CJI Ramana expresses concern on passing of bills without debates
Chief Justice of India Justice N.V. Ramana on Saturday expressed his concern over the decline in legislative performance and passing of bills without debates.
"The country is witnessing a decline in the quality of legislative performance. We have a form of government where the executive is accountable to the legislative. However, space for Leaders of opposition is diminishing in absence of thorough debate and politics has become acronymous. Political opposition should not transform into hostility which is being seen these days which are not signs of healthy democracy," he said.
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Bengal logs 2,839 new Covid-19 cases, six fresh fatalities
West Bengal's COVID-19 tally rose to 20,68,199 on Saturday as 2,839 more people tested positive for the infection, while six fresh fatalities pushed the toll to 21,271, a health bulletin said.
The state had recorded 3,067 cases on Friday, 3,029 on Thursday and 2,979 on Wednesday.
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Army holds pre-training for Agnipath aspirants in J-K's Poonch district
The Army has started pre-training for youths intending to join the armed forces under the Agnipath scheme in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, army officials said on Saturday.
Agnipath pre-training programme is being conducted by Ace of Spades Gunners in the Mendhar area of the district for a duration of 10 days to train the youths of remote and far-flung areas for recruitment in the armed forces, they said.
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J-K Cong to hold satyagraha on July 21 over misuse' of investigation agencies by govt
The Jammu and Kashmir Congress will hold a satyagraha on July 21 over the alleged misuse of investigation agencies, recruitment scams in the union territory and rising prices due to tax terrorism of the Centre, the party said on Saturday.
It said dharnas are being organised at all state headquarters against the vindictive politics of the Modi government against the Congress leadership.
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PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz tests positive for Covid-19
Senior Pakistani politician Maryam Nawaz said on Saturday that has tested positive for the coronavirus after back-to-back election rallies ahead of the Punjab by-elections to be held on Sunday.
Maryam, who is Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), made the announcement in a post on Twitter.
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PM Modi bringing a lot of revolutionary things: BJP MP Hema Malini
PM Modi is bringing different things. Our Presidential candidate is from the tribal community. He is bringing a lot of revolutionary things which everyone is appreciating, said BJP MP Hema Malini, ANI reported.
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Delhi reported 491 new cases, 2 deaths in 24 hours
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Political opposition is translating into hostility, not sign of healthy democracy: CJI
Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Saturday said political opposition is translating into hostility which is not a sign of a healthy democracy and asserted that strong parliamentary democracy demands "strengthening the Opposition as well".
There used to be mutual respect between the government and the Opposition, but the space for opposition is diminishing and laws are being passed without detailed deliberation and scrutiny, he lamented at an event here.
The CJI said the people expect the court to stand as a counterweight to legislative and executive excess and this gains gravity, particularly whenever the Opposition is missing in action.
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Delhi govt's claims of monsoon preparedness exposed: Congress on waterlogging in city
The Congress on Saturday hit out at the Delhi government over waterlogging in several parts of the city following rains, saying its claims that it was fully prepared for the monsoon have been exposed.
Delhi Congress president Anil Kumar alleged that ever since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came to power in the capital, desilting of drains has been rarely done.
Rains lashed Delhi on Saturday, bringing respite from the oppressive humidity and heat but led to waterlogging and traffic snarls at many places.
BJP MP from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the national capital on Saturday, alleging that its claim of free electricity supply is a "propaganda".
In a statement, the cricketer-turned-politician said after forming the government in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his associates had claimed that with clean governance and administration, the electricity prices will reduce drastically.
"However, in the past eight years, the people of Delhi have just been at the receiving end of propaganda and hogwash. In reality, not a single person in Delhi gets electricity for free," he said.
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NDA's candidate for the post of Vice President of India to be Jagdeep Dhankhar: BJP chief JP Nadda
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Mamata calls meeting of party LS, RS MPs to discuss V-P elections
All India Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee calls a meeting of party Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha MPs on July 21 to discuss the party’s plan of action regarding the upcoming Parliament session and Vice-President elections
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BJP parliamentary board meeting begins to pick VP candidate
A BJP parliamentary board meeting is underway here to pick the party's candidate for the vice presidential poll.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, besides BJP chief JP Nadda are among those attending the meeting.
Live news updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the 296-km-long Bundelkhand Expressway, which passes through seven districts of Uttar Pradesh and has been constructed at a cost of around Rs 14,850 crore. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed Modi by offering him a local 'Bundeli' stole at the inauguration ceremony at Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district. Modi had laid the foundation stone for the construction of the expressway on February 29, 2020 and it has been completed in about 28 months.
Sri Lanka's ruling party has said they would nominate interim President Ranil Wickremesinghe to the presidency when the Parliament elects a new President on July 20. Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary, Sagara Kariyawasam said on Friday in a statement that the SLPP would nominate Wickremesinghe and support him in the vote.
The third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting began on Friday in Indonesia's Bali resort island, with the finance leaders seeking ways to tackle global economic threats impacted by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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