New Delhi, 29/9: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the armed forces should have disciplinary proceedings against their officers for adultery, saying it creates pain in the family Maintaining that family is the unit of society and everybody is dependent on it, a five-judge bench presided over by Justice K M Joseph said…
New Delhi, 29/9: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will decide on the Rajasthan chief minister’s post within a day or two, party general secretary KC Venugopal said on Thursday. Venugopal made the statement outside Gandhi’s 10, Janpath residence here after a series of meetings to resolve the Rajasthan crisis. He also said it…
Jaipur, 29/9: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced that he will not fight the Congress presidential election, taking moral responsibility for the Jaipur rebellion. With this, the stage has been set for a battle between Digvijaya Singh and Shashi Tharoor. Gehlot made the announcement after his meeting with interim party president Sonia…
Cuttack, 29/9: In a major development, Congress leader and Barabati-Cuttack MLA Mohammed Moquim has been sentenced 3yrears jail term by special vigilance court while hearing an Odisha Rural Housing & Development Corporation corruption case on. The special vigilance court also found former bureaucrat and IAS officer Binod Kumar, Company Secretary Swosti Ranjan Mohanty and Metro…
New Delhi, 29/9: India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was on Thursday ruled out of the T20 World Cup with a stress fracture, dealing a massive blow to the team’s chances in the ICC event. A BCCI official told PTI that Bumrah has a stress fracture and could be out of action for months….
New Delhi, 29/9: The Supreme Court on Thursday declared that all women, irrespective of their marital status, are entitled to safe and legal abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, A S Bopanna and J B Pardiwala also declared…
New Delhi, 29/9: The official Twitter account of the Popular Front of India (PFI) has been withheld in India after the Centre on Thursday declared the Islamic organisation and its associates as “unlawful” and banned it for five years. Twitter said that the account has been withheld in India “in response to a…
Jaipur, 29/9: With just two days left for filing nomination, the battle lines for the Congress president election are not clear yet but Digvijaya Singh appeared to be emerging as a new contender while a final word on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s prospects could finally emerge on Thursday. While Singh has made it clear…
New Delhi, 28/9: In a major development, Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been appointed as the new Attorney General for India for a period of three years. Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju’s office confirmed the appointment in a tweet. “Honorable President is pleased to appoint Shri R. Venkataramani, Senior Advocate as Attorney General…
New Delhi, 28/9: In a surprise move, the Centre on Wednesday appointed Lt Gen Anil Chauhan, who retired last year, as India’s second Chief of the Defence Staff, within months of changing the rules to make retired officers eligible for the coveted post. Lt Gen Chauhan, currently serving the National Security Council Secretariat…
