Supreme Court refuses to accept Justice Karnan’s petition for recall of his six-month jail term
New Delhi: Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan, evading arrest since May 9, has received yet another jolt from the Supreme Court, which has refused to list and hear his plea seeking recall of the order awarding six-...
NIA registers case against Hurriyat’s Geelani for receiving LeT funding
New Delhi: NIA team lands in Srinagar to quiz separatist leaders, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani, alleged to be involved in subversive activities and receiving funds from LeT chief Hafiz Saeed. The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday said that the accused...
AAP being funded by Hawala companies: Kapil Mishra
New Delhi: In a fresh attack on Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, sacked AAP minister Kapil Mishra today alleged that the party had received funding from ‘Hawala’ companies. Addressing a press conference, Mishra said AAP got money...
Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Pak reacts to ICJ order by replacing lawyer
New Delhi: After suffering a major setback at the International Court of Justice in the Kulbhushan Jadhav death penalty case, Pakistan is set to replace the lawyers that represented the country at the World Court, Pakistani media reports said. Sartaj Aziz,...
ED files money laundering case against Karti Chidambaram
File Pic New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, and others, taking cognisance of a recent Central Bureau of Investigation FIR against them. Officials said the...
Satyendra Jain files criminal defamation case against Kapil Mishra
New Delhi: Delhi health minister Satyendra Jain filed a criminal defamation case against sacked leader Kapil Mishra, who had accused Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of accepting Rs 2 crore from Satyendra Jain, and against BJP-SAD MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa....
Special court convicts former coal secretary HC Gupta in coal scam case
New Delhi:A Special court on Friday convicted former Coal Secretary H.C. Gupta and others in a coal block allocation case involving Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Limited (KSSPL). Central Bureau of Investigation special Judge Bharat Parashar convicted Gupta, two former coal...
Aila! Sachin meets PM
Sachin Tendulkar meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi and briefs him on the upcoming movie 'Sachin: A Billion...
EC to hold live demo of EVMs to prove they can’t be hacked
New Delhi: The Election Commission will hold a live demo of EVMs and VVPATs tomorrow in Delhi as well as a press conference on claim by political parties that EVMs can be hacked. The Election Commission last week formally threw a...
Indian detained at US airport dies in custody
Atlanta: A 58-year-old Indian who was detained by American customs officials last week for not possessing necessary immigration documents while entering the country died in custody at an Atlanta hospital. Atul Kumar Babubhai Patel was taken in custody by United States...
My fans have made me Tamilian: Rajinikanth responds to Swamy’s jibe
Chennai: On the last day of his interaction with fans superstar Rajinikanth responded to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's quip that the actor was not even Tamilian. Meeting fans in Kodambakkam in Chennai, today, Rajinikanth first spoke about the speculations of...
Villagers lynch 6 on suspicion of child lifting
Seraikela/Jharkhand: Villagers lynched six persons in two places of Rajnagar police station area in Seraikela-Kharswan district on Thursday, suspecting them to be child lifters. Agitated villagers also torched two vehicles belonging to the police in connection with the incidents. Three persons were...
English news channels pull out of BARC
New Delhi: All the English news channels barring Republic TV have pulled out of the Broadcast Audience Research Council of India and have also removed the watermarking from their feeds. This is in reaction to BARC releasing the viewership data for...
1 dead, 10 injured as car mows down pedestrians at NYC’s Times Square
New York: At least one person has died and 10 others are injured after a speeding vehicle struck pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City's Times Square on Thursday. The New York Police Department closed off the area A Reuters witness...
ICJ order on Jadhav binding on Pakistan: India
New Delhi: India today asserted that the ruling of the International Court of Justice, staying the execution of former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, is binding on Pakistan and termed the verdict as "unanimous" and "unambiguous". Hours after the ICJ in...
Kulbhushan Jadhav order: PM thanks Sushma Swaraj, Harish Salve
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi speaks to EAM Sushma Swaraj to thank her; appreciates efforts of advocate Harish Salve who represented India in the Jadhav case. MEA Sushma Swaraj said, "The ICJ order has come as a great relief to the...
ICJ stays Pak court’s death sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav
16:08 PM IST Provisional, not final order, but big win for India: Govt : AG Mukul Rohatgi Although this is a provisional decision and not a final decision, the Indian government's stand is still victorious. It's a pat on the back for...
Triple talaq: Salman Khurshid hopes SC will harmonise different views
New Delhi: Hinting towards the difference in his and All India Muslim Personal Law Board's (AIMPLB) opinion, amicus curiae in the triple talaq matter Salman Khurshid suggested that the court should harmonise different views so that becomes one acceptable view...
SC reserves verdict on triple talaq
New Delhi: The Supreme Court reserves its verdict on the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of triple talaq practice among Muslims. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J. S. Khehar heard the issue for six days during...
Dr Harsh Vardhan takes over environment ministry after Dave’s death
New Delhi: Dr Harsh Vardhan gets additional charge of Environment Ministry after Anil Dave's death. Dr Harsh Vardhan holds the Science & Technology, Earth Sciences portfolio. Environment Minister Anil Dave passed away in New Delhi on Thursday. He was 60. Dave...
26-yr-old Naval cadet from Kerala dies of cardiac arrest
Kannur : A 26-year-old INA cadet died today following cardiac arrest in Hospital, officials at the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala in Kannur district said. Gudeppa Sooraj, a first term Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) cadet, was found in an...
