New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act’s constitutional validity will be taken up by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India-designate Justice B R Gavai on May 15. As soon as a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested “absconding” former Haryana Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker from a 5-star hotel in Delhi following a brief scuffle, agency officials said Monday. The 61-year-old ex-legislator was taken into custody from the ‘Grappa Bar’ of the Shangri-La hotel in central Delhi shortly after 9 pm on Sunday. ED officials…
Islamabad: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a day-long visit to hold talks with the country’s leadership ahead of his trip to New Delhi, amid tensions between India and Pakistan following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack. The visit comes days after Araghchi offered to defuse tensions between India and Pakistan,…
Mumbai: Gujarat Titans’ on-song top three will face a stern test against Mumbai Indians’ potent bowling attack when the two teams that are favourites to reach the Indian Premier League playoffs clash here on Tuesday. With the best Net Run Rate among all teams, third-placed MI need two wins from the remaining three matches to…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea of a woman, who claimed to be the widow of great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar-II, seeking possession of the Red Fort here on account of being the legal ‘heir’. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar termed the plea…
Dharamshala: Punjab Kings defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 37 runs in their crucial IPL match to move to the second position in the points table here on Sunday. Sent in to bat, Prabhsimran Singh smashed a blistering 48-ball 91 and shared a 78-run stand with skipper Shreyas Iyer (45) to lay the foundation, before Nehal…
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has extended its support to Himanshi Narwal, wife of Lieutenant Vinay Narwal who was among those killed in a recent terror attack in Pahalgam, saying it is not right to troll a woman on the basis of her ideological expression or personal life. Himanshi Narwal had asked…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said he will meet Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and ask why the opposition party gave a ticket to MP Gaurav Gogoi, who allegedly visited Pakistan. Hitting back, Gogoi, the deputy leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, dared Sarma to make public the findings of an…
Gwalior: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Sunday that a powerful India is tackling the Pahalgam terror challenge under an able leadership. Addressing faculty members and students of the Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agriculture University in Gwalior, the vice president said, “Bhartiyata is our identity and there is no dharma above Rashtra Dharma”. “Rajamata’s life was…
On August 20, 2018, Mr. Siya Ram Chaubay, Section Officer (NIPER), Department of Pharmaceuticals, sent an email to the Directors of all NIPERs, including me, regarding the formation of a Common Purchase Committee (CPC) for all NIPERs. The stated objective was to ensure uniform application of Government Rules and purchase procedures across NIPERs, and to…
