Private Firms Can’t Seek Aadhaar Data, Says Top Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has declared that Aadhaar is Constitutionally valid. Justice AK Sikri has authored the judgement on behalf of him, CJI Dipak Misra and Justice Khanwilkar. Justice Chandrachud and Justice A Bhushan have written their individual opinions. "Aadhaar...
No need for SC/ST quota in promotions: Supreme Court
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court has said there is no need for a SC/ST quota in promotions to government employees. The bench also said there is no need for a seven-judge bench to reconsider the court's...
Maharashtra Cabinet approves concessions in travel through MSRTC
MUMBAI: With an eye on the upcoming elections, the Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved a slew of concessions for different groups across the state putting a Rs 1800 crore burden on the already ailing Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC)....
SC pulls up Manoj Tiwari, offers to make him a ‘sealing officer’
The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief Manoj Tiwari saying being an MP does not give him the liberty to take law into own hands and offered to make him a 'sealing officer' over his...
Indians Can Now Apply For 10-day Visa to Oman
New Delhi: Here’s good news for Indians wanting to go on a trip to Oman. They can now apply for a 10-day tourist visa for 5 Omani riyals (Dh48), said reports on Tuesday. The announcement was made by...
Indrani Mukerjea hospitalised after complaining of headache, double vision
Mumbai: Former media executive Indrani Mukerjea - the prime accused in the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora - was admitted to JJ Hospital here on Monday after she fell ill. News agency ANI reported that Mukerjea complained of...
Funding from JICA unlikely to stop for Maha projects: Official
The Maharashtra government Monday said that the state's infrastructure projects funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency would not be affected against the backdrop of the agency reportedly stopping fund release for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor. The JICA has reportedly stopped...
Third bridge collapse in Bengal
An under-construction bridge collapsed in Kakdwip area of South 24 Parganas district on Monday, a senior official said. There has been no report of any casualty, South 24 Parganas district magistrate Y. Ratnakara Rao said. "The incident happened...
TDP MLA From Araku Shot Dead by Naxals in Visakhapatnam
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA from Araku, Kidari Sarveswara Rao, has reportedly been shot dead by Naxals in Dumbriguda Mandal area of Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam district. Former Araku MLA Siveri Soma has also been killed, reports claim. The incident occurred near...
“Hollande Saying PM Of India Is A Thief”: Rahul Gandhi On Rafale Deal
New delhi: In his sharpest attack yet on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said "former French president Francois Hollande is calling the Prime Minister of India a thief" and that...
India Government Chose Anil Ambani For Rafale, Says Francois Hollande
New delhi: Former French President Francois Hollande has been quoted by an article in French website Mediapart as stating that the Indian government had asked the French government to nominate Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence Industries as its India...
Bombay HC upholds ban on DJs, loud music this festive season in State
The Bombay High Court today refused to provide relief to an association that sought permission to use DJs and loud music this festive season in Maharashtra. "There is no mention in the entire petition as to what is the...
Major Fire Breaks Out at Cooler Factory in Aurangabad, no Injuries Reported
New Delhi: A major fire broke out at a cooler factory in Chikalthana MIDC area of Aurangabad, news agency ANI reported on Friday. The accident took place in the morning. There are no reports of any casualty...
Complaint Lodged Against Jet Airways Staff For ‘Attempt to Murder’
New Delhi: A complaint has been registered against Jet Airways staff and crew members of the Mumbai-Jaipur flight No 9W 0697 for dereliction of duties amounting to attempt of murder of travellers on board, news agency ANI reported...
Six cops resign after terrorists abduct, kill 3 colleagues in J-K
Six cops have resigned after three policemen were found dead in an orchard in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, Friday. The three cops had been abducted by terrorists from their homes in the early hours of the morning,...
Terrorists kill all three cops abducted in Shopian
The three policemen abducted by terrorists last night from Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, have been killed, say reports. Two of the men were Special Police Officers and one was a constable. The reports about the abductions have come...
Indigo bus catches fire, passengers rescued
A bus belonging to IndiGo Airlines caught fire on Thursday at the Chennai airport while ferrying passengers of a domestic in-bound evening flight, according to airport officials. No one was injured in the incident as the blaze was...
Gali gali me shor hai, desh ka chowkidar chor hai: Rahul hits out at PM
In a no-hold-barred attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said people are now heard saying that the country's "watchman' is a "thief'. The remark at a public meeting provoked immediate condemnation by the BJP with Union...
Koregaon-Bhima case” SC reserves verdict on activists’ arrests
The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea by historian Romila Thapar and others seeking the immediate release of five rights activists in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case and an SIT probe into their arrest. A bench headed...
Passengers on Jet Airways flight suffer nasal bleeding due to cabin pressure issues
Mumbai: A Jet Airways Jaipur-bound flight, carrying 166 passengers, was turned back to Mumbai mid-air on Thursday. The plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport approximately one hour after it took off due...
BJP snubs Shatrughan Sinha; Sushil Modi to contest from Patna Sahib seat
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi will be the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the next Lok Sabha election from Patna Sahib. Shatrughan Sinha, the current Lok Sabha MP from Patna Sahib, will not get the ticket to contest...
