New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Will the winds of change sweeping the government touch the judiciary? The problems are enormous: a backlog of more than 33 million cases; 4,296 of the 19,238 sanctioned subordinate courts lying vacant; and 266 positions of high court judges of the 906 sanctioned vacant. There is a ray of hope and […]
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) The magnificent Victoria Memorial here was bathed in green light Thursday to mark World Environment Day as denizens of Kolkata pledged to do their bit – curbing wastage of water, planting more trees and reducing waste – to protect the environment. The historic edifice hosted quiz contests and slogan writing competitions on […]
Kochi, June 5 (IANS) It’s now official. Kerala’s star couple Dileep and Manju Warrier’s divorce proceedings have officially begun with the former filing a petition here Thursday seeking a divorce. Dileep has filed a petition at the family court here seeking separation from his wife and also requested the court to see that the details of […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Nearly a decade after it denied him a visa and blacklisted him, the US is practically preparing to roll out the red carpet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is set to hold a summit meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington in September-end this year. According to official sources, Modi […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Towards overhauling road safety-control following the fatal car accident of BJP leader Gopinath Munde, the government Thursday vowed to bring in new legislation upgrading road safety norms in-line with global standards. Briefing reporters after a meeting with officials to review road safety standards, Roads Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said: “An umbrella […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) In a show of solidarity with victims of sexual assaults in India, students of Indian origin graduating from Ivy League universities in the US wore a red tape on their graduation caps during convocation ceremonies this week. Later, several students from Columbia University, Harvard University and Brown University participated in a […]
Patna, June 5 (IANS) A Bihar court Thursday convicted eight people including two police officials of murdering three teenage students in a fake encounter 12 years ago in Patna, a lawyer said. The fast track court headed by Judge Ravi Shankar Sinha pronounced the order and found them guilty. “Two police officials including then station house […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A 55-year-old man was Thursday shot dead in Delhi by two unidentified assailants riding a bike, police said. Om Prakash Oberoi, sales executive at an ad agency, was attacked in north Delhi’s Subhash Park area around 11.30 a.m. He had gone to deposit a cheque at a bank. An eyewitness told […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The increasing rape incidents in Uttar Pradesh led to charges and counter-charges between the BJP and the SP with Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti Thursday accusing the state’s ruling party of “protecting rapists” while Dimple Yadav put up a spirited defence of her husband and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. “…this (Uttar […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his council of ministers and senior leaders, including BJP patriarch L.K. Advani and Congress president Sonia Gandhi were among the members of the newly-elected 16th Lok Sabha who took oath Thursday. Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath, who was sworn-in Wednesday by President Pranab Mukherjee as the pro-tem […]