J&K Assembly adjourned for day amid uproar on resolution for restoration of Article 370 (Ld)
Srinagar, Nov 7 (IANS) As Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Assembly resumed proceedings after the adjournment of 15 minutes on Thursday, the Speaker adjourned the House again till Friday after BJP MLAs refused to stay calm over the resolution passed on Wednesday seeking restoration of Article 370. As the BJP MLAs raised an uproar in the […]
Waqf row: Farmers, BJP delegation submit memorandum to Jagadambika Pal
Hubballi, Nov 7 (IANS) A delegation of BJP leaders, including former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, and farmers met Jagdambika Pal, the Chairperson of the Joint House Committee on Waqf Act Amendments, in Hubballi on Thursday and submitted a petition regarding the properties claimed by the Waqf in “collusion” with the Congress government. Speaking to reporters, […]
Waqf Bill JPC Chief Jagdambika Pal visiting K’taka with ‘political malice’: G Parameshwara
Bengaluru, Nov 7 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Thursday said that the Chairperson of Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 Jagdambika Pal was visiting the state with “political malice”. Talking to reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said: “As per my information, the Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf […]
‘Act of stupidity’: BJP condemns resolution for Article 370 restoration in J&K
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Legislative Assembly’s resolution advocating for the restoration of Article 370 and called it an act of “stupidity.” This resolution, aimed at restoring special status and constitutional guarantees, was passed by voice vote on Wednesday, with all […]
Recruitment rules cannot be amended midway, rules SC
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said that recruitment rules cannot be amended midway after the selection process has commenced, unless provided otherwise in the extant rules or the recruitment advertisement. A Constitution Bench, headed by CJI, DY Chandrachud, said that an appointing authority, in absence of rules to the contrary, […]
Saudi Arabia’s aid arrives in northern Gaza to assist Palestinians
RIYADH, 7 November: Several trucks with aid, provided by Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian agency KSrelief, have arrived in the northern Gaza Strip via Jordan. Wednesday’s delivery of essential food and other supplies is a part of KSrelief’s ongoing campaign to provide support for Palestinians, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The aid was scheduled to be distributed […]
Saudi man arrested for $131m bank fraud
RIYADH, 7 November: A Saudi man has been arrested for illegally obtaining SR493 million ($131 million) of bank financing. The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) worked with the Presidency of State Security and the Saudi Central Bank to arrest Khalid Ibrahim Al-Jraiwi. He was arrested for “working with a bank employee in deceiving the banking […]
Saudi national guard minister holds talks with South Korean president in Seoul
SEOUL, 7 November: Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia’s minister of national guard, held talks on Wednesday with President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea in Seoul, during which they discussed bilateral relations and ways in which ties between their countries might be enhanced. It came during a visit by the prince to […]
Saudi crown prince receives medical team that performed world’s first fully robotic heart transplant
RIYADH, 7 November: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday received the Saudi medical team that successfully performed the world’s first fully robotic heart transplant. The transplant was performed at Riyadh’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in September on a 16-year-old patient suffering from end-stage heart failure. The crown prince congratulated the medical […]
Specialists participate in international conference in Jeddah over the conservation of Red Sea turtles
JEDDAH, 7 November: More than 90 academics and experts in environmental sciences and biodiversity conservation from 10 countries participated in the first International Symposium for the Conservation of Sea Turtles in the Red Sea. The Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday that the symposium, which ran from Nov. 3-6 in Jeddah and titled “Moving toward […]
