New Delhi, 3/4: In a big setback to the Mamata Banerjee government, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared the entire recruitment process to the post of teachers and other staff in schools in West Bengal as “vitiated” and “tainted beyond repair”. A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar upheld…
Chennai,3/4: Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Thursday said it will challenge before the Supreme Court the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill passed by Lok Sabha with a 288-232 vote in the wee hours. Wearing a black ribbon in protest against the passage of the Bill which he termed was against Muslims, Chief Minister…
Beed, 2/4: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said he was doing well with the blessings of his parents and uncle, and asked his party workers not to touch the feet of today’s politicians as the latter do not deserve it. He made the remarks during a rally of the Nationalist Congress Party…
Mumbai 2/4: Amid the stand of between Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress-led opposition over the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief leader Eknath Shinde accused the Uddhav Thackeray-led party of operating under the influence of Rahul Gandhi. The Shiv Sena (UBT) has strayed from Balasaheb Thackeray’s ideology and is…
Mumbai,2/4: Comedian Kunal Kamra on Wednesday apologised to fans over police notices issued to them for attending his controversial show that has led to a massive political uproar. A banker who attended Kamra’s show in Mumbai was summoned as a witness after a case was registered against the comic over his alleged jibes against Maharashtra…
Jammu, 2/4: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing after a mine exploded along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said on Wednesday. He said the Indian army responded “effectively” to the ceasefire violation and continues to dominate the LoC where the situation…
Deesa, 2/4: A forensic investigation has confirmed that the presence of aluminium powder, one of the ingredients to make firecrackers, caused the huge explosion and blaze which ripped through the warehouse near Deesa town in Gujarat killing 21 persons a day ago. Apart from aluminium powder, a team from the forensic science laboratory (FSL) also…
New Delhi, 2/4: In mid-March, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had raided eight locations linked to three Bengaluru-based companies that received funds from the US nonprofit Open Society Foundations (OSF), which is backed by US billionaire George Soros, in alleged contravention of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) rules. The raids in March came after OSF transferred…
Washington, 2/4: The White House confirmed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump will impose new tariffs on Wednesday, though it provided no details about the size and scope of trade barriers that have businesses, consumers and investors fretting about an intensifying global trade war. Trump has for weeks trumpeted April 2 as a “Liberation Day”…
Bengaluru, 1/4: The diesel prices in Karnataka is set to go up by Rs 2 per litre after the state government hiked the sales tax on diesel by 3 per cent. The increase in price will come into effect immediately
