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In a letter to Gandhi, Joshi alleged, “It is very unfortunate that you are trying to politicise the functioning of our Parliament, and unnecessarily trying to create controversy when there is no dispute.”Joshi wrote, “Following the fully established procedure, President has called the Parliament session starting from September 18. Perhaps you are not paying attention to the traditions. Before calling the session, neither political parties are consulted nor are issues discussed with them. After the President calls the session and before the commencement of the session, a meeting of the leaders of all parties is held in which the issues…

Indonesia is hosting the summits in its capacity as the current Chair of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations).ASEAN is considered one of the most influential groupings in the region, and India and several other countries including the US, China, Japan and Australia are its dialogue partners.Shoring up India’s trade and security ties with the ASEAN is likely to be the focus of Modi’s engagement with leaders of the bloc.Modi’s visit to Indonesia comes ahead of the G20 Summit to be held inNew Delhi on September 9-10 under India’s Presidency this year. Indonesia is part of the G20 ‘troika’…

After Tytler’s counsel sought adjournment stating that he has to rush to the high court to attend some other urgent matter, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM), Vidhi Gupta Anand, of the Rouse Avenue Court allowed it in the interest of justice.The court noted that public prosecutor Amit Jindal appearing for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a copy of judgement passed by the Delhi High Court in a case titled ‘Dheeraj Wadhawan vs. Central Bureau of Investigation’ dated July 26, in support of his submissions.The court took it on record, and said that a copy be supplied to…

He said that for the same reason, DMK will face defeat in the next assembly elections. In a statement on Wednesday, OPS said that the DMK government formed the government by saying ‘Vidiyalai Nokki’ (Towards Dawn) but they have failed the people totally.He also said that the speech of Udhayanidhi Stalin where he said that he is to eradicate Sanatana Dharma was highly condemnable.The former Chief Minister said that governments were functioning under the constitution and there was no need for evoking Sanatana Dharma now. OPS also questioned whether DMK which speaks of equality was practising the same in the…

Tejaswini Ananth Kumar, wife of late veteran BJP leader and Union Minister Ananth Kumar, had also met Shivakumar recently. Speaking to reporters after Wednesday’s meet, Shivakumar, while answering questions on ‘Operation Hast’, maintained that “we won’t carry out any operation, we will carry out co-operation”. Srinivas’s late father Krishnappa was a minister in the Congress government. “Her father was our leader. We share a bondage. I have not discussed politics with her. I was invited to her residence against the backdrop of Krishna Janmashtami festival,” he maintained. Srinivas maintained that she has the invitation to join the Congress. “But, I…

Talking to IANS, about his socially relevant part in ‘Haddi’, the actor said: “For an artiste, creating an art or working in something which could become a tool for political awakening or social awakening is very important, I personally feel. It’s not about job satisfaction or creative satisfaction but every once in a while, I feel an artiste has to do a work through which they could say something and could bring a positive change in the society.”He further mentioned: “It keeps your conscience clear it helps you understand the society that you live in it helps you understand the…

Justice Jasmeet Singh was hearing a plea seeking contempt action against the authorities for failing to adhere to the judgement passed on December 16 last year. At the request of the Central government standing counsel Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, the court granted a seven-week extension, whileobserving that while the Centre and other relevant authorities were initially directed to comply with the judgement within six weeks, more than nine months have gone without compliance.Expressing its concern over the repeated disregard for timelines and directions issued by the court, it said that the mere filing of a Special Leave Petition (SLP) should not…

The report by online community platform LocalCircles, based on a survey of over 22,000 people from 341 districts, revealed that 18 per cent families surveyed had one or more members who experienced unknown side effects of medicines thrice or more in the last 5 years.Stressed on patients’ right to know about any side effects of taking a particular medicine, about 85 per cent of Indians said they want it to be mandatory for drug manufacturers to display main side effects on the packaging or via a leaflet.This comes as the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), on Tuesday, advised patients…

A bench, comprising of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, issued notice and granted an interim protection against arrest for a period of three weeks. Senior advocate Anand Grover, appearing for academicians, sought quashing of the FIR lodged under sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 505 (publishing rumour) of the IPC against them. Professor Jangkhomang Guite from Manipur University and Assistant Professor Thongkholal Haokip from Jawaharlal Nehru University edited the book titled “The Anglo-Kuki War 1917-1919”, which is authored by Colonel Vijay Chenji (retd). The FIR was lodged based on the…

Diksha, who has one win and five Top-10s this season is third on the LET Order of Merit, is also aiming to become the first Indian woman to win the Merit list in Europe.The current top two on the Merit list, France’s Celine Boutier and Spain’s Ana Pelaez Trivino, are missing the event, so Diksha can close the gap or even overtake them with a win his week.Dagar won the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open in June and her five Top-10 finishes include those at the ISPS Handa Invitational and the KPMG Women’s Irish Open. She was also T-21 at the…