No ban on ‘Padmaavat’, SC clears pan-India Jan 25 release
New Delhi, Jan 23: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked all states to comply with its order not to stand in the way of the release of controversial film “Padmaavat” as it dismissed last ditch efforts by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments to block its January 25 release. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, […]
Petrol, diesel prices jump; Oil Min seeks excise duty cuts
January 23, 2018 Petrol prices today hit the highest level since the BJP government came to power in 2014, and diesel touched a record high of Rs 63.20 a litre, prompting the oil ministry to seek a cut in excise duty. Petrol price rose to Rs 72.38 per litre in Delhi, highest since March 2014, […]
19-year-old Dalit girl set ablaze in Uttar Pradesh
UP : A 19-year-old Dalit girl was burnt alive allegedly by a father-son duo in Lalganj area here, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday when one Deep and his father entered the house of Mithailal and set her daughter Anju ablaze after sprinkling kerosene oil on her, they said. The victim […]
WEF ranks India at 62nd place on Inclusive Development Index, below Pak
January 22, 2018 India was today ranked at the 62nd place among emerging economies on an Inclusive Development Index, much below China’s 26th position and Pakistan’s 47th. Norway remains the world’s most inclusive advanced economy, while Lithuania again tops the list of emerging economies, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said while releasing the yearly index […]
Conspirator of 2008 Gujarat blasts held in Delhi
22 January 2018 Abdul Subhan Qureshi, ‘India’s bin laden’ and mastermind of 2008 Gujarat blasts, arrested in Delhi He is also suspected of being involved in the July 11, 2006 Mumbai train bombings. One of the most wanted terrorists of SIMI-IM Abdul Subhan Qureshi was arrested following a brief exchange of fire, by Delhi Police […]
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 […]
