Gulam Jeelani
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India's top narcotics cop: Drug trafficking and use have increased significantly
Narcotics Control Bureau DDG (Operations) Sanjay Kumar Singh tells MoneyControl in an interview that around 100 million Indians consume drugs such as heroin and cocaine. After COVID-19 outbreak, drug traffickers have invented new methods to beat law enforcers and are even using drones for shipments, the 1996-batch IPS officer says. → Read More
Explained: What Are The Three Farm Laws And What Made Them Controversial?
Experts said the laws will free farmers from monopolistic APMCs and free them from the clutches of middlemen. Farmers feared the new laws would encourage corporatisation of agriculture and lead to inadequate demand for their produce → Read More
Why Politics Heats Up Ahead Of Chhath Puja In Delhi
Chhath Puja — dedicated to the Sun god and his wife — has, over the last two decades, developed into one of the biggest festivals in Delhi, manifesting the growing aspirations of the largest migrant group in the city, the Purvanchalis, who make for a sizeable voter base. → Read More
Lok Sabha Productivity Drops To 22 Percent, 76 Hours Lost To Disruptions In Rajya Sabha In Monsoon Session
Last year’s Monsoon Session held amid COVID-19 in September, saw 167 percent business productivity in Lok Sabha and 100.47 per cent in Rajya Sabha. → Read More
Farmers' Protest | Talks Resume Today, Unions Adamant On Four Specific Demands
So far, five rounds of formal talks between the Centre and farmers’ leaders have remained inconclusive. The last round was held on December 5 while the sixth round of talks scheduled for December 9 was called off a day after an informal meeting of Shah with some union leaders failed to reach any breakthrough. → Read More
Explained | Why are Punjab farmers marching to Delhi?
The farmers called the protest march despite Punjab assembly rejecting the laws by a unanimous resolution. The state also passed three farm amendment bills removing the state from the ambit of the central legislations. → Read More
Bihar Election 2020: Poll-bound Bihar’s low COVID-19 figures surprise experts
However, the swelling crowds in poll rallies raise new infection fears, epidemiologists said. Thousands of people in these rallies are not wearing masks. The first phase of election in the state on October 28 saw a turnout of over 55 percent. The second and the third phases will be held on November 3 and 7. → Read More
Bihar Elections 2020: BJP calls LJP a 'vote-cutter', Paswan calls himself Modi's 'hanuman'
The LJP, part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre, is contesting Bihar elections alone by fielding candidates against Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) and not against the BJP → Read More
How Parliament performed during the Monsoon Session
There were many records, but one of the key responsibilities of Parliament, discussing legislation, got short shrift. On average, the Lok Sabha discussed a Bill for 1.5 hours during the session, while the Rajya Sabha did so for just about an hour before it was passed. The Lok Sabha discussed and passed the three labour codes within three hours, while the Rajya Sabha did so in 1 hour and 45… → Read More
Monsoon Session of Parliament: Govt recommends adjourning Rajya Sabha sine die
The Parliament's Monsoon Session began on September 14, under the shadow of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and was supposed to run till October 1. However, it is likely to be cut short much earlier, on September 23. → Read More
Delhi sees a sharp spike in cases ahead of metro rail re-opening
The national capital is seeing a sharp rise in the number of new coronavirus cases, days ahead of the re-opening of the city's metro rail service. → Read More
Pranab Mukherjee in his own words — quotes from his three-volume memoir
Here are some famous quotes from Pranab Mukherjee's three-volume memoir. → Read More
Sonia Gandhi to continue as Congress interim head as CWC meet ends in high drama
It was also decided in the CWC meeting that a committee would be formed to help Sonia Gandhi in day-to-day functioning of the Congress party → Read More
How to screen 2 crore people: Delhi readies battleplan 2.0 to stem Covid
Several measures were taken in the last couple of months to slow the coronavirus spread in Delhi, but infections and deaths have only been spiralling. → Read More
Covid-19: Delhi in free fall as blame game erupts
Capital's war on Corona compromised by fresh political battle between L-G and AAP govt over beds, virus transmission. → Read More
Clamour to unlock Delhi: AAP govt pushes to partially lift curbs from non-hotspot areas
A meeting between Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) was held on Thursday evening, wherein the suggestions were discussed and a proposal was drafted for the Centre to take a final call on the extent of relaxations for Delhi. → Read More
Coronavirus pandemic: Testing times for Delhi as Covid-19 cases surge
Two weeks ago, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced a five-point action plan to contain the spread of Covid-19 and said one lakh rapid tests would be conducted in containment zones, sealed neighbourhoods whose number has now risen to 92. But is it enough given the rapid transmission of the novel coronavirus? Especially when researchers suggest that a strategy of tests per confirmed… → Read More
Rise of the asymptomatic: Fresh twist in war against coronavirus
A new twist emerged in the battle against coronavirus after as many as 50 of the 53 journalists, who tested positive in Mumbai, on Monday displayed zero symptoms of the infection. → Read More
Coronavirus: Delhi man recovers, vows to donate plasma
The man decided to donate plasma after he recovered following a successful convalescent plasma therapy conducted for the first time in the country at Max Hospital, Saket. → Read More
The argument that jamaat members are hiding, resisting detention is misplaced
Tablighi Jamaat counsel Fuzail Ayyubi spoke to MAIL TODAY'S Gulam Jeelani on the controversies surrounding the organisation and its congregation at the Nizamuddin markaz. → Read More