SC says won’t entertain privacy concerns on Aadhar card use

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined the urgent hearing of a Public interest litigation (PIL) on privacy concerns regarding use of the Aadhar card by each individual. The court had earlier referred the matter to a Constitution bench. In October last year,...

Sikh pilgrims arrested with alcohol in Bihar

Two Sikh pilgrims attending the ongoing Prakash Utsav, a mega celebration to mark the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, were arrested and jailed after alcohol bottles were recovered in their baggage. Bihar is a dry state. "It was...

Bill targeting H1B visas reintroduced in US Congress

A bill backing key changes in the H1-B programme that allows skilled workers from countries like India to fill high-tech jobs in the US has been re-introduced in the US Congress by two lawmakers who claim that that it will...

K’taka Cong leader accused of forcibly aborting daughter’s foetus

Deputy Chairman of the Karnataka Planning Board and former Union Minister CM Ibrahim on Tuesday was accused of forcibly having his daughter's foetus aborted. His brother CM Khader filed a complaint with the Cubbon Park police in Bengaluru, alleging that...

SC dismisses PIL on ‘mystery’ surrounding Jayalalithaa’s death

The Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL seeking a probe in the death of former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa. The PIL was filed by a primary member of the AIADMK, PA Joseph and lists the sequence of events since...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Steps Down As Captain Of India ODI And T20I Teams

MS Dhoni informed the board that he would be available for selection for the upcoming series against England, but wouldn't be continuing in the skipper's role. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has stepped down as the captain of the Indian ODI and T20I...

Video: Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari caught on camera mocking at people standing at ATM queues

EC announces poll dates for 5 states, UP elections from 11 Feb to 8 March

New Delhi: The battle for Uttar Pradesh will begin on 11 February and will span seven phases with the last round to be held on 8 March, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Wednesday. The Uttar Pradesh polls will be held...

Anna Hazare files PIL, alleges Rs 25,000-cr scam, wants Pawars probed

Mumbai: Activist Anna Hazare has moved the Bombay high court seeking a CBI inquiry into what he termed a "Rs 25,000 crore sugar cooperative factories scam". Hazare filed two civil PILs and a criminal PIL seeking a CBI probe. The...

Justice JS Khehar sworn in as new CJI

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar was sworn in as the 44th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India today at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The tenure of Justice TS Thakur ended...

Stalin elected DMK party president

Chennai: Stalin elected as DMK working president. The general council of the DMK met on Wednesday to crown party treasurer and heir apparent M K Stalin. The meeting at the party headquarters 'Anna Arivalayam', ends the DMK scion's agonising wait...

Modi’s new year sops to cost govt Rs 3,500 cr annually: SBI

New Delhi: The government will have to make an additional budgetary provision to the tune of Rs 3,500 crore to pay for the slew of welfare measures announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the poor, pregnant women and farmers on...

Rs 5 discount on online payment of LPG cylinder

New Delhi: After petrol and diesel, buying and paying for cooking gas (LPG) online will get consumers a discount of Rs 5 per cylinder. State-owned fuel retailers, Indian Oil Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd will offer...

5.7-magnitude quake jolts Tripura

Tripura: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit Tripura this afternoon. No damage to life or property was immediately reported. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the epicentre of the temblor was in Dhalai district in the north-eastern state. 'The...

RBI asks banks to supply 40% of notes to rural areas

New Delhi: To mitigate hardships of poor and marginal farmers due to cash deficit following demonetisation, the Reserve Bank today directed banks to distribute at least 40 per cent of currency notes in rural areas. The 50-day exercise ended on December...

Sugar will attract ants: Abu Azmi scales new heights in misogyny

Abu Azmi (File Pic) New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi on Tuesday said women in Bengaluru had been molested en masse on new year's eve because they were wearing "short clothes', hours after the Centre condemned Karnataka Home Minister...

Akhilesh stakes claim to SP’s bicycle

New Delhi: Cycle, the election symbol of Samajwadi Party, today formally came under dispute with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's camp telling the Election Commission that the party is "actually" headed by him now and not its founder Mulayam...

BJP office in Kolkata attacked after TMC MP’s arrest

Kolkata: BJP office attacked in Kolkata after TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay's arrest. Bandopadhyay was arrested for alleged involvement in a ponzi scheme that bankrupted lakhs of small investors in Bengal. TMC chief and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accused Prime...

EC likely to announce poll dates for five states including UP tomorrow

Just in: EC likely to announce poll dates for five states tomorrow. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur will go to the polls. More Details...

Budget session likely to begin from Jan 31

After a near-washout Winter Session, the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs which met today to finalise the date for the forthcoming Budget Session of Parliament, has fixed the date for January 31, say reports. The government has yet to confirm...