NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit, the second head of judiciary to be directly elevated to the Supreme Court bench from the Bar, delivered several important verdicts during his brief 74-day tenure and initiated steps like live-streaming of proceedings and changing the process of listing of cases. Born on November 9, 1957, […]
KOHIMA: At least 15 people were injured as two communities clashed over the disputed area between Chumoukedima and Peren districts in Nagaland, police said on Tuesday. Of those injured, nine people sustained pellet wounds and were undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dimapur, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Sandeep M Tamgadge told PTI. The condition […]
SHIMLA: The Congress on Tuesday said a new line of leadership has emerged in Himachal Pradesh and anyone can lead the party after the election results are announced. Claiming that the party was headed towards a two-third majority in the election-bound state, Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala said chief minister Jai Ram Thakur would have […]
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday told Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren that state governor Ramesh Bais has not sought a second opinion from it on the issue of his disqualification, sources said. The commission has sent a letter to Soren noting that it has not received any such communication from the governor, they […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday acquitted three men sentenced to death for the gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old woman in Delhi’s Chhawla area in 2012. The three men are accused of abducting, gangraping and brutally killing the woman in February 2012. Her mutilated body was found three days after she was abducted. […]
Mandi: The average asset of 58 MLAs who are contesting the Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh again has grown to Rs 12.08 crore in 2022 from Rs 9.3 crore in 2017. According to data provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Himachal Pradesh Election Watch, as many as 49 MLAs saw an increase […]
Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Sunday attacked the Central government by accusing it of trying to prevent implementation of welfare schemes and destroy higher education in the state as the BJP wants to control everything. CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan alleged that the Central government’s intention to prevent implementation of welfare measures […]
New Delhi: Union minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Sunday demanded that jailed AAP minister Satyendar Jain be transferred to some other prison outside Delhi. Addressing a press conference here, Lekhi alleged that Jain was indulging in “extortion” of money from inside the jail, citing a letter by conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Jain, arrested by enforcement directorate (ED) […]
New Delhi: An 82-year-old businessman allegedly drowned himself in Yamuna, jumping in the river at Sur Ghat in north Delhi’s Timarpur early Sunday morning, police said. The incident took place around 3.30 am and the man has been identified as Jai Prakash Garg, a resident of Adarsh Nagar, they said. According to police, Garg left […]
New Delhi: The Congress Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “pressuring” a rebel BJP leader against contesting the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls and alleged he is “misusing his power” to influence free and fair elections. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi cited a viral video on social media platforms, claiming that in it Modi’s voice […]