Amid slowdown blues, the government has unveiled a raft of measures over the past few months aimed at improving liquidity in the system, moderating interest rates as well as credit growth apart from addressing stress in the NBFC sector.
In a shocking turn of events, 25 out of the 45 women grapplers, who train at the SAI centre in Lucknow, reported absent from the national camp without taking permission from the National Federation.
Hazarika and Deshmukh were given the Bharat Ratna posthumously.
The government is mulling moving the Supreme Court for cancellation of his bail even as opposition National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday demanded his arrest in the journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case.
Aam Aadmi Party founder member and former MP Ilyas Azmi on Monday quit the party citing "lack of inner democracy" in the organisation.
Rajdeo, who was the Siwan bureau chief of the newspaper, was shot dead on May 13 at a busy fruit market near Siwan railway station.
Aam Aadmi Party spokespersons, Ashutosh, Ashish Khetan and Raghav Chadha, are adept at turning issues on their head and putting up a good offence in their defence.
Noting there have been instances of "excess" by police and paramilitary personnel against the migrant workers, the court also asked authorities to consider "withdrawal" of criminal cases against some of them for violating social distancing norms.
This is the fourth death warrant issued for the execution of the convicts in the matter.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday claimed that additional "evidence" had emerged about 2G spectrum scam showing alleged roles of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M Karunanidhi, his daughter Kanimozhi and a top police officer of Tamil Nadu.
Special CBI Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that the accused was 'concealing himself' and despite issuance of non bailable warrants against him twice, he could not be arrested by the probe agency.
The court said it was conscious of the fact that framing of the scheme and its implementation were in the government's domain who are the best experts in such matters.
With hundreds of visitors flocking the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi, authorities have demanded that a magistrate be appointed to maintain order at the entrance of the prison where Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav is lodged.
The apex court also rebuked Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government for its lax approach in opposing bail granted to the RJD strongman.
No one can claim ownership right over the sacred place by merely putting up a structure like a mosque, a counsel for 'Ram Lalla' told the Supreme Court.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
In its order, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, gave some more leeway to the government which has been arguing that pricing details are so sensitive that they have not even been shared with Parliament.
Comprising not just the gritty Gorkhas, but also men from Kumaon and Garhwal regions, Sir Robert Colquhuon had raised the regiment on April 24, 1815 in Uttaranchal's Almora.
'Wherever the Delta variant is spreading, and the population is not vaccinated, there is death and devastation.'
Indian men's hockey team captain Sardar Singh and former skipper of the national women's side Saba Anjum were conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri Award by President Pranab Mukherjee at a glittering ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
'He always seemed one of us, part of the great aspiring middle class -- his values, his simplicity, even the intellectual snobbery which he could barely hide,' observes Mousumi Sengupta.
Although the authorities had maintained till the last minute that Mevani and his supporters did not have permission to hold the event, it seems the rally organisers and Delhi Police reached a compromise later.
The JNU student leader said, "There is an atmosphere of fear in the country and anybody who speaks against the government is threatened."
On the last date of hearing, the Maharashtra police had produced additional letters to establish Moist links of the arrested accused even as the petitioners described it as cooked-up evidence.
So far, among the IBC cases, SBI has been able to recover Rs 8,500 crore from Tata Steel's acquisition of Bhushan Steel. Another Rs 1,500 crore is in an escrow account on account of Electrosteel Steels.
A petition has sought laying down of specific mechanisms to ensure transparency in the process of appointment of CBI director.
The decision has been taken as it would lead to opening another front, diverting the party's energy from the campaign, AAP sources said.
A look at the hits and flops of the week.
Several former colleagues say Kejriwal is undemocratic. But his loyalists stand stoutly behind him
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R S Reddy and M R Shah said if any State/Union Territory in exercise of their jurisdiction under the Disaster Management Act (DMA) has taken a decision that it is not possible to conduct the final year/terminal semester examination by September 30, then they can make an application to the UGC for extending the deadline.
A team of senior lawyers set up by the Supreme Court to report to it on the situation in the Patiala House courts where JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar was produced on Wednesday, said there was "complete breakdown of law and order" and an atmosphere of "fear and terror" prevailed there and the police did not act.
The most awaited trailer of the year has been released and it looks amazing.
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), on Thursday, denied sending any list of Olympic probables, sans Sushil Kumar, to the Indian Olympic Association, insisting that the two-time medallist is not yet out of contention for the Rio Games.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will on Wednesday lead a protest rally against the Narendra Modi government's land bill at Jantar Mantar in the national capital. However, the common man's minister, who in the past turned down security, has asked the Delhi police to keep the media at bay during the rally, said sources.
Deputy Chef de Mission Balbir Singh Kushwaha said that facilities at the Games Village were good.
'There was a kissing scene in Hello with Gul Panag, but nobody saw that film. In Style, it was only a little peck on the cheek. There was a little in Life... In A Metro too. But I haven't done an erotic film.' Sharman Joshi gets candid about his first erotic film, Hate Story 3.
Soumitra Chatterjee -- one of the finest Indian actors of our time -- meant so much to Aseem Chhabra.
The actress-turned-politician has sung eight bhajans for the album, and even sang live at its laungh.
Expelled members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan will lead a meet which aims to 'explore future course for alternative politics'
