New Delhi: The Supreme Court in a significant development Friday stayed the ongoing inquiry by a West Bengal government appointed commission headed by former apex court judge MB Lokur to probe the Pegasus snooping allegations. A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana expressed dissatisfaction...
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has passed a proposal to increase the minimum legal age for marriage of women from 18 to 21 years. Sources said the government approved the proposal in a meeting of the cabinet Wednesday. Currently, the legal minimum age of marriage...
Mumbai: Two months after he was nabbed by the Philippines Police, dreaded absconding gangster Suresh Pujari was deported to India and brought from New Delhi to Mumbai to face charges for nearly two dozen serious crimes here, officials said Wednesday. In a top-secret operation, Pujari...
New Delhi: Decorated air warrior Group Captain Varun Singh died at a military hospital in Bengaluru Wednesday, a week after he was seriously injured in the chopper crash near Coonoor that killed CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 armed forces personnel. The Indian...
New Delhi: The Parliament passed Tuesday two bills to extend the tenure of the chiefs of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to a maximum of five years from the earlier two years, with Rajya Sabha approving them by voice...
Srinagar: The death toll in the terror attack in Pantha Chowk, outskirts of J&K's Srinagar city, reached three Tuesday as another injured policeman succumbed to injuries, police said. Constable Rameez Ahmad, who was among the 12 injured policemen in Monday's terror attack, succumbed to critical...
New Delhi: India needs more and more of reforms, and the country will push for greater levels of reforms across sectors, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said Monday. He observed that wealth is created by the private sector and the government must act as facilitator....
New Delhi: India’s Test vice-captain Rohit Sharma was Monday ruled out of the entire three-Test series against South Africa. This happened as his old left-hamstring injury resurfaced during the team’s net session in Mumbai where he also took a hit on his hand. India A...
Srinagar: In a major attack on security forces, two Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel were killed and 12 others were injured when terrorists fired on a police bus on outskirts of Srinagar city Monday evening, police said. Police sources said the incident was reported from...
New Delhi: The government introduced a bill that proposes to amend the salaries and services acts of the judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts and to bring clarity concerning the date of eligibility for an additional quantum of pension to a retired...
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By Dilip Cherian Five extensions in three months, including those of Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan,...
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