FM Arun Jaitley: Unlikely to present interim budget,Flies To US For Treatment
NEW DELHI : Finance minister Arun Jaitley is unlikely to be in the capital to present the government’s interim budget – its last before the Lok Sabha elections – on February 1 as he has developed another serious ailment for which he will likely undergo surgery in the United States. Jaitley has already left for New York for treatment of soft tissue More...
Congress President Rahul Gandhi Changes Stand on Sabarimala Row
NEW DELHI :Congress president Rahul Gandhi has taken a U-turn on his stance over the Sabarimala row, stating that it was an emotional issue of serious nature. The Congress chief had earlier said young women should More...
CBI: Rakesh Asthana could be arrested, To Be Probed For Bribe, Says Court
NEW DELHI : The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to quash an FIR registered against CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana and suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Devender Kumar. Dismissing Rakesh Asthana More...
Army man allegedly involved in killing of Bulandshahr inspector Subodh Singh held
NEW DELHI : An army man who is the key suspect in the killing of Bulandshahr inspector Subodh Kumar Singh has been nabbed in Sopore of Jammu and Kashmir by a team of Uttar Pradesh police. Singh was killed after More...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to be India’s Chief Guest for Republic Day celebrations
NEW DELHI : South African President has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to be the chief guest on India’s Republic Day in January 2019. The celebrations are held every year at Rajpath before More...
Sushma Swaraj Won’t Contest Elections Due To Health Reasons
INDORE : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that she has decided not to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.“Candidates are decided by the party. But I have made up my mind that I won’t More...
MPs, MLAs Not Full-Time Employees, Can Continue Practicing Law: SC
NEW DELHI : A three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra on Tuesday ruled that there exists no bar on MPs and MLAs from practising law and that Rule 49 of the Bar Council of India (BCI) was not applicable More...
Top Court : Implement directives to stop mob lynching
NEW DELHI : State governments of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh on Friday sought to assure the Supreme Court that it has and is coming down with a heavy hand on incidents of mob lynching. The country’s top More...
PM Modi for adopting modern technology for speedy conviction of rapists
GANDHINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked forensic experts on Thursday to adopt modern techniques like DNA profiling in rape cases to ensure speedy justice. He said the central government had approved the More...
Top Court scraps NOTA option for Rajya Sabha polls
NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court on Tuesday scrapped the use of ‘None Of The Above’ (NOTA) option in the coming Rajya Sabha elections. A Bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra held that the NOTA More...