December, 2019
Nagaland’s Dimapur brought under ILP
“In exercise of the powers conferred under section 2 of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation 1873, and in the interest of the public, the governor of Nagaland is pleased to extend the ILP to cover the entire district of Dimapur with immediate effect.” NEW DELHI: The Nagaland government issued an order on Monday bringing the “entire district of Dimapur under the inner line permit”, a move officials said followed the introduction and passage of the citizenship amendment bill in the Lok Sabha on the previous day. It came a day aheadRead More
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019: Federal US commission seeks sanctions against home minister Amit Shah
In a statement issued on Monday, the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) alleged that the CAB enshrines a pathway to citizenship for immigrants that specifically excludes Muslims, setting a legal criterion for citizenship. WASHINGTON: Describing the Citizenship Amendment Bill as a “dangerous turn in the wrong direction”, a federal US commission on international religious freedom has sought American sanctions against Home Minister Amit Shah and other principal Indian leadership if the bill with the “religious criterion” is passed by both houses of Parliament. The Lok Sabha passed theRead More
OP Rawat-led panel to monitor govt ads as mandated by SC
Among the new members of the committee, Ramesh Narayan, Founder of Canco Advertising is the Vice-President and Area Director for the International Advertising Association (IAA), APAC region and AK Tandon has served as media advisor to former PM. NEW DELHI: A panel comprising former chief election commissioner OP Rawat, advertising veteran Ramesh Narayan and former Prasar Bharati member AK Tandon will look into the content and propriety of government advertisements to check their adherence to Supreme court guidelines. In April 2016, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had constituted aRead More
Official records: Manmohan Singh cited what Gujral told Nanavati panel
In his testimony before the Nanavati Commission, Gujral said that he had found Rao unaware of how the unrest was unfolding in the city. In fact, a strange reason was given to Gujral by then Lt Governor of Delhi, PG Gavai, for not calling in the ar…
Karnataka: Voting begins for by-election in 15 constituencies
The by-elections are being held to fill the vacancies caused by the disqualification of 17 rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs, whose rebellion led to the collapse of the H D Kumaraswamy-led coalition government in July and paved the way for the BJP to …