CHENNAI: Refusal of entry to a dhoti-clad judge of the Madras High Court at a club here has stoked a controversy, with political parties including DMK condemning the incident, as CPI(M) vowed to take up the issue in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, which is in session, tomorrow.
CHENNAI: Refusal of entry to a dhoti-clad judge of the Madras High Court at a club here has stoked a controversy, with political parties including DMK condemning the incident, as CPI(M) vowed to take up the issue in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, which is in session, tomorrow.
GANDHINAGAR: Amit Shah, the newly-appointed national president of the BJP, said on Friday that the Modi government at the Centre will take the country to new heights of development. "A new era — the era of BJP and Narendra Modi — has begun in the country. It will take the country to new heights of development," he said.
GANDHINAGAR: Amit Shah, the newly-appointed national president of the BJP, said on Friday that the Modi government at the Centre will take the country to new heights of development. "A new era — the era of BJP and Narendra Modi — has begun in the country. It will take the country to new heights of development," he said.
MUMBAI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray today dismissed reports that his son Amit would be joining politics and might be made the chief of the party's students' wing.
MUMBAI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray today dismissed reports that his son Amit would be joining politics and might be made the chief of the party's students' wing.
NEW DELHI: The paltry Rs 353 crore increase on last year's 33,000 crore budget allocation for implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) may not fit the bill as the Supreme Court on Friday ordered implementation of new wages effective since April 1.
NEW DELHI: The paltry Rs 353 crore increase on last year's 33,000 crore budget allocation for implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) may not fit the bill as the Supreme Court on Friday ordered implementation of new wages effective since April 1.
NEW DELHI: There appears no early relief for judiciary from the demonic pendency with Chief Justice R M Lodha on Thursday admitting that heavy workload has reduced the Supreme Court from a constitutional court to a mere court of appeal and said he did not know how to tackle the problem.
NEW DELHI: There appears no early relief for judiciary from the demonic pendency with Chief Justice R M Lodha on Thursday admitting that heavy workload has reduced the Supreme Court from a constitutional court to a mere court of appeal and said he did not know how to tackle the problem.
LUCKNOW: Union minister of women & child development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has written nearly 700 letters to chief justices of high courts and district judges all across the country, requesting them to expedite the adoption cases pending with them or received by them.
LUCKNOW: Union minister of women & child development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has written nearly 700 letters to chief justices of high courts and district judges all across the country, requesting them to expedite the adoption cases pending with them or received by them.
NEW DELHI: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi appeared to have briefly dozed off in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday in footage sourced from cameras placed in the House. Much to the embarrassment of the Congress, the catnap came in the middle of a debate on price rise.
NEW DELHI: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi appeared to have briefly dozed off in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday in footage sourced from cameras placed in the House. Much to the embarrassment of the Congress, the catnap came in the middle of a debate on price rise.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained all states from exercising power of remission for releasing convicts from jail who are serving life sentence and sought their response whether the Centre's nod was needed for the purpose in cases prosecuted by central agencies like CBI.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained all states from exercising power of remission for releasing convicts from jail who are serving life sentence and sought their response whether the Centre's nod was needed for the purpose in cases prosecuted by central agencies like CBI.
SHIMLA: With the around Rs 2,500 crore apple industry in Himachal Pradesh facing threat from global warming, imports and lack of infrastructure, those associated with apple production have pinned high hopes from the maiden general budget being presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. They expect a major announcement on hike in import duty and food processing industries.
SHIMLA: With the around Rs 2,500 crore apple industry in Himachal Pradesh facing threat from global warming, imports and lack of infrastructure, those associated with apple production have pinned high hopes from the maiden general budget being presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. They expect a major announcement on hike in import duty and food processing industries.
