NEW DELHI,OCT 24 : The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and others on a plea filed by the NCP faction led by veteran leader Sharad Pawar over the use of “clock” symbol. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Surya Kant issued notice to the deputy chief minister […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, OCT 24 : More than 70 flights of various Indian airlines received bomb threats on Thursday, according to sources. The sources said around 20 flights each of Air India, Vistara, and IndiGo have got the threats while Akasa Air has got the threats for about 14 flights. In 11 days, nearly 250 flights […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, OCT 22 : Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee injured his hand after smashing a glass water bottle as the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on the Waqf Bill turned ugly on Tuesday. Sources said the incident happened during a heated argument between BJP MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay and Kalyan Banerjee. JPC Chairman Jagdambika Pal has […]Continue Reading
By Our Correspondent New Delhi, Oct 21 : Canada India Foundation (CIF) has conferred the prestigious CIF Global Indian Award 2024 to Sadhguru, the Indian yogi, mystic and visionary and the Founder of Isha Foundation. The award, which celebrates individuals of Indian origin who have made a profound global impact, recognises Sadhguru’s unparalleled contributions Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, OCT 19 : A layer of smog was seen in Delhi on Saturday morning as air quality in several parts of the national capital slipped into the ‘very poor’ category, as per data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The AQI remained poor in parts of Delhi-NCR on Friday, but deteriorated on […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, OCT 17 : Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has recommended Senior Supreme Court Judge Sanjiv Khanna to the Union Law Ministry as his successor. CJI Chandrachud will retire on November 10, 2024. Justice Khanna, would be the 51st CJI and have a tenure of six months before retiring on May 13, 2025, […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,OCT 17 : A new Statue of Justice unveiled in the Supreme Court library for judges does not have the iconic blindfold and the sword. The new open-eyed statue instead holds a copy of the Constitution of India in the left hand. There, however, is no change in the scales of justice in her […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, OCT 15 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reached Islamabad on Tuesday ahead of the 23rd Shanghai Corporation Organisation (SCO) Leaders Summit. This is the first time in nine years that an Indian External Affairs Minister has gone to Pakistan. Jaishankar was received at the Nur Khan airport by the Pakistan Foreign Ministry’s […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, OCT 15 : Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced that the Maharashtra assembly elections will take place on November 20. Voters in Jharkhand will head to the polls in two phases, with elections set for November 13 and November 20. Counting for both assembly elections is scheduled for November 23. The term of […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,OCT 14 : The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to three distinguished economists. The recipients are Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA, and James A. Robinson from the University of […]Continue Reading
