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New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would consider early “listing by circulation” a plea seeking review of its earlier order by which it had asked the Gujarat government to consider the plea for the remission of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case. A bench comprising Chief Justice D … Read more
Madhya Pradesh: Former Madhya Pradesh minister and Congress leader Raja Pateriya, stoked a controversy after his purported comments that people should be prepared to carry out Prime Minister Modi’s “hatya” (murder) if the Constitution is to be saved. READ | Gujarat Elections: PM Modi holds roadshow in Ahmedabad after BJP’s victory After a row following … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police on the plea of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s wife Leena Maria Paulose in a ₹ 200 crore extortion case. Sukesh Chandrashekhar, Leena Maria Paulose, and others are currently in judicial custody since last year in the case … Read more
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday spoke to his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly with a focus on possible areas of cooperation between the two countries in the Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of growing global concern over China’s increasing military muscle-flexing in the region. READ | “UN Security Council Far From Reflecting True … Read more
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday late evening held a roadshow in Ahmedabad after his party swept the Gujarat Assembly election with a whopping 156 seats, which is the highest number of seats any party has won after the formation of the state in the year 1960. People flocked to the streets through which … Read more
Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel will continue as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term with the newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs electing him as the leader of the legislative party during a meeting in Gandhinagar today. Bhupendra Patel’s name was declared as the leader of the legislative party unanimously at the meeting … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the city police commissioner to inform it about whether there is a standard operating procedure (SOP) that is followed by police in road accident cases. Justice Prathiba M Singh, who was dealing with a petition by a woman over the death of her 26-year-old son in … Read more
Ahmedabad: Despite the ruling BJP’s massive victory in Gujarat Assembly elections, seven of its sitting MLAs, including a state minister, have lost the polls. Kirtisinh Vaghela, MLA from Kankrej seat in Banaskantha district and Minister of State for Primary, Secondary and Adult Education, lost to the Congress’ Amrutji Thakor, the brother of Gujarat Congress president … Read more
New Delhi: The deputy chief minister of Delhi and AAP leader Manish Sisodia said Thursday that the votes of Gujaratis will make the Aam Aadmi Party a national party. Taking to Twitter, he said that “for the first time, education and health issues are making a mark in national politics.” READ | RBI hikes repo … Read more
The Reserve Bank of India hiked its key lending rate by a more modest 35 basis points to 6.25 percent, citing slowing inflation after three consecutive 50-bps (basis points) increases to manage price pressures that have remained persistently above the upper end of its target band. The monetary policy committee (MPC), which is made up … Read more
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, on Wednesday, got its first transgender councillor after Aam Aadmi Party’s Bobby Kinnar won the civic polls from the Sultanpuri-A ward. READ | Delhi MCD Election Results: AAP gets majority, ends BJP’s rule in civic body Bobby (38) was given a ticket from Sultanpuri A (ward 43) seat. … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it has the power to examine the manner in which the decision for demonetization was taken adding that the judiciary cannot fold its hands and sit just because it is an economic policy decision. The court’s remarks came when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) counsel … Read more
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party crossed the halfway mark gaining a majority in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections on Wednesday, thus uprooting the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 15-year-long rule in the city’s civic body. According to the latest data shared by the Election Commission, the AAP won 126 wards out of 250 so … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will uphold democratic values as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Referring to the Vice President’s three-decades-long career in courts, PM Modi said, “I can confidently tell you… you would not miss the court here”. As a wave of laughter followed, he … Read more
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said we must create a multitude of equitable ways for different groups — women, members of the LGBT+ community, persons with disabilities, elderly, poor, and marginalized — to engage and participate in the process of adjudication. READ | Vice President slams Supreme Court for … Read more