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India Today
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- Politics
- India Today
All parties backing Justice Varma's removal over cash row: Kiren Rijiju
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that all political parties are on board with the move to impeach Justice Yashwant Varma, after burnt currency notes were found at the judge's residence, as reported by news agency an interview with PTI, Rijiju said, 'I have spoken to all the senior leaders of different political parties. I will also get in touch with some of the single-MP parties because I do not want to leave out any member. So it becomes a unified stand of the Parliament of India.'advertisementHe clarified that the initiative is not government-driven but comes from Members of Parliament across party lines, including from the Congress, who support the motion to remove Justice Varma. 'Corruption in the judiciary is an extremely sensitive and serious matter, because the judiciary is where people get justice. If there is corruption in the judiciary, it is a serious concern for everybody. That is why the motion for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma is to be signed by all the political parties,' Rijiju minister welcomed the support of the Congress, saying, 'I am happy that they understood things as they should be, because no party can be seen to be standing with a corrupt judge or protecting a corrupt judge.'He stressed the need for unity on the issue, saying, 'When it comes to corruption in the judiciary, we have to stand together. There cannot be any partisan attitude and it should not be made a political issue.'The Congress also confirmed that all its MPs will support the motion against Justice to Rijiju, a motion for a judge's removal requires signatures from at least 100 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 50 in the Rajya Sabha. The petition is then submitted to the chair, who will inform the House and initiate an enquiry under the Judges Inquiry process includes a three-month-long investigation, followed by a discussion in both Houses of Parliament based on the enquiry move to impeach Justice Varma follows a fire incident in March at his Lutyens' Delhi residence, which led to the discovery of sacks containing half-burnt cash in the outhouse. At the time, he served as a judge in the Delhi High Varma was later repatriated to the Allahabad High Court, but no judicial work was assigned to him. An in-house inquiry ordered by then Chief Justice of India Sanjeev Khanna found that the judge and his family had covert or active control over the storeroom where the money was found. The panel concluded the misconduct was serious enough to warrant his Justice Varma denied any wrongdoing, the findings of the inquiry proved to former law minister Kapil Sibal's remarks comparing Justice Varma to Justice Shekhar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court—who recently made a controversial statement-Rijiju dismissed the criticism.'We will not be driven by one lawyer-MP's agenda. We are not here to set an agenda or drive an agenda. We are working purely in the interest of the country,' he Sibal 'a very average lawyer,' Rijiju added, 'He cannot guide the Parliament of India. The Parliament of India will be guided by all the members of Parliament.'He further said, 'Sibal does not realise that many MPs have gone far beyond him in terms of understanding, intellectual capability and knowledge of law.'- EndsMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Justice Yashwant Verma
Economic Times
06-07-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
India needs 10% nominal GDP growth annually to achieve Viksit Bharat goal: CII president
CII President Rajiv Memani stated that India requires a 10 per cent average nominal GDP growth annually to achieve its Viksit Bharat vision by 2047. He also highlighted that the interim trade pact with the US will remove uncertainty and provide access to a larger market for Indian firms. India's economy is projected to grow at 6.4-6. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads India needs an average nominal GDP growth rate of 10 per cent annually to achieve the government's vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, CII President Rajiv Memani GDP is the total value of goods and services produced in a country, measured using current market prices, without adjusting for inflation, unlike real GDP."India would require an average about 10 per cent nominal growth to achieve the Viksit Bharat vision," Memani told an interview to PTI, the newly-appointed president of the industry lobby observed that the interim trade pact between India and the US, expected to be finalised shortly, will remove the cloud of "uncertainty", providing access to a bigger market for Indian firms, especially in labour-intensive trade pact between the two nations will also pave the way for technology transfers, more joint ventures and partnerships, the CII president said."So I think first is that the uncertainty which was there, I think that will go away. People will get a clearer direction of what will happen in the future, and I think that has a very positive impact," he economy is expected to grow 6.4-6.7 per cent during the current financial year driven by strong domestic demand, even as geopolitical uncertainty poses downside risks, according to CII."We have a very good position macro economically, things are very stable."Our institutions, whether it's the capital markets, whether it is RBI, whether it is banks, are in good shape, corporate balance sheets are looking stronger," the CII president said about India's Reserve Bank has retained India's GDP growth projection for the current fiscal ending March 2026 at 6.5 per cent, saying the country's economy presents a picture of strength, stability and opportunity in the backdrop of global FY26 growth projections are compared with the 6.5 per cent economic growth recorded in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
Time of India
06-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India needs 10% nominal GDP growth annually to achieve Viksit Bharat goal: CII president
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel India needs an average nominal GDP growth rate of 10 per cent annually to achieve the government's vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, CII President Rajiv Memani GDP is the total value of goods and services produced in a country, measured using current market prices, without adjusting for inflation, unlike real GDP."India would require an average about 10 per cent nominal growth to achieve the Viksit Bharat vision," Memani told an interview to PTI, the newly-appointed president of the industry lobby observed that the interim trade pact between India and the US, expected to be finalised shortly, will remove the cloud of "uncertainty", providing access to a bigger market for Indian firms, especially in labour-intensive trade pact between the two nations will also pave the way for technology transfers, more joint ventures and partnerships, the CII president said."So I think first is that the uncertainty which was there, I think that will go away. People will get a clearer direction of what will happen in the future, and I think that has a very positive impact," he economy is expected to grow 6.4-6.7 per cent during the current financial year driven by strong domestic demand, even as geopolitical uncertainty poses downside risks, according to CII."We have a very good position macro economically, things are very stable."Our institutions, whether it's the capital markets, whether it is RBI, whether it is banks, are in good shape, corporate balance sheets are looking stronger," the CII president said about India's Reserve Bank has retained India's GDP growth projection for the current fiscal ending March 2026 at 6.5 per cent, saying the country's economy presents a picture of strength, stability and opportunity in the backdrop of global FY26 growth projections are compared with the 6.5 per cent economic growth recorded in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
India Today
26-05-2025
- Climate
- India Today
Videos: Heavy rain turns Maharashtra highway into river, cars swept away
Heavy rainfall across Maharashtra has led to severe waterlogging on the Pune-Solapur highway, with the road resembling a torrential river. Videos have gone viral showing several cars being swept away due to floods on the highway. The southwest monsoon arrived in Maharashtra on Sunday, making it the earliest onset of the annual rainfall season over the state in 35 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) were traffic jams on the highway as officials were working to remove the excess water on the road. The administration has started relief work and issued warnings to commuters to plan their travel accordingly during the inclement weather. The weather department has warned of more rain in the next few the monsoon is expected to advance to Mumbai and some other parts over the next three days, the IMD 1990, the southwest monsoon made onset over Maharashtra on May 20, IMD scientist Sushma Nair was quoted as saying by news agency Maharashtra, the coastal Konkan stretch and Mumbai have been witnessing heavy pre-monsoon rain over the past two days."Conditions are favourable for further advance into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, more parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai, Karnataka including Bengaluru, some parts of Andhra Pradesh, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, more parts of west-central and North Bay of Bengal and some more parts of North Eastern states during next three days," the IMD southwest monsoon hit Kerala on Saturday, marking its earliest arrival over the Indian mainland since 2009 when it had reached the southern state on May the monsoon marks its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by July 8. It starts retreating from northwest India around September 17 and withdraws completely by October usually reaches Maharashtra around June 7 and Mumbai on June 11.(with inputs from PTI) IN THIS STORY#Maharashtra#Mumbai
India Today
14-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Pahalgam fallout: Pakistan doubtful for Asia Cup 2025 hockey in Bihar
The national federation is awaiting a government advisory but Pakistan's participation in this year's Asia Cup hockey tournament in India is in serious doubt because of the prevalent tension between the two countries after the Pahalgam terror Asia Cup will be staged in Rajgir, Bihar from August 27 to September 7. Hosts India, Pakistan, Japan, Korea, China, Malaysia, Oman and Chinese Taipei are scheduled to participate in the 12th edition of the continental showpiece, a qualifying tournament for next year's World Cup to be held in Netherlands and is too early to say anything but we will follow the government's directive on this issue, which has been the case in the past," HI secretary general Bholanath Singh told PTI. "We can't predict anything right now especially after the recent barbaric Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor that India conducted following that."There is still close to three months for the tournament but we will abide by what our government suggests us. There are no two ways about it."In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives and injured many, the government ordered all Pakistani nationals to leave the country and revoked their visas.A fortnight after the gruesome incident, India responded launched 'Operation Sindoor' and carried out missile strikes on terrorist hubs in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and led to further escalation as Pakistan launched drone and missile attacks, which were neutralised by India's robust air defence system. India responded by hitting military installations and air defence systems located in prominent Pakistani cities like Lahore and Rawalpindi among two countries agreed to a ceasefire on May 10 after Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations reached out to his Indian Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the nation, made it clear that any engagement with Pakistan will hinge on clear evidence of action against terrorism by that country.'HARD TO PREDICT RIGHT NOW' "If the government advisory does not give an all clear than Pakistan won't travel to India. It all depends on the government position at that time," a federation source told case Pakistan doesn't get the nod to travel to India, the decision to make the tournament a seven-team affair or bring in a new team to fill the vacant slot, will be entirely in the hands of the Asian Hockey Federation."It's very hard to predict right now whether a new team will be added in such a scenario or it will be a seven team tournament. The Asian Hockey Federation will take a call on this," the official said on condition of last time a Pakistan hockey team did not compete in a multi-nation event in India was the 2016 Junior World Cup, which took place a few months after a terror attack at the Pathankot air had replaced the Pakistani team in that current scenario has also put a question mark on Pakistan's participation in the upcoming Junior World Cup to be held in Chennai and Madurai from November 28 to December Asia Cup assumes high significance as it is a World Cup qualifier, with the winner earning a direct spot for next year's mega-event that will be held in the Belgian city of Wavre and Netherland's Amstelveen from August 14 to winners South Korea are the defending champions with both India and Pakistan seeking their fourth Asia Cup Watch
