Rajya Sabha

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN urges India, Pak to exercise restraint

11:16 pm August 5, 2019

United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is following with concern the tense situation in the India-Pakistan region and urges all parties to exercise restraint, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said here on Monday. “We are following with concern the tense situation in the region… We urge all parties to exercise restraint,” Dujarric said at the […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Pakistan ‘rejects’ India’s move to scrap Article 370, says will counter it

10:43 pm August 5, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday strongly rejected the Indian Government’s decision to scrap Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and vowed to exercise all possible options, including appealing to the UN, to counter India’s “illegal” and “unilateral” step. The Indian government on Monday abolished Article 370 and moved a separate bill to bifurcate the state into two separate union […]

PM ensures every project sets new benchmarks: Shah

PM praises Shah’s speech in Rajya Sabha

10:07 pm August 5, 2019

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah accurately highlighted the “monumental injustices” of the past and presented the government’s vision for the people of Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday after the revoking of Article 370. Sharing Shah’s speech on his Twitter handle, Modi said the views put forth […]

History-sheeter held in UP after brief encounter

Uttar Pradesh police on alert after Art 370 scrapped

10:05 pm August 5, 2019

Lucknow: Strict directives were issued to Uttar Pradesh Police officials on Monday to maintain utmost vigil in order to ensure peace and order in the state in the wake of the government scrapping Article 370 of the Constitution. Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved a resolution in the Rajya Sabha on Monday to abolish Article […]

Oppn members in Rajya Sabha stage walkout

J&K issue rocks Lok Sabha

7:13 pm August 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir issue rocked the Lok Sabha on Monday, with the Congress and other opposition parties creating ruckus, entering the Well of the House, shouting slogans and later walked out. The House, however, continued to transact business amid slogan shouting by Congress members against the government. They shouted slogans like “Shame […]