[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday participate in multiple events in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and release the 21st instalment of Rs 18,000 crore under the PM-KISAN scheme for nine crore farmers.PM Modi will arrive in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday morning and visit the holy shrine and Mahasamadhi of Bhagwan Sri…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The neutralisation of Madvi Hidma, the youngest CPI (Maoist) central committee member and yet its most dreaded military commander, came 12 days ahead of the Nov 30, 2025 deadline set by home minister Amit Shah for the counter-Naxal forces to end his terror run. Hidma’s exit may have brought the security establishment…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: While dissenting with CJI B R Gavai on the court’s recall of the May 16 judgment of the SC authored by Justices A S Oka and him directing demolition of all structures which were granted post-facto environmental clearance, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan trained his criticism on the CJI and said the majority opinion…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI The Supreme Court has said the Centre, along with the judiciary, must devise a plan to complete trials in NIA cases within six months to prevent “hue and cry” over prolonged bail denial. A bench of CJI-designate Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N K Singh said on Tuesday, “We want…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to frame a comprehensive guideline on organ transplant to enable the poor and marginalised equal access to these life-saving surgical procedures and sought joint suggestions from govt and the petitioner.Appearing for the petitioner, senior advocate K Parameshwar told a bench of CJI B R Gavai and Justice…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday met his successor C P Radhakrishnan, marking his first formal interaction with the vice president. No official statement or photograph related to the meeting was issued by the VP’s office, with sources calling it a “courtesy meeting”.Dhankhar had last met Radhakrishnan at the latter’s swearing-in…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday entertained a PIL accusing Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) companies of committing “one of the largest corporate frauds” by siphoning an estimated Rs 40,000 crore from banks through loans, and seeking a court-monitored probe by CBI and ED into the allegations, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra.After briefly hearing advocate Prashant Bhushan,…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: BJP and JDU are resisting their ally LJP(RV)’s demand for deputy chief minister position in the new Bihar govt, which will be sworn in on Thursday. Leaders of the two main NDA parties held long discussions on Tuesday, with sources indicating that BJP may retain the post of assembly Speaker. There is…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Railways on Tuesday unveiled policies for new bulk cement terminals and rate rationalisation for bulk transporation, which is likely to reduce the cost of the construction material. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said reduction in cost of cement will benefit both the manufacturers as well as consumers looking to own affordable houses.Moreover, the…
[ad_1] New Delhi: India’s celebrated astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla said with a smile on Tuesday that the “homework given by PM Narendra Modi ‘pura hua hai, chal raha hai, aur badta hi ja raha hai’ (has been completed, yet it is still going on as the scope of the homework is increasing by the…