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New Delhi steps up security ahead of rally by protesting farmers

New Delhi (Reuters): Police in the Indian capital put up barricades, stepped up security and warned of traffic congestion on Thursday as thousands of protesting farmers were due to arrive for a rally in support of their demand for higher crop prices. Thousands of farmers began a ‘Delhi Chalo’ (Let’s go to Delhi) march last month to demand higher guaranteed prices for their crops but were stopped by police armed with tear gas and water cannons about 200 km (125 miles) north of the capital, where they have remained camped since. The protesters, most of who belong to the northern

Congress promises Rs 1 lakh cash transfer to women, 50 pc quota in central govt jobs

New Delhi, Mar 13 (PTI) Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Wednesday announced five guarantees for women, including annual direct cash transfers of Rs 1 lakh to one woman from each of the country’s poorest families and 50 per cent quota in all new recruitments in central government jobs. In a post on X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the party has announced the ”Nari Nyay” guarantee, under which it is going to set a new agenda for the country’s women. Kharge said prior to this, the Congress has announced its guarantees on participatory justice, farmer justice

CAA: Why is India’s citizenship law contentious?

NEW DELHI, March 13 (Reuters) – India this week implemented the contentious 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), sparking sporadic protests and a war of words between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and opposition groups weeks before national elections are held. Here is a look at the law, its implications and the concerns surrounding it. WHAT IS THE CAA? The CAA fast-tracks citizenship for persecuted Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who fled to India before Dec. 31, 2014 from Muslim-majority Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh due to religious persecution. The enactment of the law by Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata

Row over appointment of EC: SC to hear plea of NGO on Friday

New Delhi, Mar 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on March 15 a plea of an NGO challenging the exclusion of the Chief Justice of India from a panel meant for selecting the CEC and the election commissioners. A bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna took note of the submissions of lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms, seeking urgent listing of the plea and said it will be listed on Friday. “I just got the message from the CJI that it will be listed on Friday,” Justice Khanna said. The NGO

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