Vice-President begins consultations on chief justice impeachment

Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu who, as the Rajya Sabha chairman, can alone decide whether the opposition's notice for impeachment of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will be accepted or rejected, has started consultations on the matter. Mr Naidu, who was...

PM Modi issues gag orders again to party motormouths

Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a stinging rebuke again to party motormouths, who have covered a wide range of subjects from terror and rape to Mahabharata and Darwin's theory over the last six months. In a video-conference with lawmakers across...

Sudhir Mungantiwar’s wife on Tirupati board raises many an eyebrow

Tirupati/Chandanpur: The nomination of Sapna Mungantiwar, spouse of prominent BJP leader and Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, to the Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Board (TTD) has lent credence to the speculation that the Telugu Desam Party has left a door open...

Video: Pakistan cricketer Hasan Ali’s ‘wicket celebration’ at Wagah border causes stir

Pakistan cricketer Hasan Ali’s signature wicket-taking celebration during the flag-lowering ceremony at the Wagah border has not gone down well with the Border Security Force (BSF) of India. A video of Ali taking part in the beating retreat ceremony, which is...

16 Naxals killed in Gadchiroli

According to sources, the police located Naxals after a two-day long massive search operation, which ended when the extremists opened fire at the security personnel.

Doctors anguished over PM Modi’s ‘unjust’ remarks on them in London

Mumbai: The Association of Medical Consultants (Mumbai) and Indian Medical Association have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express their disappointment over his remarks in London where he had highlighted malpractices of doctors and had also said doctors attend...

Air India Aircraft Window Panel Falls Off After Sudden Turbulence; 3 Passengers Injured

New Delhi: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner (VTANI), an Air India aircraft on Thursday was hit by a sudden turbulence for 10 to 15 minutes while flying from Amritsar to Delhi leaving three passengers injured. The inside of one of the...

ICC Meet: Chairman Manohar may agree to extension if elected unopposed

New Delhi/Kolkata: Shashank Manohar's extension as the chairman will be one of the key points of discussion as the member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC) meet in Kolkata for its quarterly meeting starting tomorrow. Former BCCI president Manohar is...

Cabinet okays ordinance to award death for raping girls below 12 yrs

File Pic New Delhi: The Union cabinet has approved an Ordinance to be promulgated to provide for stringent punishment for perpetrators of rape particularly of girls below 16 years age and below 12 years of age. Death penalty has been provided...

Fire breaks out at Amit Shah’s meeting venue in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: A minor fire broke out at the venue of a public meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah, triggering panic and commotion in the audience. The fire, which was brought under control in short time, broke out due to...

Yashwant Sinha quits BJP, says will unite opposition parties

New Delhi: Former Union finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday announced that he is quitting the Bharatiya Janata Party and will launch a countrywide campaign to 'save democracy'. "I am announcing here the end my long-time association with the BJP,"...

Judge BH Loya death case: “A bunch of lies…100 percent lie,” says Maharashtra CM about Congress’ claims

New Delhi: A day after the Supreme Court of India dismissed petitions seeking a SIT probe into the death of Judge BH Loya, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the apex court was used to settle political...

Thane cops arrest ten persons for dealing in stolen trucks

Police today claimed to have busted a major truck theft racket and said that ten persons, including a woman, had been arrested. Makarand Ranade, Additional Commissioner of Police, Thane today said that these persons would steal trucks and then sell them...

Uddhav Thackeray’s opposition to Nagpur session shows anti-Vidarbha stance: BJP MLA

Mumbai: A BJP MLA from Vidarbha has termed Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s opposition to holding the monsoon session of the state legislature in Nagpur as “prejudice against Vidarbha”. Ashish Deshmukh, the BJP MLA from Katol, said that when Vidarbha merged...

Ordinance likely over death penalty for raping children up to 12 yrs

An ordinance to award death penalty to those convicted of raping a child up to 12 years of age is likely to come up before the Union Cabinet tomorrow. Against the backdrop of outrage over the incidents of rape of minors...

Manmohan Singh, 5 Cong leaders did not sign impeachment motion

New Delhi: In an unprecedented step, the Congress and six other opposition parties on Friday moved a notice for the impeachment of Chief Justice of India Deepak Misra, accusing him of five counts of "misbehaviour" and "misusing" authority. Of the 64...

Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajinder Sachar passes away

New Delhi: Noted human rights activist and former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajinder Singh Sachar today passed away in the capital at the age of 94. "He passed away at around 12 PM. He was undergoing treatment for ailments related...

Supreme Court orders Centre to seize underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s properties in Mumbai

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today in its order directed the Central government to seize underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's properties in Mumbai, while dismissing the plea filed by his family. The prime properties in Mumbai's Nagpada belonged to Dawood but his...

Opposition submits notice for impeachment of CJI

New Delhi: The Congress and other opposition parties submit a notice for impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. Over 60 MPs belonging to seven political parties have signed the notice for impeachment proceedings against the CJI. The...

SC terms public statements on impeachment of judges unfortunate

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today termed as very unfortunate the public statements, including those made by lawmakers, on impeachment of judges. "We are all very disturbed about it," a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said...