New Delhi,17/10: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has written to the Union government’s Law Ministry, naming Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the second-most senior judge of the Supreme Court, as his successor. Justice Chandrachud is to demit office upon superannuation on November 10. According to the convention and the Memorandum of Procedure, the central government…
UP, 4/2: Asaduddin Owaisi has refused to take the Z category security given by the central government. In fact, in the wake of the attack on Asaduddin Owaisi, the central government on Friday decided to provide ‘Z’ category security to Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi by the commandos of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). had…
New Delhi, 29/11: The Narendra Modi government is planning to bring seven new Bills, including setting up a Central Tribal University in Telangana and providing women’s quota in Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry Assemblies, during the upcoming Winter Session of the Parliament. This is besides ten other pending Bills, including the proposed legislations to redraft…
New Delhi, 11/10: The umpires had correctly ruled Angelo Matthew ‘timed out’ but the Sri Lankan batter could have avoided getting dismissed in that fashion by consulting the officials before asking for a new helmet, Marylebone Cricket Club, the custodian of the rules governing the game. Mathews had become the first batter to be dismissed…
Israel, 27/10: Israel’s security services are pulling in spyware companies, including the maker of the controversial Pegasus software, to help track hostages in the Gaza Strip, people familiar with the matter said. NSO Group and Candiru, both of which are blacklisted by the US, are being asked to quickly upgrade their spyware capabilities to meet…
Bangalore, 18/2: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that former prime minister H D Deve Gowda felt compelled to form an alliance between JD(S) and the BJP because many of his MLAs were ready to quit the party. He said a “drama” was played by the JD(S) patriarch to prevent the JD(S) from becoming…
Imphal, 11/6: Manipur continued to witness protests as demonstrators defied prohibitory orders and clashed with security forces across several districts of Imphal valley demanding the unconditional release of the arrested Arambai Tenggol leader Kanan Singh and four others, police said on Tuesday. Clashes erupted in Khurai Lamlong area of Imphal East district on Monday night,…
Washington DC, 25/2: President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated his claim of having intervened in the India-Pakistan conflict that took place in May last year. In his State of the Union address, Trump claimed that he had stopped eight wars globally, adding that India and Pakistan could have gone nuclear. In a stunning claim, Trump…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday permitted investigation to go on against BJP national president and Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda and party’s IT cell head Amit Malviya in relation to a hate speech case registered at the CEN police station.
New Delhi, 13/6: India Meteorological Department on Friday announced the onset of El Niño conditions over the equatorial Pacific, with forecasts indicating its further strengthening during the ongoing south west monsoon season. New Delhi: India Meteorological Department on Friday announced the onset of El Niño conditions over the equatorial Pacific, with forecasts indicating its further strengthening during the ongoing south west monsoon…
