Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said in the Lok Sabha that the ministry of home affairs has no proposal under consideration to scrap Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) dealing with sedition.
Glimpses of a memorable Sunday morning at the Mumbai Marathon captured by Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com.
Several opposition MPs have petitioned President Droupadi Murmu for immediate action over social media trolling of Chief Justice of India Justice D Y Chandrachud while he was deliberating on a case related to the Governor's role in Maharashtra during the last government formation.
Images from the felicitation for India's Tokyo Olympics medal-winners, in Delhi, on Monday.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said sports cannot be treated as an optional subject and it has to be accepted as a part of education.
Stepping up their attack on Rahul Gandhi for his 'democracy under brutal attack' remark in the United Kingdom, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Union ministers, on Thursday demanded an apology from the Congress leader insisting that he was 'not above Parliament'.
Justice Sonia Giridhar Gokani, senior-most judge of the Gujarat high court, was appointed its chief justice.
Glimpses from Parliament and outside Parliament on Tuesday.
Proceedings of the House on Monday are set to be rocked by Opposition protests over suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs.
"When the matter reaches the SC collegium, there is a fully perfect situation, whether the name be accepted or not to be accepted. It's not as if it is a whimsical exercise taken by someone. It's a fool proof arrangement," he said.
The Congress leader's remarks had drawn a sharp response from the treasury benches, with Law Minister Kiren Rijiju asking him not to level "wild allegations" and to furnish proof of his claims.
Take a look at our leaders taking to the yoga mats on this special day.
Vice President Dhankar's and Law Minister Rijuju's recent interventions have the danger of destabilising the Constitutional equilibrium, cautions N Sathiya Moorthy.
Ishrat said that on August 24, 2016, she had an accident which broke her spine, leaving her permanently disabled and forcing her to spend her life in a wheelchair.
The NRAI said that it made arrangements for a chartered flight for the entire squad to fly to Zagreb
No institution in a constitutional democracy, including the collegium, is perfect and the solution is to work within the existing system, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Friday.
A bill to link electoral rolls with the Aadhaar ecosystem to weed out duplication was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
India's wushu player Sadia Tariq claimed a gold medal at a junior tournament in Moscow on Friday.
Kiren Rijiju exuded confidence that India would put up a better show in the 2024 Games but the main focus remains on the 2028 edition.
With two cabinet ministers and three ministers of state, the Northeastern region was on Wednesday handsomely rewarded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the first reshuffle of his ministry in the second tenure.
He will take oath on November 9, a day after incumbent CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalit demits office on attaining the age of 65.
However, he pointed out that the manner in which Smriti Irani was taking the name of President in the House was not proper and in consonance with the status and position of the President.
India women's T20 skipper Harmanpreet Kaur urged everyone to protect and preserve our 'mother earth'. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju posted a video showcasing an aerial view of forests in Arunachal Pradesh.
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju called upon all the Asian countries to come together to ensure Kabaddi's inclusion in the Olympics. Rijiju addressed over 700 kabaddi coaches from all over India and from other countries, including Korea and Malayasia at the Online Coaches Knowledge Enhancement session organised by the Sports Authority of India (SAI).
Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra hopes India's medal haul can touch the double-digit mark in Tokyo, which will be an unprecedented achievement.
Shah recently visited the northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
Tokyo Olympic-bound athletes will get the coronavirus jab after the vaccination of the COVID warriors.
The airport located at Hollongi, around 15 kilometres from the state capital Itanagar, will link the border state with other Indian cities with commercial flights as well as other parts of Arunachal Pradesh through helicopter services.
The 46-year-old MP from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh was among the 15 new Cabinet ministers who took oath in the first major rejig and expansion of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government after it returned to power for a second term in May 2019.
Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was on Thursday appointed as the next chief election commissioner.
Along with Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, Pema Khandu undertook a 107-km all-terrain vehicle ride from PTSO Lake to Mago village in Tawang district along the Indo-China border.
What some of our leaders were up to over the weekend.
Kiren Rijiju said the coronavirus-forced nationwide lockdown, which has been extended till May 17, forced his ministry to delay the resumption of the training camps at Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres. The lockdown was earlier meant to end on May 3.
Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Thursday claimed that Gautam Adani prospered during the Congress regime in Gujarat and said one cannot become the prime minister by growing a 'beard', referring to Rahul Gandhi's remarks on the industrialist in Parliament.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted about the classes on Tuesday while a Sports Authority of India (SAI) official explained the motive.
The BJP has returned to power in Manipur by winning 32 seats in the 60-member House in the recent assembly elections in the state.
In a blistering attack against the BJP over the violence in Manipur, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that its politics had "murdered Bharat Mata" in the northeastern state and termed members of the ruling party "traitors".
"Earlier, governments were busy in vote bank appeasement but we are busy satisfying people," the prime minister said.
Snubbed by his party leader Rahul Gandhi and panned by the Bharatiya Janata Party for questioning surgical strikes, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh swung into damage control mode on Tuesday and said his questions were to the government and not the armed forces.
