INDIA bloc to raise Ram temple, NEET paper leak issues in Monsoon session

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New Delhi: INDIA bloc will seek to corner the Centre in the upcoming Parliament session over issues like the Ram temple donation case and the NEET paper leak, while also resisting the BJP's alleged attempts to secure a two-thirds majority by engineering defections in opposition parties, RJD MP Sudhakar Singh said. The Monsoon Session of Parliament is scheduled from July 20 to August 13. In an interview to PTI Sunday, the...

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EU, 14 countries reaffirm South China Sea claims illegal under 2016 ruling

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Manila: The US, the UK and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted Sunday that China's expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based on a 2016 arbitration ruling. A joint statement issued by the 14 nations said they rejected destabilising actions in the disputed waters that threaten regional stability. The 27-nation European Union released a separate statement, reaffirming the ruling as a landmark decision in the peaceful...

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India condemns attack on merchant vessel off Oman coast, demands end to shipping strikes

US-led task force tells ships to reroute on first day of new effort to reopen Strait of Hormuz

New Delhi: India Sunday condemned the attack on a merchant vessel with 11 Indian nationals on board off the coast of Oman, stating that the targeting of civilian shipping and infrastructure in the region must end. Ten Indian nationals have been rescued while one is reportedly missing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. "We condemn the attack on the commercial vessel GFS Galaxy off the coast of Oman, earlier today....

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Par panel recommends suspension not removal of PM, CMs detained for 30 days on serious charges

New Delhi: Amid concerns raised by the opposition parties, a parliamentary panel has recommended that the prime minister, Union ministers and chief ministers be suspended and not permanently removed from their posts, if they are detained for 30 straight days on charges of serious offences. It also proposed an automatic reversal clause if such persons are acquitted or the prosecution does not proceed within a specified period. The joint committee of...

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INDIA bloc to raise Ram temple, NEET paper leak issues in Monsoon session

New Delhi: INDIA bloc will seek to corner the Centre in the upcoming Parliament session over issues like the Ram temple donation case and the NEET paper leak, while also resisting the BJP's alleged attempts to secure a two-thirds majority by engineering defections in opposition parties, RJD MP Sudhakar Singh said. The Monsoon Session of Parliament is...

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Bhubaneswar: Congress Sunday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored inquiry into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the issue and the formation of a new temple trust after dissolving the existing one. Questioning Modi's "silence" on the issue, the opposition party said that it was the Prime Minister's...

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EU, 14 countries reaffirm South China Sea claims illegal under 2016 ruling

Manila: The US, the UK and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted Sunday that China's expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based on a 2016 arbitration ruling. A joint statement issued by the 14 nations said they rejected destabilising actions in the disputed waters that threaten regional stability. The 27-nation European Union...

 

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