No hope left in Supreme Court, sensitive cases assigned only to certain judges: Kapil Sibal

New Delhi, 8/8: Rajya Sabha member and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal made scathing remarks against the present state of judicial systems in the country saying that he had “no hope left in the Supreme Court” and that sensitive cases were only being assigned to certain judges.   Sibal said this at the People’s Tribunal organised…

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah reaches Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, 8/8: In a major development, Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived at Bhubaneswar airport from New Delhi on a special flight late night on Sunday.  Union Education, Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan accompanied  him during his arrival. Amit Shah was welcomed by senior BJP leaders and various  activists at the airport. The party members…

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Northeast JD(U) not to join Union council of ministers again; all well with BJP: Party national president

Patna, 7/8: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) on Sunday made it clear that it will not join the Union council of ministers again, but rebuffed speculations of a rift with ally BJP asserting “all is well”.     JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan, who addressed a press conference here,…

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At NITI Aayog meet, PM Modi urges states to focus on promoting ‘three Ts’, modernising farm sector

New Delhi, 7/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a strong case for modernising agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing to help the country become self-sufficient and a global leader in the agriculture sector.     The Prime Minister also asked the states to focus on promoting 3Ts — Trade, Tourism, Technology — with…

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Maharashtra cabinet expansion likely next week; Devendra Fadnavis expected to get Home portfolio

Mumbai, 8/7: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is likely to expand his cabinet next week by inducting at least 15 ministers and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is expected to keep the crucial Home portfolio, sources said on Sunday.     Top government sources said the civic polls in the state, delayed due to the…

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Boxers Amit Panghal, Nitu Ghanghas win gold at Commonwealth Games

Brimingham, 7/8: Indian boxers Nitu Ghanghas won the women’s 48kg Commonwealth Games title before Amit Panghal (men’s 51kg) joined her on the top of the podium, here on Sunday.     Panghal bettered his silver from the last edition as he out-punched European Championship silver medallist England’s Kiaran MacDonald by a 5-0 verdict in the…

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