NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday put a freeze on the spate of lawsuits for reclamation of temples allegedly converted to mosques during the Mughal era and ordered trial courts across India not to entertain any fresh suit raising a ‘mosque-temple’ dispute. It also stopped adjudication of pending ones, including those relating to the Gyanvapi…
PUNE: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s unscheduled visit to his uncle and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar’s residence in Delhi on Thursday to wish him on his birthday has led to speculation of a reunion, reports Anurag Bende.Both NCP factions, who carried out fierce campaigns against each other in the Lok Sabha and assembly…
NEW DELHI: Data shared by government in Parliament on women’s representation in lead roles as chairman and managing director of public sector banks shows that of 11 sanctioned posts, 10 are held by men. State Bank of India too has a male chairman, and out of four posts sanctioned, three managing directors are in position…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday dubbed the cabinet clearance to bills on simultaneous polls as BJP‘s attempt to divert attention from serious questions being asked about the integrity of elections being held in the country.Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said his party has asked many questions in the past about polls and electoral integrity. “Let this…
NEW DELHI: Government is committed to protecting the country’s heritage, said Union culture and tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday, and also cautioned that it’s important to identify, expose and probe the “powers and mindset” trying to hinder India’s progress.His remarks came in response to a question at a press conference on the measures…
NEW DELHI: While putting a freeze on the spate of lawsuits for reclamation of temples allegedly converted to mosques during the Mughal era while it hears the validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, Supreme Court said on Thursday, “The primary issue which arises for consideration is Sections 3 and 4 of the 1991…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said that Trinamool Congress member of Parliament Kalyan Banerjee has submitted a written apology for his remarks against Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, besides apologising in the House.As soon as the House met, some members belonging to BJP-led NDA stood up to raise the issue of remarks…
NEW DELHI: Accused Rahul Gandhi of promoting a feudal mindset, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that “their (Congress party‘s) intoxication with power blinds them to the realities of a changing India”.On the recent poll victories, Pradhan said “credibility, trust in leadership, and policies that resonate with people are cornerstones of our victories”, highlighting BJP’s…
NEW DELHI: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said he was confident of growth being back on track by the end of the fiscal year, overcoming global uncertainties.“We had elections in the first quarter and during the polls, obviously policy making and decisions on next steps of growth or infrastructure spending does…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday witnessed a sharp exchange of words between the bar and the bench during the hearing on a bail plea of an accused in the Chhattisgarh liquor scam case.As a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih questioned the Chhattisgarh govt on protracted investigation in the liquor…
