A denial of country’s heritage: Tharoor The Congress opposed the introduction of the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday. It seeks to remove the Congress president as a permanent member of a trust that runs the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial. The Bill was moved …
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National repository of photographs mooted
System to track missing children and unidentified bodies through facial recognition also planned. The Central government wants to create a “repository of photographs of criminals in the country,” and wants to put a system in place to track “missing children and unidentified dead bodies,” through facial recognition. Bids invited The …
Read More »Rajya Sabha too clears Aadhaar Bill
Opposition raises concerns over delay in enacting law on data protection Parliament on Monday cleared the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity for users to open bank accounts and get mobile phone connections. The Rajya Sabha cleared the Bill …
Read More »UAPA Bill ‘draconian, not based on logic’
Congress member Shashi Tharoor and IUML’s P.K. Kunhalikutty oppose the NIA Bill The Union government on Monday introduced the National Investigation Agency (Amendment), Bill 2019 and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019, in the Lok Sabha amid protests by the Opposition. Congress member Shashi Tharoor and Indian Union Muslim …
Read More »CISF jawan tagged doubtful voter
Though NRC centre has offered him hope, Mamud Ali feels slighted A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan in Assam has been served notice as a ‘D’, or doubtful, voter less than two months after retired soldier Mohammed Sanaullah was declared a foreigner. The tag relegated Mamud Ali, 47, to …
Read More »UN report ‘legitimises’ terror, says India
New Delhi, Islamabad not doing enough to resolve Kashmir situation, says human rights body The UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) on Monday said India and Pakistan had failed to improve the situation in Kashmir and not taken any concrete steps to address the numerous concerns raised in its earlier …
Read More »Third accident at the same spot leaves residents shocked
Kin of deceased struggle hard to identify bodies Twisted metal parts of the white bus were scattered all over the ground near the drain where it landed upside down after hitting the safety railing between the carriageways on the Yamuna Expressway on Monday. Local residents said that it was the …
Read More »Majority of T.N. parties oppose 10% EWS quota
Of the 21 parties at the all-party meeting, 16 come out against the move A majority of political parties on Monday reiterated their opposition to the 10% quota in higher educational institutions for economically weaker sections (EWS) within the general category. Consequently, they wanted the Tamil Nadu government to reject …
Read More »Netanyahu expected in Delhi in Sept.
He may make a case for India to align itself less with Iran Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to travel to India in September just days before he faces election, official and diplomatic sources confirmed to The Hindu . Mr. Netanyahu, who was due to be in Delhi …
Read More »Odisha plans scheme for witness protection
Security to be based on threat perception; standing committee to take final call The Odisha government has come up with a special ‘Witness Protection Scheme’ to provide security to witnesses facing threat during the course of a legal battle. State counsel Bibhu Prasad Tripathy informed a single Bench of the …
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