New Delhi, 17/8: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it can’t prevent political parties from making promises to the electorate and it has to be deliberated whether providing universal healthcare, access to drinking water and access to consumer electronics can be treated as giving freebies. A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana…
Patna, 17/8: A day after becoming the law minister in the new Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, Kartikeya Singh alias Kartik Master appears to be in trouble after he avoided surrendering in a court or before the police in a kidnapping case, an official said on Wednesday. Kartik Master, who is close to…
Bhubaneswar, 17/8: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has released a collection of paintings by eminent artist Shri Shyamsunder Pattanayak titled ‘Bridging Centuries’. The book is an artist’s impression on the times of emperor Kharvela and Kalinga Empire as depicted in the carvings of Udayagiri cave. Appreciating the work of artist Shri Shyamsunder Pattanayak, the…
New Delhi, 17/8: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday made it clear that it has not given any direction to provide EWS flats to Rohingya Muslims in Delhi and asked the Arvind Kejriwal government to ensure the illegal foreigners remain at their present location. The MHA also said the Rohingya illegal foreigners…
Mumbai, 17/8: Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez has been named as an accused in the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) supplementary charge sheet filed in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, claim sources. The ED is likely to file a second supplementary prosecution complaint against the actress before the Patiala House…
New Delhi, 17/8: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned for August 22 the issue relating to FIFA suspending All India Football Federation (AIFF) after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for Centre requested for the same. The apex court was hearing Centre’s plea relating to All India Football Federation in the wake of FIFA…
Washington DC, 17/8: Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, on Tuesday tweeted that he was buying football club Manchester United Plc, without offering any details. Musk has a history of being unconventional and making irreverent tweets, and it was not immediately clear whether he planned to pursue a deal to secure Manchester United….
New Delhi, 17/8: In a major setback to the Congress, its senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from the post of chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Campaign Committee and the political affairs committee, hours after he was appointed by the party high command. According to the party sources, Azad’s appointment was viewed as…
Washington DC, 16/8: US First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 and was experiencing “mild symptoms”, the White House announced on Tuesday. She had been vacationing with President Joe Biden in South Carolina when she began experiencing symptoms on Monday. She has been prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid and will isolate at…
Mumbai, 16/8: Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by over 379 points on Tuesday as gains in oil & gas, banking and auto shares helped the barometer continue winning run for the third straight session. The 30-share BSE benchmark index advanced 379.43 points or 0.64 per cent to settle at 59,842.21. During the day, it…
