New Delhi: The judiciary’s ability to remain relevant as an institution requires it to recognise challenges and begin “difficult conversations”, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Sunday as he flagged issues like “adjournment culture” and long vacations. He also stressed on increasing the representation of marginalised sections and providing a level playing field…
Hyderabad: The pushback started by incandescent Ollie Pope was given its perfect conclusion by debutant left-arm spinner Tom Hartley whose soul-ripping spell fashioned England’s memorable 28-run win over India on the fourth day of the first Test here on Sunday. India’s chase of 231 went horribly south once Hartley (7/62) spun into India’s top order,…
New Delhi: The ongoing attacks on shipping vessels by Houthi militants in the Red Sea have not impacted the flow of crude oil to India but freight has gone up due to rerouting via the Cape of Good Hope, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) chairman Pushp Kumar Joshi said. India, the world’s third-biggest oil importer,…
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday called Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar a “chameleon” and said the people of the state will never forgive this “expert” of betrayal and those making him dance to their tunes. The party was reacting to Kumar’s decision to resign as the chief minister of Bihar and…
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, whose party on Sunday lost power following Nitish Kumar’s latest volte-face, claimed that the latter’s JD(U) will be “finished in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls”. The former deputy chief minister described his ex-boss as a “respectable” but “tired” leader and warned the BJP, which has teamed up with the JD(U)…
Patna: JD(U) president Nitish Kumar on Sunday took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for a record ninth time. He was administered the oath of office by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the Raj Bhavan here. Along with Kumar, BJP leaders Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Choudhary took oath as ministers in the new government….
Kalaburgi (K’taka): Taking a dig at the JD(U) and its leadership for quitting the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in Bihar and returning to the BJP-led NDA to form a new government in that state, Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said this was expected and there are many such people in the country who are…
Ranchi: Amid the Enforcement Directorate issuing a fresh summons to Chief Minister Hemant Soren asking him to join the investigation in a money laundering case, the JMM leader on Saturday departed for the national capital sparking off speculations regarding the sudden visit. His trip to Delhi came in the backdrop of the ED asking him…
Patna/New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Saturday poised to dump the Mahagathbandhan he had joined less than 18 months ago and deal a body blow to the opposition bloc INDIA, with a source close to him saying that the JD(U) president was likely to resign on Sunday. The source, who requested anonymity,…
Kalaburagi (K’taka): Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said his party expects that those who have the desire to protect the country’s Constitution and democracy, will definitely not take any hasty steps, amid indications that JD(U) was planning to revert to the BJP-led NDA. He said the Congress will make all efforts to keep…
