NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday sought govt’s response to a PIL seeking an “independent and transparent” procedure for appointment of CAG on the lines of the one the court had devised for CVC, but not before asking, “When Constitution provides for unbridled power to executive to appoint CAG, should we rewrite that provision?” “Constitution says…
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over courts denying bail in not very serious cases despite probe being completed, Supreme Court on Monday said it is unfortunate that relief is not being granted in such cases and the apex court has to intervene.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said that 20 years ago,…
NAGPUR: Tensions escalated in Nagpur’s Hansapuri area after unidentified individuals vandalized shops, set vehicles on fire, and pelted stones, intensifying unrest that began with a clash in the Mahal area. The earlier violence had already put the city on edge, reports suggest.An eyewitness from Hansapuri described the attack, stating that a masked group armed with…
SRINAGAR: Security forces killed a Pakistani terrorist during a gunfight Monday in a forested area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, 100km from Srinagar. This marked the first terrorist killing in Kashmir this year.The gunfight erupted in the morning when J&K police, the Army, and CRPF launched a search operation after receiving intelligence about…
HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister A. Revanth Reddy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an appointment to discuss two bills passed by the state assembly, which propose 42% reservation for backward classes in education, employment, and local bodies.The Telangana CMO stated, “The chief minister has sought the appointment of the Prime Minister in the…
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties on Monday used the discussion on Manipur budget in the Rajya Sabha to criticise Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not having visited the state even once after ethnic violence broke out there in May 2023.Members from the Congress, TMC, DMK, BJD, AAP and CPI accused the the prime minister for not…
NEW DELHI: Nagpur’s Mahal area witnessed violent clashes on Monday night following a dispute between two groups, leading to vandalism and arson. Several vehicles were set ablaze, and reports of stone pelting created panic among residents. Eyewitnesses said tensions escalated quickly, with miscreants damaging property and torching vehicles as the situation spiralled out of control….
NEW DELHI: Is Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who has been a very strong critic of political dynasts, preparing ground for his son Nishant Kumar‘s plunge into politics? For years, dynasty politics has been one of the strongest weapons used by Nitish to attack his rival Lalu Prasad, who promoted his wife, sons and daughters…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a remark related to rivalry in cricket between the two nations during a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, which led to laughter. Luxon mentioned New Zealand’s recent cricket losses to India and thanked Modi for not bringing them up.“I really appreciate…
India to have ‘world’s longest hyperloop tube soon’: Vaishnaw shares video NEW DELHI: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Sunday that the Hyperloop project at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will feature Asia’s longest Hyperloop tube, measuring 410 metres. He also said that the project is on track to become the world’s longest…
