In a setback to Manish Sisodia, who resigned from his post as deputy chief minister, and his party, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed his petition seeking either quashing of the FIR in the liquor policy case or grant of bail, and said he must move the trial court or Delhi high court seeking the twin reliefs.
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang Tuesday confirmed his participation in the G20 meeting on March 2 but Japan, one of India's key partners in the Indo-Pacific, will likely be represented by a junior minister. In the meantime, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov was among the first to arrive as he landed here Tuesday night while United States secretary of state Antony Blinken will arrive on Wednesday.
India is likely to experience heat waves between March and May, especially in the key wheat producing central and northern states, the weather office said on Tuesday, as the country recorded its highest ever maximum temperature in February. A heat-wave for the second straight year could dent production of wheat, rapeseed and chickpeas, and complicate governments efforts to bring down food inflation.
Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Sunday said patient-doctor violent conflicts often stem from inadequacy of health facilities in the country, spiralling treatment costs and dehumanisation of healthcare that shakes the citizens' foundational belief that doctors are infallible service providers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday release the 13th instalment amount of more than Rs 16,800 crore to over eight crore beneficiary farmers under the income support scheme -PM-Kisan -at Belagavi, Karnataka. Under the scheme, Rs 6,000 is annually released directly into each of the eligible landholder farmers' bank accounts in three equal instalments of Rs 2,000.
US treasury secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday said friendshoring with “trusted trading partners” is making progress, with investments by Apple and Google in phone manufacturing in India being the result of the initiative. The treasury secretary, who met Indian and American IT company CEOs here, expressed her keenness to deepen ties in the technology sector and said more investments will flow into India through the ‘Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment’ (PGII).
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday that he was disturbed by incidents of students from marginalised communities taking their lives in top institutions like the IITs and national law universities, and that there was a pattern in Dalit and Adivasi students dying by suicide that should be questioned.
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BJP on Thursday hit back at Congress for protesting the police action against its spokesperson Pawan Khera, saying the opposition party’s functionaries should not live under the “misconception” that they are above law. “Whatever is done is done lawfully,” BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia told reporters. He lashed out at Congress for playing the “victim card” after using derogatory words against PM Narendra Modi and his family members.
High drama unfolded at IGI Airport on Thursday after Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera was deplaned from a Raipur-bound flight moments before take-off and arrested by Assam cops over his remark on PM Modi, triggering protests by party members on the tarmac. Hours later, the Supreme Court granted interim Khera bail, but deprecated his comments and refused to club the FIRs for now.
India and China held another round of diplomatic talks on Wednesday to review the LAC situation in eastern Ladakh, and discussed proposals for disengagement in remaining areas in an “open and constructive” manner. They also agreed to have another meeting of the senior commanders soon to address the situation, which continues to prevent New Delhi from resuming bilateral exchanges with Beijing.
In a blow to the Uddhav Thackeray faction, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Election Commission’s decision to allot the Shiv Sena party name and the bow and arrow symbol to the Eknath Shinde-led group, recognising it as the real Shiv Sena based on its strength in the Lok Sabha and the Maharashtra assembly.
The Union home ministry has given its go-ahead to CBI to register a regular case against Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and probe his alleged role in creating a ‘feedback unit’ in 2015, purportedly to gather actionable feedback on the working of various departments and institutions under the Delhi government, but which allegedly deviated from its mandate to collect “political intelligence”.
Hundreds of protesters blocked traffic on the Delhi-Jaipur highway on Tuesday afternoon after a team of Rajasthan Police landed up at the house of gau rakshak leader Monu Manesar to serve him a notice to join the probe into the deaths of two men from Rajasthan whose charred bodies were found in Bhiwani on February 16.
The searches came just a few days ahead of the scheduled Congress plenary session to be attended by the party's central leadership, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. The agency has so far arrested nine persons in the case, including Saumya Chaurasia, a deputy secretary in Baghel's office, and attached assets worth Rs 170 crore as 'proceeds of crime' from the illegal coal levy scam.
This figure is notably higher than previous estimates, which had put the prevalence at 3.7 million, and underscores the pressing need for better care and support for those living with the condition. The prevalence of dementia in J&K is the highest in the country at 11%. While most of the samples were collected from Kashmir, experts believe there is scope for more detailed study to gauge if the region’s decades-long political turbulence had a role.
The value erosion is surprising because lenders always make sure there is a margin or promoter's contribution before granting a loan. If a bank extends a loan for a Rs 1,000 crore investment, it ensures a promoter contribution of Rs 200 crore.
Witnesses said the girls, accompanied by their parents, had left their homes for examination centres, but much to their shock their transports got stuck in traffic, leaving them literally immobile. While some of the examinees were accompanying their parents on bikes, others were riding autorickshaws or cars.
Chief Justice of India Bhushan Gavai emphasized the importance of the creamy layer principle within SC/STs. He cautioned against judicial ov...
