New Delhi: The Supreme Court said it cannot go by sentiments and has to act as per law, as it refused to entertain a petition seeking contempt action for alleged non-compliance with the top court’s order on the protection of properties of people displaced during the Manipur violence. A vacation bench of Justices Bela M…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday opposed in the Delhi High Court the bail plea of BRS leader K Kavitha in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, saying her release would adversely affect further investigation to unearth the “deep-rooted, multi-layered conspiracy”. The ED, in its reply to Kavitha’s…
Deoghar (Jharkhand): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of looting the country’s water, forest and land in the past 10 years as had been done by the British. Kharge also alleged that the saffron party has been dividing the country along religious lines while, he claimed, Congress always united Hindus…
New Delhi: Over 11 crore voters will decide the fate of 889 candidates contesting in the penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha elections across 58 seats. Polling for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir will also be held on Saturday. The election there was postponed from phase three to six due to logistical issues…
Mumbai: BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Friday rejected claims that the Board has approached any former Australian cricketer to take over the job of India’s head coach, a position which will be left vacant by the exit of Rahul Dravid after the T20 World Cup next month. While Dravid has reportedly told the board that…
New Delhi: In an interesting move, the Spreme Court on Friday deferred the hearing of an application that sought directives for the Election Commission of India (ECI) to disclose booth-wise absolute voter turnout numbers and upload Form 17C records of votes polled on its official website. This application was brought forward by the Association for…
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday moved the Supreme Court, challenging a Calcutta High Court order that refused to interfere with a single-judge verdict directing the party not to publish any advertisement violating the Model Code of Conduct during the Lok Sabha election process. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a vacation bench…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said drinking water samples will be collected and tested across the state, including Bengaluru, to prevent water-borne diseases. Speaking to reporters before a meeting with officials, he said, “There are reports of drinking water contamination in some parts of the state due to rain. This…
Hyderabad: On Thursday, May 23, Telangana Minister for Roads and Buildings, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, predicted the end of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chapter after June 5. He forecasted a decisive defeat for BRS in the Lok Sabha elections, comparing their imminent downfall to the collapse of the Medigadda barrage. Venkat Reddy also warned BRS working…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said the Election Commission was “egregiously wrong” in directing his party not to ‘politicise’ the Agnipath scheme, asserting that it is the right of an Opposition party to criticise a policy of the government. The Election Commission Wednesday came down heavily on the ruling BJP and…
