TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress is preparing to move the Supreme Court against the 20 rebel Lok Sabha MPs who merged with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India. A disqualification petition will be filed within 10 days, TMC sources said.TMC … Read more
Complainant alleges bias, state says claim baseless NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Union Public Service Commission to defer the selection of a panel of three officers from which the Odisha govt was to choose the successor of present DGP Y B Khurania, who retires on Aug 16.Appearing for applicant Jayant Das, senior … Read more
The decision follows a campaign by the students againsts the participation of CJI Surya Kant in the convocation ceremony. NEW DELHI: If the directive was unusual, the withdrawal was dramatic.Bar Council of India (BCI) on Thursday took back its communication — hours after issuing it — to Hyderabad-based Nalsar University of Law that said those … Read more
Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal and other opposition netas stage a protest on Parliament premises Thursday NEW DELHI: Marred by protests by the opposition throughout its sittings, Parliament’s monsoon session turned out to be all but a washout, more so in terms of debates, and the rancour was reflected in the decision of … Read more
SC was hearing a plea filed by NGO ‘3S and Our Health Society’ NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Thursday slammed the Centre and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for not implementing its direction on ‘front-of-pack warning labels’ on processed food packages and said their top priority should be the health of … Read more
Rahul addressed a conclave of Rachnatmak Congress In a statement suggesting that students’ protest and the Parliament session washout have the ruling BJP at a loss for strategy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said “we” will not relent till PM Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah quit power under pressure. Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge said … Read more
Sheikh was produced before the TADA court Thursday for further legal proceedings JAMMU: Thirty-five years after an explosion rocked Jammu Tawi railway station, killing three people and leaving 18 others wounded, Govt Railway Police (GRP) Jammu Thursday claimed it arrested Altaf Hussain Sheikh, a fugitive terrorist wanted in the case.A native of Marhama, Bijbehara, in … Read more
Raising doubts about the actual threat, he urged Union home ministry to identify the “culprits” who issued the threats through social media. SRINAGAR: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Thursday sought a thorough investigation into a purported threat letter to Kashmiri Pandit employees in Kashmir from terror outfit United Liberation Council, reported to be a Lashkar-e-Taiba … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Govt of NCT of Delhi has notified 20% horizontal reservation for ex-Agniveers in direct recruitment to the posts of warder and matron in the prison department.The 20% quota he has been provided by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) in exercise of powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution … Read more
The original order was issued after a campaign by the students against the participation of CJI Surya Kant in the convocation ceremony. NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Thursday modified its controversial circular that had effectively barred graduates of Hyderabad’s NALSAR University of Law’s 2026 batch from enrolling as advocates.In a fresh … Read more