12 opposition leaders write to PM Modi, demand free mass vaccination, suspension of Central Vista project

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Leaders of 12 opposition parties Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a free mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus, and suspending the central vista revamp project and utilise that money in fighting the pandemic. In a joint letter to the prime minister, the opposition leaders, including some chief ministers, have also demanded providing foodgrains … Read more

View: India needs less slanging matches and more debates on key issues

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Recently when the French parliament prepared a draft of the Religious Rights Bill, it was prompted by two years of debate and multiple terrorist blasts that killed more than 200 people in the past eight years. The practice of religion within the French constitution’s right to free expression was particularly difficult to define, for it … Read more

Central Vista project: Land use changes notified to make way for new residences for PM, VP

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New Delhi: The Centre has set the plan for redevelopment of Central Vista and construction of the new Central Secretariat rolling, with changes in the land use stipulations of the earlier plan to make way for the residential complexes in the heart of Delhi for the Prime Minister and the Vice President. The ministry of … Read more

No arbitrariness in selection of consultant for Central Vista project: Centre tells Supreme Court

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New Delhi: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that there was no arbitrariness or favouritism in selecting consultant for the Central Vista project, which covers 3-km stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate in Lutyens’ Delhi, and the argument that government could have adopted a better process cannot be a ground to scrap … Read more