Rajnath speaks to his Japanese counterpart
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with Minister of Defence of Japan Taro Kono on Thursday. The two leaders discussed ways to further enhance the bilateral security cooperation under the framework of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
D Raja hits out at Govt over envoy visit to J&K
New Delhi: No “red carpet” welcome to envoys can “absolve” the Government of “crimes they have committed” in Jammu & Kashmir, CPI general secretary D Raja said on Thursday, hitting out at the Centre over the visit of ambassadors to the region while denying entry to its own MPs post nullification of Article 370.
22 appointed as expenditure observers
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) has appointed 22 IRS officers of the Income-Tax Department as expenditure observers for the forthcoming Assembly polls in Delhi. The observers will be tasked with checking the use of black money and other illegal inducements during the election process. These officials have been called for their first briefing by the central poll-panel on January 14 here.
Bhalla, patnaik to appear before panel
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik are scheduled to appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on January 13 over ‘Rising crime in Delhi’. The committee, chaired Anand Sharma, may also quiz both Bhalla and Patnaik on the violence in JNU.
Retd Babus say India Doesn’t Need NPR, CAA
New Delhi: Citing grave reservations about the constitutional validity of the CAA, as many as 106 retired bureaucrats, including Delhi’s former LG Najeeb Jung, former Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar and former CIC Wajahat Habibullah, on Thursday wrote an open letter to people saying both the NPR and the NRC were “unnecessary exercises”, which will cause hardships to public.
2-day Int’l Conference at Amity University
New Delhi: To familiarise the students about the rapidly changing media landscape driven by technological advancement, Amity School of Film & Drama (ASFD) and Amity School of Communication commenced a two-day International Conference on Emerging Media Paradigms at Amity University. Addressing the gathering, Pooja Chauhan, Chairperson, ASFD said, “The vision of Amity is to create a strong, vibrant, diverse and dynamic community of future leaders.”
Khelo india: Yechury takes potshots at PM
New Delhi: When was the last time a Prime Minister could not visit a State, which is also ruled by his party, because of public anger, asked CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday. His statement came a day after BJP Assam unit spokesman Rupam Goswami said no confirmation for PM Modi’s visit to Guwahati to inaugurate the 3rd Khelo India Youth Games 2020 on January 10 has been received.
Justice Bhosale resigns as Lokpal member
New Delhi: Justice Dilip B Bhosale has resigned as member of the country’s anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, citing personal reasons, nine months after he was appointed to the Constitutional post.