Kolkata: Congratulating senior advocate Kapil Sibal for being elected as the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged him to keep fighting for democracy. According to sources, Sibal emerged victorious by securing over 1,000 votes. “Congratulations Kapil Sibal Ji for winning the Supreme Court Bar…
New Delhi: AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal on Thursday broke her silence over the alleged assault on her, saying she has recorded her statement with the Delhi Police and the BJP should not indulge in politics over the incident. Three days after the alleged incident at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, where his close…
Hyderabad: Amidst the sweltering heat, the city finds respite under a deluge of heavy rains, cascading down relentlessly on the Thursday afternoon of May 16. These torrents disrupt the rhythm of urban life, plunging it into a chaotic dance with nature’s tempest. Waterlogging emerges as a ubiquitous woe, infiltrating myriad corners of the cityscape, rendering…
Hyderabad: The transition from the erstwhile ‘TS’ to the freshly minted ‘TG’ as Telangana’s vehicular identifier has now been formally sanctified, marking a pivotal moment as the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways enshrined this alteration through an official gazette publication. Effective henceforth, ‘TG’ assumes the mantle, supplanting ‘TS’ as the quintessential state code adorning…
New Delhi: The iconic Sunil Chhetri on Thursday announced his decision to retire from international football after the FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait on June 6, bringing the curtains down on a career that is unparalleled in Indian football for its longevity and consistency. The long-serving national team captain announced his decision via…
New Delhi: The cumulative turnout in the first four phases of the Lok Sabha elections has been recorded at 66.95 per cent, the Election Commission said on Thursday, adding 45.10 crore of the nearly 97 crore electors have voted so far in the ongoing electoral exercise. In a statement, the poll panel urged electorate to come…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has come under scrutiny for its delayed release of voter turnout data, prompting the Opposition to question the efficacy of the electoral oversight body in the world’s largest democracy. This critique arises amidst allegations of the ECI’s perceived lack of prompt action against BJP leaders accused of…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot arrest an accused under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a special court has taken cognisance of the complaint of money laundering. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said that when an…
Azamgarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday the country has started granting citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act while the opposition Samajwadi Party and Congress tried to cause riots in the country by spreading lies about the law. Addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in the Lalganj area here, he said, “The work of giving…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday steered clear of the political talk about it having made an exception for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in granting him inerim bail for campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls but said “critical analysis of the judgement is welcome”. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta refused…
