Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla banned demonstrations by MPs and political parties at any of the gates of Parliament. File
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla bans protests at Parliament gates
After political protests turned ugly, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday (December 19, 2024) banned demonstrations by MPs and political parties at any of the gates of Parliament, sources said.
China built significant military infrastructure since 2020 standoff with India: U.S. report
Throughout 2023, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) adopted more coercive actions in the Indo-Pacific region while accelerating its development of capabilities and concepts to strengthen China’s ability to “fight and win wars” against a “strong enemy,” the annual report to the US Congress said, while stating that along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) China has not scaled back its military presence and the standoff with India in 2020 also saw significant and sustained escalation in military infrastructure.
U.S.-India relationship “very strong” despite Pannun, Adani indictments: U.S. officials
Senior U.S. administration officials have pushed back against the notion that the indictment of Indian citizens including a former Indian government employee in an alleged plot to assassinate Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York and the charges against Indian businessman Gautam Adani for alleged securities and wire fraud have detracted from the strength of the U.S.-India relationship. Mr. Adani is perceived as being close to Mr. Modi.
Permanent ban imposed on crackers, Delhi tells Supreme Court
The Delhi government informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that it had imposed an “all-pervasive, permanent” ban on firecrackers with immediate effect.
16 Indian workers trapped in cement factory in Libya await Centre’s help
Sixteen Indian workers say they are being held in “prison-like conditions” at the Libyan Cement Company’s Benghazi plant for the past four months, ever since they protested long work hours, erratic pay and the flouting of contractual agreement by their employer.
KTR defends money transfer in Formula-E race and terms the case against him as rubbish
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao defended the transfer of ₹55 crore to the organisers of the Formula-E race last year and said the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has no locus standi to book a case since there was no corruption in it at all.
House rejects Trump-backed plan on U.S. government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
The House rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan on Thursday (December 19, 2024) to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown, as Democrats refused to accommodate his sudden demands and the quick fix cobbled together by Republican leaders.
Rahul Gandhi unfit to be Leader of Opposition: BJP
The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of undermining the Indian democracy and the Constitution by indulging in “unruly and shameful” behaviour inside the Parliament complex. Rahul Gandhi did not deserve to be the Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha), it added.
Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship row: Union government is competent authority to decide on citizenship, says Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday said the Union government is the competent authority to decide on citizenship-related matters. The oral observations were made during the hearing of a petition that seeks directions from the court for a CBI probe into Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s alleged British citizenship.
Amit Shah’s statement has offended Ambedkar’s followers: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Thursday (December 19, 2024) said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah should take back his recent remark on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, saying that it has offended the followers of Dr. Ambedkar and harmed the Dalit icon’s dignity.
Published – December 20, 2024 06:26 am IST