India
Cases pertaining to matrimonial disputes can now be transferred out of Jammu and Kashmir by the apex court for ensuring access to justice to litigants, the Supreme Court today ruled. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur considered the fact that the local laws of Jammu and Kashmir do not provide […]
A woman injured in clashes between security forces and protestors in South Kashmir succumbed at a hospital, taking the death toll in the ongoing unrest to 42, even as curfew remained in force in the Valley today. Neelofar was injured in retaliatory firing yesterday after the protestors pelted stones at an Army vehicle in Qazigund. […]
Senior IAS officer B K Prasad, who probed the Ishrat Jahan missing files case, has got two- month extension with Prime Minister Narendra Modi reducing the three-month period sought by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. In a letter to Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha, Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi has said that finding Prasad’s replacement will not […]
The Supreme Court today accepted major recommendations of the Lodha Committee on reforms in BCCI including a bar on ministers and civil servants and those above 70 from becoming its members but left it to Parliament to decide whether it should come under RTI and betting on the game should be legalised. The apex court […]
Today in Kheda, in Pragati nagar of Nadiad, 150 houses were vacated due to leakage of chlorine gas. Kheda collector to control the spread of chlorine gas had to rush fire fighters at Kheda, Anand, Mahemdavad. 18 people were affected due to gas leakage. They have been shifted to the civil hopsital. Fire fighters from […]
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader and nominated Rajya Sabha MP Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from the Upper House on Monday. The former Indian cricketer was asked to make way for Arun Jaitley to fight from his constituency Amritsar during the 2014 General Elections. He was recently appointed as Rajya Sabha MP. Sources close to Sidhu […]
The Supreme Court will today pronounce its order on the issue of implementation of Justice R M Lodha panel recommendations on massive structural reforms in BCCI. A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice F M I Kalifulla had reserved its verdict on June 30 after a marathon session of over a dozen […]
Today in Delhi, PM Narendra Modi on Monday speaking ahead of the Monsson Session of Parliament said that he “had spoken to all political parties and there was general mood among them to take good decisions” in the session. “I have faith in all political parties. Have spoken to them and it is clear everyone […]
In the wake of recent resignation of Union Minister Najma Heptulla due to the undeclared age bar of 75 years for ministers put by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now speculations are rife here on the fate of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, who will touch the line in November. Patel, who took over as Chief […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today washed dishes in the Golden Temple’s community kitchen as an apology after his Aam Aadmi Party drew flak for depicting the image of the Sikh shrine with the party symbol – broom – in its ‘youth manifesto’. Kejriwal, who had arrived in the city last night for his act […]
