Farooq Ahmad Bhat, the operational chief of the Hizbul Mujahideen, a Pakistan-affiliated Islamist militant organisation, was killed in a operation by the security forces in Kulgam district, south Kashmir. Bhat, a senior commander and one of the group's longest-surviving militants, was an A++ category militant. Four other terrorists
In Friday’s list of business in the Lower House, Law Minister Arjun Meghwal will refer to the two Bills proposing simultaneous elections to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). The government has decided to increase the size of the JPC to 39 members, including 27 members from the Lower House
The US government has supported India's request to extradite Tahawwur Rana, a suspect in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. US Solicitor General, Elizabeth Prelogar, filed a response on Monday urging the Supreme Court to reject Rana’s petition, which seeks to block the extradition. Rana, a Canadian citizen of
According to a report from news agency PTI, which cited sources, Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh rejected the opposition's impeachment notice on Thursday, which called for Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to be removed.
He claimed that the opposition moved the motion to
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has reopened the examination of the role of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in digital markets, potentially delaying the enactment of the Digital Competition Bill. The bill, which aims to regulate gatekeeper platforms and curb monopolistic practices, is nearing finalisation by the Ministry
Indian equity indices dropped on Thursday, with IT stocks leading the decline, as the Federal Reserve signalled fewer interest rate cuts in 2025, raising concerns over foreign investment outflows. The Sensex fell by over 900 points and closed at 79, 218, while the Nifty dropped to 23,951. The rupee
Highlights include the adjournment of both Houses of Parliament after clashes between the Congress party and BJP; the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and Nathula border trade between China and India. Switzerland suspends the MFN clause for India, doubling taxes on dividends from January.
The Lok Sabha (Lower House) and Rajya Sabha (Upper House) were adjourned after clashes erupted between the Congress party and the BJP over Amit Shah’s comments on Ambedkar.
As the houses were getting convened, there was pushing and shoving at one of the doors with BJP MP Pratap Chandra
