New Delhi: Delhi High Court Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad Friday recused from hearing a plea seeking review of its order dismissing a challenge to the appointment of Justice D Y Chandrachud as the Chief Justice of India (CJI). The division bench of the high court noted that certain allegations have … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that a Muslim girl can marry a person of her choice after attaining puberty. READ | Religious conversion serious issue, should not be given political angle: Supreme Court … Read more
Mumbai: Market benchmarks declined in early trade today dragged down by index major Reliance Industries and IT counters along with continuous foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 273.21 points to 59,684.82. The broader NSE Nifty slipped 69.75 points to 17,788.45. From the Sensex pack, HCL Technologies, Larsen & Toubro, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, … Read more
Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will today meet the families of those killed in the recent twin terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Mr Shah will also review the security situation in the wake of targetted attacks on Hindu families in the region. Seven civilians, including two children, were killed and many … Read more
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the world’s longest river Cruise, MV Ganga Vilas, in Varanasi via video link on Friday and inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several other projects. World’s longest River Cruise MV Ganga Vilas is the first-ever cruise vessel to be made in India. This is the symbol of … Read more
Haryana: Former Haryana minister Mange Ram Rathi’s son Jagdish Rathi has allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison here and six people, including INLD’s state chief Nafe Singh Rathi, have been booked under the charges of abetment, police said on Thursday. Police said that Jagdish, 55, committed suicide on Wednesday evening. “Jagdish Rathi, son of former … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court in a landmark judgment held that all the personnel of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are entitled to get benefits of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), and said that they (CAPFs personnel) deserve to get the benefit of OPS, as has been granted vide Notification dated December 22, 2003. … Read more
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said 18,600 toys have been seized in the last one month from major retail stores, including those of Hamleys and Archies at airports and malls across the country, for lack of BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) quality mark. Meanwhile, consumer protection regulator CCPA has also issued notices to three … Read more
Darbhanga: Amid the outrage over Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekar’s remark on Wednesday that Ramcharitmanas, a poem based on the epic Ramayana, is divisive and spreads hatred in society, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar side-stepped the matter claiming he wasn’t aware what the minister said. “I don’t know what he said. I haven’t heard his statement or … Read more
New Delhi: Army Chief General Manoj Pande today said there has been a ‘slight increase’ in the number of Chinese troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). “There is a slight increase in the number of troops [by China] opposite our Eastern command. We are keeping a close watch on the movements,” General Manoj … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today accused the BJP of wielding unconstitutional control over officials in the national capital to target the city government and its ministers. Addressing a press conference, following the issuance of a notice to AAP to pay ₹ 163.62 crore for its political advertisements allegedly published in the … Read more
Kerala: The temperature in Kerala’s Munnar dropped below zero yesterday for the first time this winter. Nearby areas like Chenduwara and Vattavada also felt colder. According to local residents, it is very cold from midnight till dawn. Suresh, a resident of Munnar, said that minus degree temperature is usually reported in December, but this time … Read more
New Delhi: Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma who was suspended from the party following outrage over her comments on Prophet has been granted the licence to carry a personal gun. Nupur Sharma had applied for a gun licence as she has been receiving death threats, a Delhi Police official confirmed the development on Thursday. In … Read more
Bengaluru: A government agency has accused the local unit of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics of evading import taxes worth 17.28 billion rupees ($212 million) by misclassifying a product, the Economic Times reported today. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said Samsung India Electronics Ltd misclassified networking devices called remote radio heads to avail undue exemption … Read more
Washington: The Modi government and the Biden administration are “thinking big” in terms of their trade and commerce relationship, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday as he ruled out the previously talked about mini trade deal or a free trade agreement and noted that revoking of GSP is not a priority … Read more