Supreme Court bars all High Courts from hearing any petition on Judge BH Loya death case
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) today transferred two cases to do with the alleged suspicious death of CBI judge BH Loya from the Bombay high court (HC) to itself. The SC then also asked other HCs not to entertain any PILs on the issue relating to Loya’s death and posted the matter for hearing on February 2. As […]
Change in Bench, CJI Dipak Misra to hear Judge Loya case
January 20, 2018 A new three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is scheduled to hear the Justice Loya case on Monday. The bench excludes Justice Arun Mishra, whose bench was assigned the case earlier. The composition of the bench was changed on Saturday amid the rift between the CJI and four […]
Kumar Vishwas terms office of profit case as ‘unfortunate’
January 20, 2018 Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas on Saturday termed the disqualification of 20 of its MLAs for holding the office of profit as ‘unfortunate’ and ‘sad’. “It’s very unfortunate and sad that the Election Commission has recommended 20 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs be disqualified from the Delhi assembly for holding offices of […]
Six get death in 2013 Maharashtra honour killings
Nashik, Jan 20 : A court here on Saturday send six men to the gallows in the honour killings of three Dalit youths in Ahmednagar district five years ago. On January 15, Nashik District and Sessions Court Judge Rajendrakumar R. Vaishnav pronounced six of the seven accused guilty for the brutal murder of Sachin S. […]
Congress will revoke my suspension, says Aiyar
Hyderabad, Jan 19 :Former Union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, suspended from the Congress for his controversial remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today expressed confidence that he will be re-inducted. He said he was hopeful that the party would do so anytime. “It (revocation of suspension) may happen either in the next six hours, or […]
ISIS recruit from Kerala killed in Syria
January 19, 2018 A man from Kerala’s Kannur district who joined the Islamic State in Syria was killed in November last year. Kannur Deputy Superintendent of Police Sadanandan confirmed that family of Abdul Manaf, a 27 year old Social Democratic Party of India activist got a message that he has been killed fighting for IS […]
China justifies infrastructure building in Doklam
January 19, 2018 China today justified its massive construction activities in the Doklam area, describing it as “legitimate” and aimed at improving the lives of its troops and the people living on its own territory. China’s reaction came amid reports that it was building a huge military complex close to the site of the Doklam […]
Don’t watch Padmaavat if you are a nationalist, says BJP MLA
January 19, 2018 The controversy over Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat refuses to die down. The Rajput Karni Sena has threatened that it will not allow Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi from participating from the Jaipur Literature Festival, which begins on January 25. Meanwhile,Raja Singh, a MLA from BJP in Hyderabad, said, “You can protest as […]
Indo-Israel friendship is a match made in heaven: Netanyahu
Mumbai, Jan 18 : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday termed his country’s partnership with India as one “made in heaven”, which rests on shared values of love for humanity, democracy and freedom. Addressing the India-Israel Business Summit in Mumbai, Netanyahu mentioned the “deep personal friendship” he shares with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, adding […]
India successfully test fires n-capable Agni-V ballistic missile
Bhubaneswar, Jan 18 : India on Thursday successfully test fired its indigenously developed intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-V — the most potent and with the longest range in the Agni series – that can reach targets as far as Beijing. The test took place at the Abdul Kalam Island facility off the Odisha coast. […]
