An Irish national suspected to be infected with coronavirus and sent to the isolation ward of a government hospital in Odisha’s Cuttack city fled on Thursday night, officials said on Friday. The Irish national, who had flu-like symptoms, was on Thursday screened at the Biju Patnaik International airport in Bhubaneswar […]
Supreme Court verdict in land acquisition case today
The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgement on Friday regarding the issues concerning grant of compensation and lapse of proceedings under Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The judgement will be pronounced by a Constitution bench of five […]
Steps to address shortcomings in trial of criminal cases submitted before SC
Three Supreme Court appointed Amici Curiae (friends of court) placed before the top court on Thursday, “Draft Rules of Criminal Practice, 2020”, outlining measures aimed to address shortcomings in the trial of criminal cases and to bring about uniformity across the country in criminal probes and trials. The measures suggested […]
Funds for statue and ‘spiritual hall’ highlight Karnataka budget
Karnataka chief minister (CM) B S Yediyurappa, who also holds the finance portfolio,wooed the two-most numerically powerful communities in the state, the Vokkaligas and the Lingayats, while presenting his seventh budget — and the first since coming back to power last year — for the state on Thursday. The four-time […]
Highway projects worth Rs 2.71 lakh crore hit by delays
National highway projects worth as much as Rs 2.71 lakh crore have run into delays because of reasons including holdups in land acquisition, inability to procure environmental clearances and disputes with contractors, illustrating the challenges impeding India’s attempt to fix its deficient infrastructure. A total of 773 national highway projects […]
Intense western disturbance to bring thunderstorm: IMD
Delhi, the National Capital Region, and parts of the northern plains could see thunderstorms and gusty winds starting Thursday night and lasting till Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Scientists are expecting it to be one of the most intense western disturbances seen so far this year, and add […]
Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei targets India over violence in Delhi
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that India must “confront extremist Hindus and their parties”, joining several foreign leaders and governments who have spoken on the recent communal violence in Delhi. Though India did not specifically respond to Khamenei’s comment, earlier in the day it rejected such […]
4 Madhya Pradesh MLAs yet to return, unease in Congress over Rajya Sabha prospects
Four Madhya Pradesh lawmakers owing allegiance to the Congress were yet to return to the state on Thursday evening after travelling to Bangalore — and the purported resignation letter of one of them went viral on social media — as their absence stirred unease in the party over its prospects […]
Govt to felicitate women achievers to celebrate Women’s Day
From awarding women achievers to organising health camps for women, the government has planned a slew of events to celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday. As part of the celebrations, human resource and development minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ felicitated women employees of his ministry on Thursday and planted a sapling […]
40 assets of Nirav Modi auctioned for Rs 51 crore
A Rolls Royce car, paintings of famous artists M F Hussain and Amrita Sher-Gil, designer handbags and other luxury items belonging to fugitive diamond jeweller Nirav Modi garnered over Rs 51 crore in the second auction conducted on Thursday. Husain’s 1972 work, titled, ‘Battle of Ganga and Jamuna: Mahabharata 12’ […]
Veteran firefighters being missed as Parliament stuck in a deadlock
In July last year, the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha saw 33 bills (excluding the Finance and Appropriation Bills) being cleared in the Lok Sabha. The opposition leaders backed the government business — bypassing the standing committee scrutiny in several cases — but wanted an assurance from the […]
States, Union Territories need to be ‘fully convinced’ on NPR: Panel
All Indian states and Union Territories should be “fully convinced” on issues related to the upcoming National Population Register (NPR) as there is “dissatisfaction and fear” among the people over the twin exercises of the decadal 2021 Census and NPR, the Parliament’s standing committee on home affairs said on Thursday. […]
PM Modi meets Bengal MPs to form strategy for state polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is interacting with Lok Sabha MPs from West Bengal for comprehensive feedback on the party’s organisational set-up and issues that could shape the campaign ahead of next year’s assembly elections. According to people aware of the matter, this is also being done after the PM received […]
‘Remarks by SC judge praising PM improper,’ says Bombay Bar Association
The Bombay Bar Association on Thursday passed a resolution condemning senior judge of Supreme Court justice Arun Mishra for praising prime minister Narendra Modi at an international judicial conference last month. The resolution by the Bombay Bar Association comes on the heels of a similar one by the Supreme Court […]
Delhi violence rocks House for fourth consecutive day
For the fourth day in a row, the logjam in the Parliament continued with the Opposition demanding a discussion on the communal riots in northeast Delhi that left 53 dead and hundreds injured. Because of disruptions by sparring members in the Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla did not come for […]