CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today demanded that the population reference be frozen as per the 1971 Census and that additional Lok Sabha seats be allocated based on the national population growth rate across all states. This, they argued, would ensure that states that contributed to population control efforts are not disadvantaged.Speaking at the…
NEW DELHI: India raised strong objections against Pakistan’s mention of Jammu and Kashmir at the UN General Assembly, emphasising that such statements doesn’t substantiate their territorial claims.“As is their habit, the former foreign secretary of Pakistan today has made an unjustified reference to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” stated India’s Permanent Representative…
A draft of an agreement calling for Ukraine to hand over to the United States revenue from natural resources includes new language referring to security guarantees, a provision Kyiv had pressed for vigorously in negotiations. But the reference is vague and does not signal any specific American commitment to safeguarding Ukraine’s security. A copy of…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minsiter Yogi Adityanath once again hit out at the opposition over Maha Kumbh criticism. Using the examples of pigs and vultures, the chief minister described Kumbh as a place where people found exactly what they sought.“Vultures got dead bodies. Pigs got filth… whereas sensitive people got a beautiful picture of…
NEW DELHI: BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sulata Deo on Monday protested PM Narendra Modi’s remark on Saturday in the Lok Sabha that Atal Bihari Vajpayee preferred to resign than buy the support of MPs which could be garnered for a price. Deo said the PM’s description of MPs as ‘maal’ was unacceptable and could lower…