India

“The next 5 years are crucial for the country”: PM’s reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in Rajya Sabha.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi replied to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address to Parliament in the Rajya Sabha today. Addressing the House, the Prime Minister thanked the President for the inspirational and encouraging address. Around 70 members presented their views on the President’s address and the Prime Minister thanked the members.  Read More…

India

PM’s reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in Lok Sabha.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi replied to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address to Parliament in the Lok Sabha today. Addressing the House, the Prime Minister expressed his gratitude towards the President’s Address and highlighted the idea of Viksit Bharat which was the focal point of the address. He underlined that the Read More…

India Law

The New Laws

By  our  legal   correspondent Thrissur, July 02  (IVC)    The practicing advocates, medical doctors and civil rights  activists  have criticized  the criminal  laws enforced in the country since  today  as certain sections  of these laws are retrograde  and regressive. The new laws  Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in place  of  Indian Penal  Code , Bharatiya Nagrik  Suraksha Sanhita  Read More…

India International

Fairfax  reduces its stake in the CSB  Bank to 40  per  cent

By  our  Financial  Correspondent Thrissur, July 02  (IVC)   Nine  point  seven per cent (9.7%)  equity  shares  of the  CSB Bank Limited (formerly  Catholic Syrian  Bank Limited)  here was  sold  out   by  the FIH  Mauritius Investment ,  a  sister  concern of  the Canada- based  Fairfax Limited   recently, the  bank  sources   said  this  correspondent.                 The  deal Read More…

India

Amit Shah holds a press conference in New Delhi on three new criminal laws, calls the laws victim-centric and justice-oriented.

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah described the 3 new criminal laws that came into effect across the country from today as justice-oriented rather than punishment, and victim-centric. He said that in the new laws priority will be given to justice instead of punishment, speedy trial and speedy justice instead of Read More…

Agriculture India

Enough opportunity to promote Natural farming in Assam, the Center will provide full help – Shivraj Singh Chouhan

With the aim of rapid progress of agriculture sector in the country, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has initiated State-wise discussions, under which the Union Minister held a meeting with a high-level delegation including Assam Agriculture Minister, Shri Atul Bora at Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi Read More…

India

“Change of mindset and exploration of regional resources are the key to StartUps in Jammu & Kashmir”, says Dr Jitendra Singh

 “Change of mindset and exploration of regional resources are the key to StartUps in Jammu & Kashmir”. This was stated by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, and MoS Personnel, Public Grievances, and Read More…

India

Good-bye to the 164-year-old British Legislation

By Adv  C K George* Thrissur, June  30  (IVC)    The  Indian Penal Code (IPC)  passed by the British Parliament in 1 860 by  the  British  Parliament would be ceased  to function  from July 01, 2024  and  the Bharatiya   Nyaya Sanhita  (BNS) 2023  would  be  in vogue  in the country  since  July 2024.                 According to  Read More…

India

Vexatious liturgy issue in the Ernakulam-Angamaly (EA) archdiocese could have avoided

By our   special religious correspondent Kochi, June 29 (IVC)  The melee  in the EA Archdiocese  over  liturgy  could have avoided if the hierarchies of the  Syro-Malabar (SMC)  Church  had shown patience and maturity , senior  bishops who pleaded anonymity  told this correspondent.                 It  was  the  tenacity and  persistence  of the hierarchies of the SMC Read More…