NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday took custody of BRS MLC K Kavitha, in connection with Delhi excise policy case. Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of BRS leader K Kavitha till April 23.A city court Monday had denied interim bail to Kavitha, saying she was “prima facie…
NEW DELHI: Former Congress spokesperson Rohan Gupta on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Gupta had resigned from Congress on March 22 claiming “character assassination” and “humiliation” by a senior leader of the party’s communications department was the reason for his decision to leave the party.“The person who…
First of the four, including CJI Chandrachud, who would retire this yearNEW DELHI: Justice Aniruddha Bose, often referred to by CJI DY Chandrachud as a perfect Bengali ‘bhadralok’ whose intellectual brilliance matched with his sartorial elegance off the court by dressing in crisply ironed dhoti and punjabi, retired on Wednesday after a five year tenure…
NEW DELHI: The security forces on Thursday initiated an anti-terror operation in the Frasipora area of South Kashmir‘s Pulwama district, as confirmed by police sources on Thursday.The operation was launched following intelligence inputs indicating the presence of terrorists in the region. A joint team comprising local police and security forces swiftly mobilized to secure the…
NEW DELHI: With the threat of terror attacks on military establishments remaining a clear and present danger, the IAF has now kicked off a plan to upgrade the ground perimeter security of 30 more of its air bases around the country.The new comprehensive multi-layered, multi-sensor, hi-tech surveillance and intrusion detection systems at the 30 air…
Do election manifestos matter? Suspend scepticism for a while and consider this: in 1984, BJP promised it would abrogate Article 370. Thirty-five long years later, in 2019, it fulfilled the promise. Likewise, Congress promised the right to education in its 2004 manifesto, and implemented it in 2009. So, manifestos are more than political lip service.In…
NAGPUR: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole had a lucky escape on Tuesday night when a truck hit the SUV he was travelling in, near Bhilewada in Bhandara district . The incident has kicked up a political storm in the state, with Congress on Wednesday alleging it was an attempt on Patole’s life.Patole was returning home…
COIMBATORE/VELLORE/NAGPUR: DMK is “synonymous with corruption and scams”, PM Narendra Modi said on Wednesday while targeting Tamil Nadu’s governing party during two Lok Sabha election rallies for NDA candidates in Vellore and Nilgiris constituencies. Later in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, Modi questioned Congress‘s commitment to implementing “Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Constitution” nationwide, referencing Article 370 in J&K that…
MUMBAI: Cricketer Hardik Pandya’s stepbrother was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly cheating the cricketer and his brother in business.The stepbrother, Vaibhav Pandya (37), allegedly diverted around Rs 4.3 crore from the partnership firm, causing a loss to the cricketer and his brother, Krunal, said officials of Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai police.He has been charged…
NEW DELHI: Congress has opposed in the Delhi high court a petition against the use of acronym INDIA, saying it is “politically motivated” and should be dismissed with exemplary costs.In a reply filed on Tuesday, the party said the petitioner has failed to establish the very basis of the petition that the name of the…
