An India where toilets painted saffron make news
Lucknow: A village in Uttar Pradesh has started giving toilets saffron colour. Kripalpur village is in Samajwadi Party chief and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's home district Etawah. Village Pradhan (head) Ved Pal has got toilets painted in saffron colour,...
Virtual revolt by 4 SC judges against CJI, say democracy at stake
New Delhi: To bring you up to speed on the press conference by the four Supreme Court judges, the four senior judges today mounted a virtual revolt against the chief justice, listing a litany of problems that they said are...
China powerful, India not weak: Army chief
New Delhi: India will not allow its territory to be invaded by anyone, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Friday, January 12, asserting that China may be a powerful country but India is not a weak nation either. The...
When senior most judges of the SC appeal to the Court of People
New Delhi: What to make of this unprecedented happening? Four of the most senior judges of Supreme court holding a press conference and making complains - almost allegations - against the Chief Justice of India, who they say is only...
What Top Supreme Court Judges Said in Historic Press Conference
New Delhi: In what could trigger a huge debate, four senior most judges of the Supreme Court on Friday questioned the working of the institution and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra. In an unprecedented move, the four Justices...
Justice Loya death case: SC says matter ‘very serious’, seeks reply from Maharashtra govt on probe pleas
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Maharashtra government on pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge BH Loya who was hearing the sensitive Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, PTI...
Congress slams Gadkari for ‘insulting’ Navy, calls BJP ‘pseudo-nationalist’
New Delhi: Hours after Union Minister Nitin Gadkari accused the Indian Navy of "creating roadblocks" in development projects of Mumbai, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala slammed the minister for insulting the Navy and questioning their “valour and dedication”. Taking to Twitter,...
CCI slaps Rs 135 cr fine on 3 cos including Nair Coals of Nagpur for ‘hard core cartel’
New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found Nair Coal Services Pvt. Ltd., Karam Chand Thapar & Bros (CS) Ltd. and Naresh Kumar & Co. Pvt. Ltd. to be in contravention of the provisions of Section 3(1) read...
I Have Studied in Madrasa, Am I a Terrorist? Union Minister Naqvi Lashes Out
File Pic Lucknow: Two-days after Shia Waqf Board Chairman, Waseem Rizvi wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to shut down madrasas alleging that they encouraged students to join terrorist ranks, Union Minister for Minority Affairs...
No interim relief to Yug Tuli in Kamala Mills fire
Mumbai: Hearing on Mojo's Bistro co-owner Yug Tuli's anticipatory bail application completed; order in Mumbai's Kamala Mills fire tragedy reserved for tomorrow. No interim protection given to Yug Tuli from arrest till then. More details awaited...
Former election commissioner TN Seshan lives in an old age home in Chennai
Chennai: T N Seshan, former Chief Election Commissioner who is credited for reforming the electoral polity in India, is currently living in an old age home in Chennai. According to a Dainik Jagran report, Sheshan and his wife Jayalakshmi...
Kamala Mills fire: Three arrested 1 Above pub owners sent to police custody till Jan 17
File Pic Mumbai: All three owners of the Mumbai pub 1 Above, who were arrested in connection with the December 29 Kamala Mills fire that claimed 14 lives, were produced before a magistrate’s court on Thursday and sent to police...
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari criticises Navy
Mumbai: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has on Thursday taken strong objection to most of the Navy officials seeking to stay in posh South Mumbai, clearly said that not an inch of land would be given to Navy to build flats...
Price Waterhouse gets 2-year ban in Satyam case
New Delhi: India's capital market regulator has banned global auditing firm Price Waterhouse (PW) from auditing listed companies in India for two years for its alleged role of collusion with the directors and employees of erstwhile Satyam Computer Services, in...
Lok Sabha polls in December 2018?
File Pic New Delhi: With state elections dominating most of 2018 -- Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya and Karnataka -- in the first half of the year and Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan and Mizoram (all BJP-ruled states) in the second half...
Face of the Red Fort terror attack suspect caught after 17 years
New Delhi: That's LeT terror suspect Bilal Ahmed Kawa who orchestrated a terror on the Red Fort in 2000, which killed three people. He was arrested in a joint operation by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police and the...
Kamala Mills fire: Police arrest 3rd owner of 1Above, search on to nab Yug Tulli
Mumbai: Nearly twelve days after the deadly blaze at the Kamala Mills compound killed 14 including 13 patrons, absconding accused, owners of resto-bar 1 Above Kripesh and Jigar Sanghvi and Abhijeet Mankar have been arrested by the Mumbai Police. Mankar’s...
French luxury group eyes investing over Rs 3K cr in Patanjali
French luxury group LVMH Moet Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, is willing to invest a mammoth 500 million USD (Rs 3250 crore) in Patanjali Ayurveda. Patanjali spokesperson SK Gupta Tijarawala conveyed the information on Twitter on Thursday, and added, "Acharya Balkrishna...
Video Army Day: 3 Jawans Injured in Mishap During Rehearsal
New Delhi: At least three jawans were injured after a rope slipped off ALH Dhruv helicopter during reharsal for Army Day. The jawans, who were performing slithering operation, fell down to the ground after the helicopter boom malfunctioned. The jawans were...
Elderly Mumbai couple with no children seeks Prez nod for euthanasia
An elderly couple from Mumbai has made a heart-wrenching plea to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking permission for active euthanasia or "assisted suicide" as they feel they are of no use to society or themselves. Narayan Lavate (88) and his...
BCCI under RTI? Law panel may recommend
New Delhi: The Law Commission is weighing up the possibility to recommend bringing the Board of Control for Cricket in India under the ambit of Right to Information Act to allow people to seek information about the functioning of the...
