out in the Hindenburg...

Govt acts against Deepfake menace, law within 10 days

Friday, 24 November 2023 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Amid the concerns raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on deepfakes and misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Centre on Thursday announced to enforce new regulations within 10 days that may impose penalties on both creator and platform hosting deepfakes. Addressing a press conference after a meeting with experts in the...

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