Supreme Court orders release of undertrials from jails
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of all undertrial prisoners who have spent half of the maximum sentence prescribed for the offences they are charged with, bringing much needed relief to...
View ArticleRajnath Singh writes to Omar Abdullah seeking land for pandits
Taking forward the government’s initiative to rehabilitate Kashmiri migrants, Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday wrote to Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah seeking allocation of...
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PM Narendra Modi takes all-India class
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with students after addressing them on the occasion of Teachers’ DayThe move to telecast Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech live might have sparked a major...
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India and Australia ink nuclear deal
India and Australia ink nuclear deal. Photo: APA landmark civil nuclear deal inked between India and Australia here on Friday will allow the supply of much-needed uranium for the country’s nuclear...
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Sukna land scam: Army court indicts former chief and Modi minister V K Singh
Former Army chief and Union Minister Gen V K Singh (Photo: PTI/File)Virtually indicting former Army chief and Union Minister Gen V K Singh, the Armed Forces Tribunal quashed the court martial of Lt Gen...
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Jammu and Kashmir flood: Death toll touches 90; Home Minister to visit the...
A flood-affected villager being rescued using a rope by the army at Thanamandi village of Rajouri (Photo: PTI)Fresh flash floods and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir left 68 persons dead, taking the...
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Delhi police arrests Indian Mujahideen's alleged 'technical expert' from...
(Photo: PTI)Indian Mujahideen terrorist Ejaz Sheikh, wanted in several cases including a terror strike in Jama Masjid, was arrested on Friday night from Saharanpur area of western Uttar Pradesh by the...
View ArticleCBI gets custody of daily owner
The CBI, which is probing into the multi-crore chit fund scam in Orissa, on Saturday produced AT Group chief Pradeep Sethy and his chief accountant Srikrushna Padhee in the court here after expiry of...
View Article‘Declare J&K crisis national calamity’
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday urged the Centre to declare the crisis a “national calamity”.She has also appealed to the Centre and state government to make every effort at relief and...
View ArticleV.K. Singh: Verdict of tribunal needs relook
Former Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh, currently a Union minister, sought to question the Armed Forces Tribunal’s knowledge of the armed forces, stating, “I have nothing to comment on the decision. The...
View ArticleCase on Ram Gopal Varma for tweet on Ganesh
A criminal complaint has been filed against filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma in a Magistrate’s court here alleging that he had hurt religious sentiments of people by poking fun at Lord Ganesh with his Twitter...
View ArticleShiv Sena leader held for rape after minor delivers baby
A 61-year-old local Shiv Sena leader has been arrested for allegedly raping a minor, who studied in a school run by him, with the crime coming to light after the girl recently delivered a child.Vasudeo...
View ArticleHCs told to expedite MP, MLA cases
In the backdrop of Supreme Court setting a deadline to complete trial in cases involving legislators, Union law and justice ministry is understood to have written to the Chief Justices of all high...
View ArticlePM Narendra Modi wants Aadhaar plan fast-tracked
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for speeding up of UID-based Aadhaar project for early linkage of Aadhar number with various government benefit schemes, like recently-launched Jan Dhan...
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MoEF plans special force for rhinos
Union environment and forest minister Prakash Javedekar here on Saturday announced that his ministry would raise a Special Rhino Protection Force in Assam to protect the animal from poaching, besides...
View ArticleFlood fury in Jammu and Kashmir: Over 150 dead, PM Modi in state to assess...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday for a review meeting to asses the situation in the state. He is expected to take an aerial survey of the region.The death...
View ArticleThe price of animal spirits
The project to get projects worth lakhs of crores is now on, and efforts are underway to unshackle the economy's 'animal spirits' On August 29th, the Union government announced it was setting up a...
View ArticleAmit Shah slams Mamata Banerjee over Saradha ‘role’
BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that associates of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee were involved in the Saradha chit fund scamand strong action will be taken to put them behind...
View Article‘Do not leave an inch to Trinamul’
Laying down the roadmap for the future course of the party in West Bengal, BJP president Amit Shah has directed the party leaders not to leave an “inch of space” to the ruling Trinamul Congress and...
View ArticleGovernment to go ahead with appointments
The government has decided to go ahead with the appointments to various statutory bodies, like CVC, NHRC and Lokpal, without the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha as a member of the selection...
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