NEW DELHI: Holding that constitutional mandate of holding election before expiry of five year tenure is inviolable, the Supreme Court directed initiation of poll process for 23,263 local bodies in Madhya Pradesh which has been due since 2019, and rejected state government’s contention for more time to fulfill the triple test criteria to introduce OBC … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Centre to re-examine the sedition law and sought government’s response to a suggestion that registering of new cases under the colonial-era law be put on hold till the review exercise is over. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana expressed concern over Sec 124A … Read more
NEW DELHI: A total of 12 central ministries are trying to boost the indigenous demand for drone services and India will need approximately one lakh drone pilots in the coming years, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday. “We are taking the drone sector forward on three wheels. The first wheel is of policy. You … Read more
NEW DELHI: After eight years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rule, AFSPA has been removed from 23 districts of Assam, Union home minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day trip to the state, said on Tuesday. “In the 1990s, AFSPA was implemented in Assam, and it was extended seven times. After eight years of … Read more
A rocket-propelled grenade hit the Intelligence Wing headquarters of Punjab Police in Mohali on Monday night, shattering windowpanes on one of the floors of the building. However, no one was injured in the explosion, which political parties termed “disturbing” and “shocking”. The explosion took place at around 7.45 pm at the office located at sector … Read more
NEW DELHI: To the delight of millions, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his mother Maye Musk have shared their memories of the Taj Mahal, as people in India seek Tesla cars to come to the country. Maye even shared an interesting anecdote along with pictures about Elon’s grandparents who flew to the World Heritage Site … Read more
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the mega brainstorming session in Udaipur meant to devise an action plan for reviving the sliding fortunes of Congress, president Sonia Gandhi Monday urged leaders to repay the “debt” to the party with their service, and to desist from doomsday forecast and dissent that is demoralising the cadres. In an earnest … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a big pushback to “seniority” as an elevation criteria, Chief Justice NV Ramana on Monday administered oath to new SC judges Sudhanshu Dhulia and Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala, who leapfrogged many HC chief justices and superseded scores of HC judges. Justice Dhulia, as Gauhati HC chief justice, was 30th in the all-India seniority … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that in deference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s views, the government will go for a comprehensive reconsideration of the sedition provision, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, for necessary pruning and provisioning of safeguards to curb misuse and requested the court to defer scrutiny … Read more
GUWAHATI: Union home minister Amit Shah said on Monday that the population Census, which was due in 2021 but had to be kept on hold due to the pandemic, will take place in a new avatar as an e-census that “will shape policies for the next 25 years”. Shah added that “birth and death registers … Read more