The Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, today said, "The Government of the day is handicapped. It can't register an FIR. Because there is a judicial order. And that judicial order is more than three decades old. It provides virtually impregnable cover. Unless permission is accorded by
Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, was honoured with a dinner hosted by Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla at Raj Bhavan this evening.
On behalf of the people of Himachal Pradesh, the Governor felicitated the Vice-President by presenting him with a traditional Himachali cap, a shawl, and a memento.
The Vice President said, "A painful incident happened in mid-March in Delhi at the residence of a sitting judge. There was a cash haul, obviously tainted, unaccounted, illegal. And unexplained!... It appeared in the public domain after 6-7 days...."
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee Vice-president Kolanukonda Shivaji on Friday slammed the BJP-led Centre, accusing it of undermining the rights of the southern states through "calculated strategies".
The Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of Kannur University has withdrawn a contentious order forming a special committee to monitor university programmes for alleged anti-national content following strong opposition from syndicate members and a protest by the Students Federation of India (SFI).
Shashi Tharoor shared the meeting details in a post on X. He noted that deliberations took place on various important issues, including counter-terrorism and enhancing technological cooperation between the two countries.
The protest comes in response to a directive from the university's Vice Chancellor to establish a monitoring committee. This committee will oversee the content of events held in affiliated colleges to ensure that no anti-national elements are present.
Christel Schaldemose, the Vice-President of the European Parliament, in charge of Asia, on Thursday, expressed optimism about the finalisation of an impending trade deal between the EU and India.