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Justice Madan B Lokur, who was the part of four judges to hold the controversial January 12 press conference against the then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, was given a farewell on Friday by the lawyers of the Supreme Court. Justice Lokur, who is set to retire on December 31, on Friday...
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On a day the Supreme Court dismissed pleas challenging Rafale deal, Swaraj Abhiyan's founder member and one of the petitioners in the case, Prashant Bhushan on Friday said he was disappointed over the court's conservative view and claimed new disclosures were expected soon in the matter. He...
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The Supreme Court on Friday said the material placed before it shows that the Centre did not disclose in Parliament the pricing details of the Rafale fighter jet, but revealed it to the Comptroller and Auditor General. It said that CAG report was even examined by the Public Accounts...
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On a day the Supreme Court dismissed pleas challenging the Rafale deal, Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti said the Bharatiya Janata Party should also wait for the apex court's verdict on the Babri Masjid issue. In a relief to the Modi government, the Supreme Court...
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Actor Alok Nath, accused of rape by a woman writer-producer, has filed anticipatory bail application in a Mumbai court. The plea for pre-arrest bail was filed before Additional Sessions Judge S S Oza Thursday. The court on Friday adjourned the matter to December 20, after the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is still the most popular leader in the country, Janata Dal-United leader Prashant Kishor said on Friday, emphasising he does not see any reason for alarm in the Bharatiya Janata Party after the saffron party suffered setbacks in three Hindi heartland states. ...
21:56
Singer Sona Mohapatra has urged the Delhi government to withdraw an invitation to Kailash Kher for a cultural event in view of the #MeToo allegations levelled against him by her and other women. The singer started a petition on change.org where she has reiterated her allegations of sexual...
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In a first for the British military, a Sikh and a Muslim padres have become part of the Royal Air Force Chaplain's Branch, UK's Ministry of Defence announced on Friday.Flight Lieutenant Mandeep Kaur, who grew up in Punjab, becomes the first Sikh chaplain and Kenya-born Flight Lieutenant Ali Omar...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accused Rahul Gandhi of almost condemning the Supreme Court for dismissing the pleas challenging the Rafale fighter aircraft deal, and said the Congress president crossed all limits of propriety, decency and probity in public life. Union law minister and...
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At least five people, including two children, died and about 80 others took ill Friday after consuming 'prasad' at a temple at Sulivadi village in Karnataka's Chamarajnagar district, police said. The condition of 12 people was critical and they have been taken to Mysuru for...
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Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as prime minister of Sri Lanka in a controversial move, will resign on Saturday, his son announced Friday, shortly after the Supreme Court refused to stay a court order that restrained the embattled former strongman from holding the office until it fully heard...
19:27
India Post on Wednesday announced full-fledged entry into e-commerce business, where it will leverage its parcel business for end-to-end delivery of products. We have simplified decision-making process at the department of posts by setting up a separate parcel directorate. It can make...
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Reacting to the Supreme Court verdict on Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today questioned the basis of the apex court judgement on the deal, alleging that a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India mentioned in the judgement does not exist.Gandhi read out a paragraph...
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Intelligence Bureau director Rajiv Jain and Research & Analysis Wing Secretary Anil K Dhasmana, whose two-year terms end later this month, have been given extensions of six months, a government order said Friday.Jain's tenure was to end on December 30 and Dhasmana's on December 29.The...
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India's wholesale inflation fell to a three-month low of 4.64 per cent in November, driven down by decline in prices of food articles, especially vegetables, and some easing in rates of petro products. The Wholesale Price Index-based inflation was 5.28 per cent in October and 4.02 per cent...
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Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal tied the know with fellow badminton player Parupalli Kashyap on FridayBest match of my life..#justmarried, Saina tweeted with couple of photographs.
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Notwithstanding the setbacks BJP suffered in assembly polls in three major Hindi heartland states this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Rae Bareli, the traditional seat of the Gandhi family, on Sunday. This will be the first visit by the prime minister to the constituency...
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Preventing lone wolf attacks and identifying persons who might be planning such strikes is a major concern for security agencies, Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad chief Atulchandra Kulkarni said Friday. He also said that there is a need to develop technology which can scan vehicles for detection...
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India's wholesale inflation fell to a three-month low of 4.64 per cent in November, driven down by decline in prices of food articles, especially vegetables, and some easing in rates of petro products. The Wholesale Price Index-based inflation was 5.28 per cent in October and 4.02 per cent in...
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Finance Minster Arun Jaitley Friday dubbed allegations on the Rafale jet deal as fiction writing that compromised national security, after the Supreme Court dismissed the pleas challenging the deal between India and France for procurement of 36 Rafale jets. In an apparent attack on Congress...
17:06
Novelist Amitav Ghosh will receive with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour in the country, reports said. . The Jnanpith award selection committee, which met in New Delhi, has unanimously agreed that Ghosh, an English language novelist, will get the award this year.Ghosh, who was born...
16:58
The Supreme Court has dismissed a curative petition filed by an NGO Common Cause challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana to the post of CBI Special Director.
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The chiefs of Intelligence Bureau and Research and Analysis Wing Rajiv Jain and Anil K Dhasmana respectively got extensions of six months each on Friday from their two-year terms, which were coming to an end later this month, a government order said. Jain's tenure was to end on December 30...
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The crucial central board meeting of the Reserve Bank, the first under the new governor Shaktikanta Das, Friday agreed to discuss the governance framework of the central bank further. The meeting, which lasted for nearly four hours, also reviewed the current economic situation, both global and...
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Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister designate Sachin Pilot: I would like to thank Congress President Rahul Gandhi and other legislators for taking this decision to make Ashok Gehlotji the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Mera aur Ashok ji ka jadoo puri tarah chal gaya hai. Hum ab sarkar bana rahe hain,...
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Rajasthan Congress Observer KC Venugopal begins the presser. He is flanked by Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot. He is making the announcement on behalf of Congress President Ashok Gehlot. And it's official, Ashok Gehlot is the chief minister, Sachin Pilot is the deputy CM. Sometimes called...
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Congress leader Sachin Pilot reaches All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi. Abhishek Manu Singhvi also present. Ashok Gehlot also present. The official announcement on the CM decision any time now.
16:07
Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved the extension in service of Rajiv Jain, Director, Intelligence Bureau for a period of 6 months beyond the present tenure which ends on December 30.
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Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday congratulated his successor Kamal Nath and urged him to continue with the schemes he implemented for the welfare of the people during his tenure.Speaking to media, Chouhan said, I would like to congratulate Kamal Nathji and...
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The Congress is expected to reveal it's CM face by 4:30 pm. But news agency ANI quoting sources says Ashok Gehlot is expected to be the next Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Sachin Pilot likely to be the Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan. He will also continue to be the Rajasthan Congress...
15:22
Ireland's parliament has passed a landmark legislation to make abortion legal for the first time in the Catholic-majority country, a historic moment which came after an Indian dentist died from blood poisoning in 2012 when the doctors refused her repeated requests to abort the foetus. Ireland...
14:56
So, the matter of the Rajasthan CM seems to have been resolved, but we still don't know who wears the crown even though Ashok Gehlot remains the frontrunner. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has just tweeted this picture (image alongside) with the two contenders for the Rajasthan CM's post --...
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Attorney General K K Venugopal on Friday welcomed as excellent the Supreme Court verdict in the Rafale deal case, and said it has given a clean chit to the Narendra Modi government.I think a clean chit has been given to the government on Rafale deal, he told reporters on the sidelines of a...
14:34
A 35-year-old Indian IT professional was sentenced in the US to nine years in prison for a brazen sexual assault against a sleeping woman during a flight early this year and will be deported to India after the completion of his jail term. The incident happened on a nighttime Spirit Airlines...
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BJP President Amit Shah on the Rafale verdict by the Supreme Court: We welcome the judgement of the Supreme Court, the truth has won. People were being misled by unfortunately the country's oldest party. Rahul Gandhiji should apologize to the nation for misleading people. Want to ask Rahulji what...
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Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra CM: Supreme Court's judgment on the Rafale Deal has exposed the lies of Congress Party and it's President Rahul Gandhi. This judgement has vindicated our stand. Now Rahul Gandhi should apologize for defaming our country globally.
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Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress: Our demand was for a Joint Parliamentary Committee and it still stands. The main issue is pricing which SC said it did not want to comment as it is not in its jurisdiction. The Home Minister is speaking on an incomplete judgement given on a PIL.
13:24
The BJP and its 'pradhan sevak' must learn to be more accommodating in their approach before their electoral test in 2019. Read more
13:09
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets PM Narendra Modi after the Rafale verdict. The defence minister is yet to make a statement on the Supreme Court verdict today, but Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad spoke on behalf of the government, welcoming the Supreme Court's judgement in the Rafale...
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Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama Friday said Buddhist tradition is very liberal, having equal rights for both genders, and that there could be a female Dalai Lama in the future. The Dalai Lama was addressing an audience at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay. The Dalai Lama, whose real...
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@OmarAbdullah on the SC clean chit to the Modi government on the Rafale deal: Though I disagree about the zero impact. A certificate of honesty from the SC, deserved or not, is something the BJP will milk for all it's worth. The BJP really has the devil's luck (relax I'm not calling you...
12:28
The full Supreme Court verdict on the Rafale deal. Read it here
12:15
Finance minister Arun Jaitley to address parliament at noon and is likely to speak on the Rafale deal. Jaitley said the government was ready for a debate in the House on Rafale. Rahul lied on Rafale Arun Shourie, the other petitioner in the case said the top court has abdicated responsibility...
12:10
Reliance chief Anil Ambani welcomes the Supreme Court judgment on the Rafale deal and says it establishes the falsity of politically motivated allegations against his firm. He said his company is committed to India's national security, including implementing offset deal with Dassault.A bench...
12:03
The crucial central board meeting of the Reserve Bank is underway Friday morning to discuss contentious issues including a new economic capital framework for the central bank and relaxation in the prompt corrective action norms for at least some of 12 state-run banks. This is the first board...
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Congress leader Kamal Nath will meet Governor Anandiben Patel Friday in Raj Bhavan in Bhopal to stake claim to form a government in Madhya Pradesh. The party won 114 seats in the 230-member House, the poll result of which were declared on December 11. It has secured support of a total of 121...
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Ashok Gehlot on the delay in the naming of the Rajasthan CM: Decision is not being delayed, BJP is spreading lies. BJP took 7 days in UP and 9 days in Maharashtra to choose a CM. The process takes time, observers go to states for discussion. Whenever such decision is taken it takes time.
11:43
A day after he was sworn in as the chief minister, Telangana Rashtra Samithi supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao Friday appointed his son and former minister KT Rama Rao as the outfit's working president. According a press release from KCR's office, Rama Rao's appointment was necessitated as...
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The treasury benches Friday mounted a counter-offensive on the opposition on the Rafale issue in Lok Sabha after the Supreme Court gave a clean chit to the deal, with the government seeking an apology from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. As soon as the Question Hour was taken up, opposition members...
11:28
Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan reacts to the dismissal of the plea asking for a probe in the Rafale deal: In our opinion the Supreme Court judgement is totally wrong, the campaign will certainly not drop and we will decide if we will file a review petition.The three-judge bench...
11:16
First reactions from the government on the SC judgment dismissing a court-monitered probe on the Rafale deal. Home minister Rajnath Singh: The matter was crystal clear from the beginning and we have been saying that the allegations leveled by Congress were baseless and to gain political mileage.
11:12
On the pending appointment of the Rajasthan CM: Congress president Rahul Gandhi is likely to hold a fresh round of discussions Friday with Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, the two chief ministerial aspirants in Rajasthan, before taking a final call for the top post. The decision of Rajasthan's...
10:58
Update on the what the SC said on the Rafale deal: We are satisfied that there is no occasion to doubt the process (of procurement). A country can’t afford to be underprepared. Not correct for the Court to sit as an appellant authority and scrutinise all aspects. There is no reason for...
10:54
The three-judge bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice SK Kaul and KM Joseph have said there is no reason for the court to intervene and dismissed pleas seeking a court-monitored probe into the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets. There is no occasion to doubt decision-making...
10:33
Benchmark equity indices Friday opened on a cautious note amid negative signals from other Asian markets, and mixed macro cues like weakening rupee and easing crude prices. Breaking its three-day winning streak, the 30-share index turned choppy and was trading 25.93 points, or 0.07 per cent,...
10:27
Varun Gandhi @varungandhi80 My mother and I at Shanti Vana to pay tribute to my father Late Shri Sanjay Gandhi, on his 72nd birth anniversary.Sadly, the Gandhi who will always remain the outsider.
10:11
Former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian opined that although the Reserve Bank of India's independence is sacred, there must be creative tension between the central bank and government.Subramanian, who participated in an interactive session with entrepreneur and co-founder of Infosys...
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The rupee Friday depreciated by 14 paise to 71.82 in early trade on the forex market as the American currency strengthened, while the domestic equity market opened on a weak note. Forex traders said strengthening of the US dollar against some currencies overseas and caution ahead of RBI...
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Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Friday said there is need to reduce uncompensated government mandates imposed on public sector banks (PSBs). This is lazy government -- if an action is worth doing, it should be paid out of budgetary resources. It also is against the interests of minority...
09:53
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on pleas seeking a court-monitored probe in the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France this morning at 10.30 am. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas on November...
09:25
Kamal Nath will take oath as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister on December 17 at Lal Parade Ground in Bhopal. The 72-year-old Congress veteran was declared as CM after hours of hectic parleys held by the party chief Rahul Gandhi with senior party leaders.Many credit Nath for steering the...
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Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is on the short-list of potential candidates for the US president's next chief of staff, US media said on Thursday.Kushner, an influential White House adviser and husband of Trump's daughter Ivanka, met with the Republican leader to...
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The US Senate delivered a rare double rebuke to US President Donald Trump on Saudi Arabia on Thursday, voting to end US military support for the war in Yemen and blame the Saudi crown prince for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.The votes were largely symbolic because to become law the...
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After day long meetings and consultations, the Congress on Thursday night picked Kamal Nath over Jyotiraditya Scindia for the chief minister's post in Madhya Pradesh. However, in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh - the two other heartland states the Congress managed to win from the BJP - the race...
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Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the United States Congress, has said that she was 'seriously' considering running for the White House in 2020.This is for the first time that the four-time Democratic lawmaker in the US house of Representatives from Hawaii has indicated that she may run...
