Three states – Tripura, Rajasthan and Delhi – will be awarded by the Election Commission for best management during the recent assembly polls, officials said here Friday. “President Pranab Mukherjee would hand over the awards to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of Tripura, Rajasthan and Delhi at a function at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi […]
The public-private partnership model should be adopted to ensure financial inclusion by assisting the vast population across India to open bank accounts, a United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) report released Friday said. The report, which evaluated the Madhya Pradesh model of financial inclusion, said inclusion pertaining to setting up branchless banking and banking correspondent models […]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday expressed shock over the army’s decision to close a case of killing five locals after branding them foreign guerrillas. “Extremely disappointed with the decision of the army… Will ask the law department and advocate general to examine options,” Abdullah tweeted. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had […]
A man killed six members of his family with a hand plough in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh over a property dispute, police said Friday. The incident took place around midnight in Pilkhana village when accused Momin attacked his father Mausam Khan, 80, his brother Shaukin Khan, 60, his brother’s wife Shanno, their two children […]
The Delhi High Court Friday refused to suspend the Delhi government’s order for a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit of the national capital’s three power discoms’ finances since their inception in 2002. “The prayer for stay of the impugned order is declined,” Justice Manmohan said, adding: “CAG will not submit its report till the […]
The 13 accused in the shocking gang rape case of a tribal woman on the orders of a kangaroo court in West Bengal’s Birbhum district were Friday presented in court with the police seeking their custody. “All 13 accused have been presented before the court … we have sought their custody,” a police officer said. […]
The DMK Friday announced the temporary suspension of former union minister M.K. Alagiri in the “interests of the party”. The suspension comes ahead of the DMK’s state conference in Tiruchirapalli next month. DMK general secretary K. Anbazhagan said Alagiri was creating confusion in the party ranks and criticising the disciplinary action taken against some colleagues […]
The Supreme Court Friday took suo motu cognizance of the gang rape of a 19-year old girl in West Bengal’s Birbhum district and described it as “very disturbing”. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam while taking suo motu cognizance of the incident issued notice to the West Bengal government. “It is […]
Putting the Khobragade affair behind them, the United States hopes to move forward the “broad” and “strong” strategic partnership between “the oldest and the largest democracies in the world.” The sentiment was expressed by US Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom Thursday at a reception hosted by Indian Ambassador S. Jaishankar at his residence to […]
The Supreme Court Friday issued notice on a PIL seeking action against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for violating the law while holding a constitutional position. An apex court bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha issued notice to the centre through the home secretary and also to the Delhi government after petitioner M.L. Sharma contended […]