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New Delhi:  Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant Thursday expressed concern over the mounting backlog of cases in consumer commissions across the country, observing that prolonged delays have defeated the very purpose for which these forums were created. Hearing a matter related to the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday told the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) not to finalise, till August 18, names of probable officers for appointment as Director General of Police of Odisha. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V...

New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) interim investigation report on Air India Flight AI 2379, which abruptly dropped by 300 feet at an altitude of 36,000 feet while flying from Phuket to Delhi, injuring 24 people on board, is expected to be submitted...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die Thursday, drawing curtains on a stormy Monsoon session which saw relentless protests by the opposition over police action on agitating students and alleged theft of Ram temple donations, and passage of several key bills without debate. As...

Thiruvananthapuram: Former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s claim of having little knowledge of the controversial Messi deal is facing fresh questions after official records revealed that his government had actively intervened on behalf of the private sponsor, even as the present government is embarking on a...

Kolkata: Nadia district court in West Bengal has ordered a police probe against Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee and 29 others in connection with a case of illegal land grabbing in Nadia and its adjacent Murshidabad...

New Delhi: A Parliamentary Panel has recommended expeditious introduction of a calibrated Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on high-value transactions to ensure the financial sustainability of the payments ecosystem and reduce the burden on the exchequer. The Standing Committee on Finance, in its report tabled Wednesday,...

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die Thursday, ending the stormy Monsoon Session that witnessed repeated disruptions and adjournments. Earlier, the Lok Sabha was also adjourned sine die. Deviating from the normal pre-lunch schedule, the Upper House dispensed with the Zero Hour and the...

New Delhi: A heated exchange over an alleged “purification” of a Ramlila stage after Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge’s speech the other day in Haldwani (Uttarakhand) dominated the Rajya Sabha Thursday, triggering noisy scenes and repeated disruptions. Kharge expressed deep anguish, stating that he had...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha, on its last working day of the Monsoon Session, was adjourned sine die Thursday. The adjournment followed the recitation of Vande Mataram in the House, with all Parliamentarians, from Treasury to Opposition benches, standing in respect for the National Song....