Reacting to the embarrassing development, Khan chaired an emergency Cabinet meeting and took back the notification to extend services of General Bajwa.
The government on Thursday paved the way for corporatisation of bourses through amendments in Securities Contract Regulation Act in line with the suggestions made by the Joint Parliamentary Committee.
'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning everyone else's name in small font at the bottom of the screen?' asks Sreehari Nair.
India is too diverse to be governed centrally and with a single system. The way forward is for the central government to keep the monopoly of military power and a share of national resources while the provinces must have greater autonomy, recommends Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Gearing up to roll out the ambitious odd-even scheme, Delhi government on Thursday said an additional fleet of 6,000 buses will be deployed to enhance public transport.
Veena Balakrishnan and Vighnesh Vancheeshwar tell us how they planned it.
In a statement, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the air pollution had reached the severe level and asked people to follow the dos and don'ts as mentioned in the advisory.
'Is this man crazy?' the postmaster asked. 'Yes, who? Ali, na? Yes, saheb. Five years have passed and, no matter the weather, he comes to collect a letter. It's very rare for him to receive a letter,' the clerk replied.
The ruling party's decision to serve 'disqualification' notice to three party MLAs when polling for four more assembly by-elections are due for May 19 may have been taken to keep the flock together post-results, rather than seek to lose more than already, but it has sent out alarming signals in a state ruled till recently by an Iron Lady, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The prospect of a depleted Australia team struggling on home pitches against India in the coming summer could add further heat from broadcasters
In this moment there has to be honest acknowledgement of how so many in our community willingly voted for another four years of Trump, based on the morally flimsiest of reasons, points out Suleman Din.
Gujarat has around 3,000 licensees for allopathic drug manufacturing, apart from around seven homeopathic licensees, 500 ayuvedic and 600-700 cosmetics licensees
Fulfilling its poll promise, Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party government on Monday announced that 667 litre of free water will be provided daily for each household which has an installed water meter.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
This comes against the backdrop of rising concerns in various quarters about steep fluctuations in airfares.
Discussion paper fixes Rs 1,000 cr as minimum capital for these specialised banks
Citing the complaint, the Bharatiya Janata Party said in New Delhi asked Gandhi to come clean on the matter.
'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.' 'Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.' 'A classical dancer can fall back on tradition, but Astad created something absolutely new.'
'The downslide has been rapid leading up to the number one and number two of the organisation flinging against each other horrendous accusations of bribery and tampering with investigations for personal gain, and the latest petition to the Supreme Court by the joint director of the CBI, M K Sinha, opening a veritable Pandora's Box of repulsive skeletons,' notes B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant who witnessed the CBI's birth.
Welcoming Jaishankar, Foreign Minister Wang referred to the Indo-Pak tensions without directly mentioning about India scrapping the Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
The leadership of the NSCN-K is scheduled to join the peace negotiations in March as part of the Naga National Political Group with Government of India's Interlocutor R N Ravi, reports Sujit Kumar Chakraborty.
Amid strong protests over the Centre'move to promote Hindi in social media, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday sought to douse the row, saying it is not being imposed on non-Hindi-speaking states and that Government respects all Indian languages.
Sources said that the Congress was working to move the motion on Wednesday and is in the process of filing a notice in this regard.
From zeroing in on the best means for stake dilution to moving beyond microfinance, Bandhan navigates a tough path. Namrata Acharya reports.
"Kharge dissents regularly," the minister said.
Youth lodged in prisons for stone-pelting in Kashmir are likely to be granted amnesty on the occasion of Eid with the state government initiating the process of reviewing their cases before the festival.
The increase is in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission, it said.
The annual fee has been hiked from Rs 90,000 to Rs two lakh.
Munna Master, who has been singing bhajans for 30 years, earnestly believes the Padma Shri is a result of his devotion to gau mata.
Most of the parties supported 'one nation one election', says defence minister Rajnath Singh.
The contentious Land bill passed the Lok Sabha test after the government carried out nine amendments.
On a day when Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi invoked 'Maa Ganga' before filing his nomination in Varanasi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday took him on his home turf, saying his party does not believe in 'Ganga -Jamuni tehzeeb'(composite culture).
RIL has more than half a dozen undeveloped discoveries.
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Firms are mandated to change prices of medicines within 45 days of NPPA's notification.
'You can't make the poor rich overnight.' 'Nor can you fly millions in planes.' 'But remember that word: Empathy.' 'Who in the BJP is speaking in that language to these millions?' 'Someone putting an arm of understanding, warmth, comfort around them?', asks Shekhar Gupta.
'The chair is a referee in a match, whether this side is playing better or that side is playing worse is no concern of the chair.'
Regulated electronic platforms such as e-spot markets or spot exchanges may be deemed as authorised markets.
The Tamil Nadu voter may not be in the mood to test new talent, not when the state and the people are going through unprecedented and unanticipated crises, of which coronavirus is only the first. All of it boils down to an election between the ruling AIADMK and the Opposition DMK next year, with small-timers, had-been parties and promised parties left on the sidelines, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The Prime Minister expressed serious concern over the issue of call drops and asked officials as to what steps are being taken to address this problem.
'If we cannot conclude a trade deal, both sides are likely to take trade actions that will further impair our government-to-government ties.'
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