Monday, 23 December 2024
Monday, 23 December 2024
Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, has said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), enacted in 2019, will be implemented before the Lok Sabha polls after issuing the rules in this regard. CAA was introduced by the Narendra Modi government in 2019.
Opposition parties walked out of the Rajya Sabha opposing the BJP government's white paper on the economy, with the CPI(M) also refusing to participate in the discussion on the Ram temple in the House. Both Houses of Parliament -- the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha -- are holding a discussion on 'the construction of historic Shri Ram Temple and Pran Pratishtha of Shri Ramlala'.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand, Dhiraj Prasad Sahu, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering case in which the central agency had recently arrested former chief minister Hemant Soren, officials said. The ED wants to question and record Sahu's statement in connection with his alleged links with Soren and a luxury car that was seized by the agency from the JMM leader's residence in Delhi during searches in January, the officials said.
Former Mumbai NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the Enforcement Directorate's money laundering case against him, claiming that it was a 'counter blast' to a complaint filed by him against the anti-drug agency's senior official. Wankhede, a 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the Customs and Indirect Taxes cadre, in his plea said the ED's case 'smacks of malice and vendetta'.
Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan in an AI-generated audio-video message claimed victory in the general elections and termed his arch-rival Nawaz Sharif a 'stupid' person. In the video, he congratulated the people on the election results and said he had trust in them.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC were imposed and internet services suspended in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, where local women held protests demanding the arrest of absconding TMC leader Sheikh Shajahan and his aides, police said. Shajahan has been absconding since January after a team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that went to raid his house in an alleged ration scam was attacked by a mob.
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in Rafah, hours after Israel's prime minister said he asked the military to plan for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from the southern Gaza city ahead of a ground invasion. More than half of Gaza's 2.3 million people are packed into Rafah, many after being uprooted repeatedly by Israeli evacuation orders that now cover two-thirds of Gaza's territory.
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican front runner in the 2024 presidential race, said on Friday he had firmly protected gun rights while in the White House and vowed if re-elected to undo all restrictions enacted by President Joe Biden. The NRA enthusiastically backed Trump during the 2016 race and throughout his administration, cheering him on as he appointed three conservative justices to the Supreme Court and adopted a series of steps sought by the influential gun lobby.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted multiple raids in Jammu and Kashmir as part of its crackdown against elements allegedly involved in terror funding and radicalisation of youngsters, officials said. The officials said a private school and premises linked to three of its functionaries, including the house of the chairman, were raided by the NIA sleuths.
Star batter Virat Kohli has pulled out of the remainder of the Test series against England for personal reasons, the BCCI confirmed on Saturday, ending speculation around premier player's availability for the high-profile contest. The series is locked 1-1 with India bouncing back with win the second Test in Vizag after the visitors took the series-opener in Hyderabad.
