New Delhi: Observing that the sanctity of the 10th schedule of the Constitution should be maintained, the Supreme Court on Monday directed Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide the cross-petitions filed by the rival factions of the Shiv Sena seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs on or before December 31. A bench headed by Chief…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met the family members of eight Indian nationals who were handed down death sentences by a Qatari court, and conveyed to them that the government attaches “highest importance” to the case. Jaishankar also told the family members that the government will make all efforts to secure…
New Delhi: In a setback for former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, the Supreme Court Monday rejected his regular bail pleas in corruption and money-laundering cases related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, saying that tentatively transfer of Rs 338 crore was established in the matter. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice SVN…
Kochi: The death toll from the blasts at a Christian religious gathering near this port city of Kerala has risen to three, according to an official statement. A 12-year-old girl, identified as Libina from Malayattoor in Ernakulam district, succumbed to her injuries in the early hours of Monday at the Kalamassery Government Medical College Hospital. In…
Visakhapatnam/New Delhi: At least 13 people were killed and more than 50 injured after two trains collided on the Howrah-Chennai line in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday evening, police said. A senior official of the East Coast Railway (ECR) said at around 7 pm, the Palasa passenger train hit the Rayagada passenger train…
New Delhi: The government on Saturday imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of USD 800 per tonne on onion exports till December 31 this year to increase the availability of the vegetables in the domestic market and contain prices. The decision will come into effect from October 29. Besides, the government has also announced the…
New Delhi: Once known for his stylish flicks and sharp catching on the cricket field, Mohammed Azharuddin has entered the electoral fray in Telangana as the Congress candidate from Jubilee Hills, saying he will bat aggressively and field properly to win on this new pitch. A swashbuckling batsman from Hyderabad, Azhar made a mark in…
Kodad (Telangana): Hitting out at the Congress party for never having protected the interests of Telangana when some of the irrigation projects were constructed during their tenures (in undivided Andhra Pradesh), BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday said his party will protect the state like the armour of Karna. Speaking at a rally here…
New Delhi: The first proof of female wild chimpanzees experiencing menopause and having a post-fertile life was found in a new study. Similar to humans and other chimpanzee populations, fertility in the western Uganda’s Ngogo community of wild chimpanzees declined after age 30, with no births observed after age 50, a team including researchers from…
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has vowed to revive a controversial travel ban on people from some Muslim-majority countries if he is elected to a second White House term. While speaking at the annual summit of the Republican Jewish Coalition on Saturday, Trump, 77, said: “You remember the travel ban?” “On day one, I will…
