AG okays contempt plea for shoe throw bid, SC reluctant | India News

[ad_1] CJI Gavai, Rakesh Kishore New Delhi: Supreme Court has expressed reluctance to accede to requests from SC Bar Association president Vikas Singh and solicitor general (SG) Tushar Mehta to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against advocate Rakesh Kishore for attempting to hurl a shoe at CJI B R Gavai, and restrain social media from glorifying […]

Bihar polls: Congress releases first list of candidates; Mahagathbadhan still to finalise seat-sharing deal | India News

[ad_1] Bihar state Congress President Rajesh Kumar Ram addresses a press conference, in Patna on Saturday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Thursday released the first list of its candidates for the upcoming Bihar elections. The first list included names of 48 candidates. The opposition Mahagathbandhan is yet to finalise its seat-sharing arrangement […]

Zubeen Garg case: Violence after supporters gather outside Assam jail, 5 accused sent to judicial custody – video | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Violence broke out outside Baksa District Jail in Assam on Wednesday after five people accused in connection with singer Zubeen Garg’s death were shifted there following a court order sending them to judicial custody.The accused North East India Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, Garg’s manager Siddharth Sharma, his cousin and suspended police officer […]

‘I will not contest Bihar polls’: Prashant Kishor says NDA in ‘complete chaos’; claims Nitish Kumar won’t return as CM | India News

[ad_1] Prashant Kishor (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: ‘I will not contest Bihar assembly polls,’ Prashant Kishor has declared, ahead of the high-octane elections in the state. The Jan Suraaj founder said the decision was taken by his fledgling political startup for the “greater good.”The poll strategist-turned-politician confirmed this in an exclusive interview with PTI.Speculation […]

NDA mood check for Bihar polls: Chirag Paswan, Upendra Kushwaha upbeat; Jitan Ram Manjhi’s post raises eyebrows | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) announced its seat-sharing for the upcoming Bihar elections, the regional party alliances seem to be sending mixed signals. While Lok Janshakti Party’s (LJP) Chirag Paswan and Rashtriya Lok Morcha’s Upendra Kushwaha said all is well, hinting at a smooth alliance, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) Jitan Ram […]

Woman from Manipur found dead in Munirka, partner critical | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A woman from Manipur was found dead, and her alleged live-in partner was critically injured in South Delhi’s Munirka on Sunday in what police suspect to be a case of murder followed by an attempted suicide.The deceased was identified as Thempi Khongsai, a beautician by profession. Her partner, Thangjam Viney Meitei, is […]

Forget jobs, you will lose even your land: BJP on Tejashwi promise | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday asked voters in Bihar to not fall for RJD functionary Tejashwi Yadav‘s pledge of a government job to every household if his party is elected to office in state, saying they will never get the promised employment but end up losing their land. BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad mounted a […]

Supreme Court junks plea for probe into ‘vote chori’ charge, says approach EC | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into allegations of irregularities and manipulations in electoral rolls levelled by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and asked the petitioner to approach EC for redressal of grievance.The petitioner’s counsel, senior advocate Shashi Kiran, told […]

Harnessing the Brahmaputra: Centre unveils Rs 6.4 lakh crore-hydropower plan; counters China’s upstream dam | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Union government has prepared a Rs 6.4 trillion ($77 billion) transmission plan to transfer more than 76 gigawatts of hydroelectric capacity from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047 to meet rising electricity demand, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) said on Monday.In a report released on Monday, the CEA said the plan includes […]

MBBS student rape case: BJP hits out at Mamata Banerjee over ‘12:30 am’ remark; calls TMC’s mindset ‘regressive’ | India News

[ad_1] Bansuri Swaraj and Mamata Banerjee (R) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has come under fire from the BJP after her remarks on the recent gangrape of an MBBS student in Durgapur. The main opposition party in the state, BJP on Monday accused Mamata of “justifying rape,” triggering a political row in […]