The DGCA said in a notification that this facility will be available only if tickets are booked at least seven days in advance of the date of departure for domestic flights. In case of international flights, tickets must have been booked 15 days in advance to avail of the facility.
The SC is hearing a PIL filed by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy that has challenged Section 53(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which allows a candidate to be declared elected unopposed if no other candidate has filed a nomination or their nominations have not been found to be valid.
In the letter written in Bengali and Hindi, PM Narendra Modi slammed the West Bengal government of Mamata Banerjee, alleging it has set the state on a backward trajectory.
While issuing an invitation to India in January to join the Gaza Board of Peace, US President Donald Trump asked PM Narendra Modi to join him in solidifying peace in the Middle East and to embark on a bold new approach to resolving global conflict.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said the notice for a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was submitted at 1.14 pm today.
When the Lok Sabha reconvened at 2 pm after repeated adjournments, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi rose to speak, but he was denied permission by the presiding chair. Gandhi then claimed that Speaker Om Birla had, about an hour ago, in a meeting with Congress MP KC Venugopal, agreed to let the LoP speak in the Lok Sabha.
Six women MPs of the Congress party, who wrote the letter, asserted that their protests have been “unrelentingly peaceful, firm, and entirely within democratic norms.”
Congress MP KC Venugopal told the media that the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, has not been allowed to speak in Parliament on important matters, and he faulted the Lok Sabha Speaker for denying the opportunity to the LoP who is considered a shadow of the Prime Minister in the Lower House.
The India-US trade deal is aimed at achieving USD 500 billion bilateral trade annually, Piyush Goyal said, adding the interests of farmers and dairy industry have been completely safeguarded.
The PM underscored that India today has emerged as a trusted partner of several countries as it is playing its role in a manner that contributes to global welfare.
PM Narendra Modi said this year’s Budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, will give India’s ‘Reform Express’ new energy and new momentum.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to the US in February will be his first in seven months. The last visit happened before Trump unleashed his tariff regime on India. And a lot has changed in those seven months.
There is also speculation that Ajit Pawar’s wife, Suntera Pawar, could become the party chief as well as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor confirmed that he would campaign for the party in the upcoming state elections, and denied the discussions focused on him being named the CM face in upcoming Kerala polls.
The ‘mother of all deals’ was announced at a joint press conference by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of the European Council Antonio Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen following the conclusion of the 16th India-EU Summit in New Delhi today.
