The following are the salient points of the constitutional amendment bill which will scrap the collegium system of judges’ appointments: * Chief Justice of India to head six-member National Judicial Appointments Commission. * Law minister, two senior Supreme Court judges and two eminent people to be the other members. * Collegium comprising prime minister, Chief […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The government Tuesday said it favoured an independent judiciary, but also wanted parliament’s sanctity to be maintained. “We all want an independent judiciary, but the sanctity of parliament is equally important, which we all appreciate,” Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said while moving for the consideration of the Lok […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The southwest monsoon this year will be deficit, with 87 percent of average rainfall, but there is no threat of drought as the rains will pick up in August and September, Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh said Tuesday. The deficit rainfall in June and July has affected overall average rainfall for […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) To ensure unbiased dissemination of news and views, the broadcast regulator has restricted entry of political parties and corporates in television and newspaper business. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday released the “Recommendations on the Issues relating to Media Ownership”, which propose a single independent media regulatory authority for […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) To ensure unbiased dissemination of news and views, the broadcast regulator has restricted entry of political parties and corporates in television and newspaper business. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Tuesday released the “Recommendations on the Issues relating to Media Ownership”, which propose a single independent media regulatory authority for […]
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Aug 12 (IANS) A woman hurled a slipper at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Chamorshi village of the state Tuesday, but missed, the politician’s aide said. The woman – identified as Shobha Mhaske – raised pro-Vidarbha slogans and hurled her slipper at Pawar. However, as she was at quite some distance from […]
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Aditi Rao Hydari has no qualms about praising fellow actresses like Deepika Padukone, Kangana Ranaut and Sonam Kapoor. Like most of the fashionistas, she too gives a thumbs up to their sartorial choices. When asked whose style she likes the most, she told IANS: “I like Jennifer Lawrence and Audrey Hepburn. […]
Leh (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 12 (IANS) In his first attack on Islamabad after taking office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday accused Pakistan of waging a proxy war against India, saying this had killed more soldiers than the numbers killed in all wars since 1947. Making his second visit to Jammu and Kashmir in less than […]
Bangalore, Aug 12 (IANS) Karnataka has set up a warehouse for start-ups in this tech hub in partnership with IT industry body Nasscom to mentor, nurture and fund technology entrepreneurs, an official said Tuesday. “The first-ever ‘Start-Up Warehouse NextGen’ in India has been set up with the state government investing Rs.5 crore to incubate new companies […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today said the NSW Government has delivered more than 9,000 extra weekly public transport services since March 2011, including more than 5,600 train, bus and ferry services in Western Sydney. Ms Berejiklian said the NSW Government came to office more than three years ago and found a public transport system […]