New Delhi, 10/8: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Wednesday appointed as the 49th Chief Justice of India after President Droupadi Murmu signed his warrant of appointment. He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent N V Ramana demits office the day before. “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause…
Patna, 10/8: Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday alleged that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wanted to become the vice president and he dumped the BJP after the party failed to accommodate his ambitions. The former deputy CM’s charge was rebutted by Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan, national president of Kumar’s JD(U), who…
New Delhi, 10/8: Popular comedian-actor Raju Srivastava on Wednesday was rushed to the AIIMS following a heart attack, said hospital sources. The 58-year-old stand-up comedian was brought to the AIIMS emergency at around 10:45 am. “Srivastava had to be resuscitated twice and was rushed to catheterisation lab for emergency angiography,” the source…
New Delhi, 10/8: The Supreme Court Thursday directed clubbing and transfer of all FIRs lodged across the country against suspended BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma to Delhi Police in connection with FIRs/complaints lodged against her in several states over her remark on the Prophet made during a TV debate show. A bench of Justices…
Patna, 10/8: Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for 8th time, after he announced a new “grand alliance” with Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD & other opposition parties.RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav takes oath as Deputy CM of Bihar.
Berhampur:,10/8: On 9th August Tuesday evening , Berhampur police received an information from Excise department that , while they were doing routine checking they detected a person carrying a bag with huge cash. Police seized the cash and found it to be of the value of Rs. 1,21,97,000 in Rs 500 denomination. Further investigation by…
Bangalore, 10/8: Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Tuesday dubbed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as “an association of upper castes” while calling upon Congress workers to fight against “fake patriots”. The former chief minister was speaking at the 80th anniversary of the Quit India Movement. “I oppose the RSS from the…
Pulwama, 10/8: Security forces averted a major tragedy when they detected an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. “An IED weighing approx. 25 to 30 Kgs recovered near Tahab Crossing on Circular road in #Pulwama by Police and Security Forces. A major #tragedy has been #averted by specific…
New Delhi, 9/8: Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has directed the Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) brass to adhere to “only technology developed in India” for its 4G and 5G rollouts. Anyone having “loyalty” to others should either forget them and move forward or leave the company, he added.
Cape Town, 9/8: Former South African umpire Rudi Koertzen, labelled the ‘slow finger of death’ by the media, has died in a car accident, a family member told AFP on Tuesday. He was 73. “Rudi suffered fatal injuries after an accident near Stilbaai between Cape Town and Gqeberha,” said the family spokesperson, who…
