New Delhi: The Union environment ministry has received nearly 1.8 million objections and suggestions on the draft Environment Impact Assessment 2020 notification, but it’s unlikely to go back on the ‘post facto’ clearance clauses unless there is a good legal rationale for the same. The ministry, though, is willing to reconsider the list of industries … Read more
Jaipur: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said he has not made any demands with the party and issues raised by him with the party’s central leadership concerning governance in Rajasthan and importance of party workers were being worked on. Pilot, whose differences with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot led to a political crisis in Rajasthan, … Read more
After Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi objecting to efforts of Madhya Pradesh to get a Geographical Identification (GI) tag for its Basmati rice, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has shot a letter to Sonia Gandhi asking why the Congress is against the interests of farmers … Read more
WASHINGTON: The top Democrats in Congress are not close to a deal with the White House to pump more money into the U.S. economy to ease the coronavirus‘ heavy toll, both sides said on Saturday, after an essential lifeline for millions of unemployed Americans expired. “This was the longest meeting we had and it was … Read more
MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena’s ‘secular credentials’ within the ruling coalition in Maharashtra seem to have taken a beating, as several Muslim leaders from the Congress and the NCP are miffed with the “unreasonable restrictions” being imposed on bringing animals to Mumbai and other cities for sacrifice during Eid-ul-Zuha. The government has said the curbs were … Read more
JAIPUR: The deadlock over convening the Rajasthan Assembly ended Wednesday with Governor Kalraj Mishra agreeing to call a session from August 14. The Raj Bhawan announcement came a couple of hours after the Ashok Gehlot Cabinet sent a fourth proposal to the Governor for summoning the Rajasthan Assembly, mentioning August 14 as the new date. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday launched a nationwide ‘Speak Up For democracy’ digital campaign against “BJP’s toppling bid in Rajasthan”. It will be followed by party activists holding dharna outside Raj Bhavans across states on Monday. All important Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, participated in the campaign. The Gandhi siblings rallying … Read more
New Delhi; The Congress on Sunday accused the Rajasthan Governor of resorting to the “worst kind of obstruction of democracy” by raising “superficial and motivated” queries on Ashok Gehlot government’s demand for convening a session of the state assembly. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said his party wants a floor test in the state assembly and … Read more
JAIPUR: A delegation of the opposition BJP met Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Saturday and accused Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the ruling Congress of creating an “atmosphere of anarchy” in the state. Mentioning the chief minister’s statement about people surrounding the Raj Bhawan over Mishra not summoning a session of the state assembly, the … Read more
By Caitlin Dickerson In early 2017, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement prepared to carry out the hard-line agenda on which President Donald Trump had campaigned, agency leaders jumped at the chance to let two filmmakers give a behind-the-scenes look at the process. But as the documentary neared completion in recent months, the administration fought mightily … Read more