Day after Loya verdict, Oppn to discuss CJI impeachment in key meet
New Delhi: The leaders of opposition parties will meet today in Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad's chamber in Parliament and are likely to discuss the issue of the Supreme Court verdict rejecting multiple pleas for an independent probe into...
SC grants Sahara time till May 15 to sell its property inside Aamby Valley
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today allowed the Sahara Group to choose any parcel of its property in the Aamby Valley city project in Maharashtra and sell them by May 15 and deposit the proceeds with the SEBI-Sahara refund account. A...
Punjab CM asks Rajnath to get ready for re-emergence of extremism
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to prepare a comprehensive strategy to deal with the "re-emergence of extremism" in the state, amid reports that Sikh youths were being trained at ISI facilities in...
Pravin Togadia ends fast, says will revive ‘Hindutva politics’
Ahmedabad: Former Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia ended his 'indefinite fast' today, three days after he began the strike in Ahmedabad to press his demands, including the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, and said he would now...
‘Printing presses operating 24×7, generating Rs 500, 200 notes’
New Delhi: The government has ramped up printing of currency notes and is operating all the four presses 24x7, an official said today amid ATMs running dry in many parts of the country. Since this week, the presses are minting...
Female Congress worker alleges molestation by party co-workers, Sanjay Nirupam promises action
Mumbai: In a major embarrassment for Mumbai Congress, a woman office-bearer has alleged that she was molested by a male co-worker during a candle light march in protest of the Kathua and Unnao rape cases at Juhu on Sunday. According to...
Milind Ekbote granted bail by Pune Sessions court
Pune: Milind Ekbote, the prime accused of instigating violence near Koregaon Bhima on January 1, has been granted bail on a bond of Rs. 25,000 on Thursday by Pune Sessions court. Earlier, the Bombay High Court had rejected anticipatory Ekbote's bail...
Not Roads, Water; Polls About Hindu-Muslim: BJP Lawmaker
Bengaluru: A BJP lawmaker in Karnataka has provoked outrage with his comment that the May 12 state election is "not about roads and drinking water but about Hindu-Muslim incidents". A video of the comments by legislator Sanjay Patil is in...
Supreme Court Website Hacked
Supreme Court of India website hacked. The HighTech Brazil HackTeam, which compromised hundreds of websites including some Indian websites in 2013, apparently involved in Web attack. Supreme Court website is now taken off for...
‘Nashik press stopped printing Rs 200, Rs 500 notes due to ink shortage‘
NASHIK: Non-availability of ink has resulted in a halt in printing of and denomination banknotes at the Currency Note Press here, an employees‘ union leader claimed on Wednesday. “The ink used to print the notes is imported, which is not available...
Congress’ conspiracy is exposed, Rahul Gandhi should apologise: BJP on Loya death verdict
New Delhi: Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict on Judge Loya's death case, BJP today said the verdict is a tight slap on the people like Rahul Gandhi who were trying to politicise the judiciary. "The people who have been politicising...
Mecca Masjid blast verdict judge resignation rejected, asked to attend court
The resignation of NIA special court judge Ravinder Reddy, who delivered verdict in the Mecca Masjid Blast case, has been rejected by High Court of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He has been asked to attend to his duties immediately:...
Loya verdict will raise more questions: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress said today that the Supreme Court judgment dismissing a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge B H Loya will raise more questions and leave many of...
PILs scandalous, amounted to criminal contempt: SC
A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar, was pronouncing the verdict in the string of writ petitions seeking an independent probe into the death of CBI special judge BH Loya. The court...
Supreme Court says “NO” to Independent probe into Judge Loya’s death
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today pronounced its verdict a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special Central Bureau of Investigation judge B H Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake...
Truck That Hit Anantkumar’s Escort Vehicle Turns Out to be Owned by BJP Member’s Kin
Bengaluru: Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Anantkumar Hegde, who had escaped unhurt after a truck hit his escort vehicle on Tuesday, claimed a threat to his life after the accident. Anantkumar Hegde called a press conference...
SC Suggests The Wire To Resolve Differences With Jay Shah, Lawyer Says ‘No Question Of Any Settlement’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday suggested to the lawyers representing The Wire to resolve the differences with BJP Amit Shah's son Jay Shah over a report that claimed the turnover of Jay Shah’s firm grew exponentially after BJP...
‘I know how to respond to terror against my fellow countrymen’
London: During the event at London's Central Hall Westminster, an audience member asks PM Modi about terrorism and the surgical strikes. This is what PM Modi had to say: Look back at India's history. India has never desired anyone else's territory. During...
HC asks Maharashtra Cricket Board to not use water for IPL matches in Pune
What could be a setback to the IPL and Chennai Super Kings, the Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra Cricket Association not to use water from the Pavana Dam to maintain stadiums in Pune for the IPL...
Raids on Dalit activists ‘to destroy evidence’: Prakash Ambedkar
Mumbai: Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) President Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday alleged that the raids on Dalit activists in which the Maharashtra Police have seized electronic gadgets was intended to destroy evidences pertaining to the Koregaon-Bhima riots of January 1. Meeting media...
UIDAI brings updated QR code for offline Aadhaar verification
New Delhi: To provide an extra layer of privacy to Aadhaar, Unique Identification Authority of India has introduced an updated 'QR code' that holds non-sensitive details like name, address, photo, and date of birth, and can be used for offline...
