Malegaon, 11/3: A special NIA court here on Monday issued a bailable warrant against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, for failing to appear before it despite repeated warnings. Thakur and six others are facing trial in the case under provisions of the Unlawful Activities…
New Delhi, 11/3: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the State Bank of India’s (SBI) plea seeking extension of time and directed it to furnish the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission by close of business hours on March 12. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y…
New Delhi, 11/3: The Supreme Court is hearing on Monday contempt petitions against State Bank of India for its failure to provide information about electoral bonds to the Election Commission (ECI). Many hold that the reasons cited by the bank for its inability to comply with the court’s directive are untenable. Last month, the court…
LA, 11/3: British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan won his first Academy Award on Sunday, clinching best director for his historical drama Oppenheimer about the man behind the development of the atomic bomb during World War Two. Nolan had been favored to win the Oscar after earning best director awards at the Golden Globes, BAFTA, Critics Choice…
Bhubaneswar, 10/3:As per the direction of Chief Minister Sh. Naveen Patnaik, Chairman 5T and Nabin Odisha Sh. Kartik Pandian visited Cuttack to review the ongoing development works at SCB Medical College and Hospital( SCB MCH) which is being transformed into an AIIMS plus institution with state of the art facilities. He took stock…
Kolkata, 10/3: On Sunday, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress declared its candidate list for the Lok Sabha elections expected to be held in April-May this year. Banerjee’s nephew and TMC general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, announced the names of 42 candidates for all the seats in Bengal. Abhishek surprised many when he announced the name of…
New Delhi, 10/3: The central government appears to be scrambling to fill the vacancies in the Election Commission following the surprise resignation of Arun Goel by tentatively fixing a meeting of PM Narendra Modi-led selection panel by March 15. The Opposition raised questions about the resignation asking whether it has to do anything with differences…
Kolkata, 10/3: Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi protested against “atrocities” on women at Sandeshkhali at all four rallies he addressed in West Bengal recently, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday claimed that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not find it necessary . BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar claimed that the people will ensure that…
New Delhi, 10/3: India should be able to send its scientists to study the deep ocean 6 km under the sea surface in its own Samudrayaan by the end of next year, Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju has said. In a video interview to PTI, Rijiju said India’s deep-ocean submersible Matsya6000, which will take humans…
New Delhi, 10/3: In a surprise move just days ahead of the announcement of Lok Sabha polls, Election Commissioner Arun Goel on Saturday resigned from the post, leaving the poll body with just one member. was till December 2027, has been accepted by President Droupadi Murmu on March 9, a notification issued by the Ministry…
