The Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday granted interim protection to Congress MP Karti Chidambaram from arrest till May 30, 2022 in Chinese Visa case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recently filed a money laundering case against him following CBI case in the related matter. The Special Judge MK Nagpal on […]
MP Home Minister alleges Congress nurtured Yasin Malik
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Thursday alleged that separatist leader Yasin Malik, who was convicted in a terror funding case, was nurtured by the Congress party. Mishra put forth his stance and targeted the party leaders for not reacting over life sentence to Yasin Malik. “Sonia Gandhi, Rahul […]
India has world’s third-largest startup ecosystem, consumer market: PM Modi
Celebrating the completion of 20 years of the establishment of the Indian School of Business (ISB) here in Hyderabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that ISB is one of the top business schools in Asia. He said the world’s third-largest startup ecosystem and consumer market are in India. “We all […]
Another plea challenging Places of Worship Act 1991 filed in SC
One more plea challenging the Constitutional validity of certain sections of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, saying that the Act violates the principles of secularism, was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday. The plea filed by Rudra Vikram Singh, resident of Varanasi, challenged the constitutional validity of […]
Sedition case: Sharjeel Imam withdraws bail application from Delhi HC
The bail application filed on behalf of Sharjeel Imam, accused in a sedition case, has been withdrawn after the prosecution raised the issue of maintainability of the application. The Delhi High Court asked Sharjeel’s lawyer to withdraw the application and granted liberty to move the trial court for bail in view of […]
UP: Yogi Adityanath lauds Rs 400 cr budget proposal for defence corridor in Bundelkhand
Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lauded the proposed outlay of Rs 400 crores for the development of General Bipin Rawat Defence and Industrial Corridor in Bundelkhand after the Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presented the state’s budget for 2022-2023 on Thursday in the state Assembly. “We have proposed Rs […]
Delhi court to pronounce sentence to OP Chautala tomorrow in DA case, reserves order
The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi will pronounce its order on the sentence on Friday tomorrow against former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala in a disproportionate assets (DA) case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Special Judge Vikas Dhull on Thursday after concluding the arguments of both […]
PM Modi lashes out at KCR govt for promoting political dynasty
Lashing out at the TRS government in Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that when parties dedicated to one family come to power, members of that family become the biggest faces of corruption. Addressing a public meeting in the state, PM Modi said, “Due to political dynasties, the […]
10 arrested in J-K for ‘anti-national sloganeering’, stone-pelting outside Yasin Malik’s home
The Jammu and Kashmir police arrested ten persons for anti-national sloganeering and stone-pelting outside Yasin Malik’s residence, informed police on Thursday. “10 accused have been arrested so far for anti-national sloganeering and stone-pelting outside the home of Yasin Malik prior to sentencing in Maisuma yesterday. All other areas remained peaceful,” […]
SC sets aside Delhi HC order staying investigation into companies related to Sahara Group
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Delhi High Court order granting interim relief and staying the investigation into nine companies related to the Sahara Group. Allowing the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) plea challenging a Delhi High Court order staying the investigation into nine companies related to the Sahara Group, […]
Nagpur: After blood transfusion, 4 children become HIV positive, one dies
Four children in Nagpur became Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection positive, allegedly after blood transfusion, said officials on Thursday. These four patients were given blood for the treatment of Thalassemia, post which they were found infected. Taking the matter into consideration, the state health department set up a high-level inquiry. […]
Gyanvapi Mosque case: Varanasi court to hear Muslim side’s plea today
The Varanasi district court, hearing the civil suit on the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Viswanath temple complex issue, will hear on Thursday an application by the Muslim side seeking rejection of the civil suit’s claims on Gyanvapi Mosque. “The court has made it clear that it will hear the case on Order 7 […]
Sachin Waze seeks to become approver against Anil Deshmukh in corruption case
Dismissed Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze on Wednesday filed an application in the Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court to become an approver against other accused including former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in an alleged corruption case. Waze has sought to become an approver in the corruption case […]
President Kovind delegates power to Ladakh LG under Hindu Marriage Act
President Ram Nath Kovind has empowered the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh RK Mathur, to exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the state government under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 within the Union Territory. The Ministry of Home Affairs made the announcement through a notification on Wednesday. “In pursuance of clause (1) […]
China may benefit from Elon Musk’s Twitter ownership: Reports
With Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter on hold, Amazon owner Jeff Bezos wondered whether Musk’s ownership of Twitter might benefit China at democracy’s expense. China has banned Twitter since 2009. However, many Chinese citizens have been using proxy servers to escape from the autocratic regime of the […]