Politics

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday swiftly entertained President Droupadi Murmu’s reference questioning SC’s power and jurisdiction to fix timelines for the President and governors in granting, declining or withholding assent to bills passed by assemblies while brushing aside ‘maintainability’ objections by Tamil Nadu and Kerala.A bench of CJI B R Gavai and Justices Surya Kant,…

NASHIK: Maharashtra’s agriculture minister Manikrao Kokate, who ‘played rummy’, ignited a fresh controversy as he referred to govt as a “beggar” while explaining a previous remark, in Nashik on Tuesday.Kokate, who represents Nashik’s Sinnar assembly constituency, was interacting with media persons, and was questioned about his previous remarks suggesting that even beggars do not accept…

MUMBAI: Bombay high court questioned ATS over the “integrity” and deletion of call data records (CDRs) in its probe into the 11/7 train blasts, adding “reluctance of the prosecution to bring CDRs on record and their destruction raises an adverse inference against the prosecution”.HC said the prosecution’s case was that conspiracy meetings were held at…

NEW DELHI: After activating the process to wrest the Chief Justice of India’s official residence from overstaying ex-CJI D Y Chandrachud, Supreme Court Tuesday said no one can occupy official residence indefinitely and dismissed a former Bihar MLA’s plea against Rs 21 lakh penal rent for staying in an upscale bungalow for two years after…

SRINAGAR: As Congress launched protests in Delhi on Tuesday for restoration of J&K’s statehood, chief minister Omar Abdullah voiced displeasure at not being consulted or informed by its INDIA bloc ally.“Let them talk to us first. We only read about these things (protests) in newspapers. No one reached out to us. Even during the recent…

File photo: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohanrao Bhagwat on Tuesday said the world’s mounting crises, from inequality and environmental degradation to unending conflicts, stem from a fragmented vision of progress and argued that India’s civilisational ethos, or Bharatiyata, offers a holistic alternative.Delivering…

NEW DELHI: With the sudden resignation of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday, the race to elect his successor is set to begin. The Constitution mandates that such a vacancy must be filled “as soon as possible,” typically within six months.In the interim, Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh will preside over the Upper House. However,…

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri (File photo) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday held a pre-departure briefing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visits to the United Kingdom and the Maldives, beginning July 23.This will mark PM Modi’s fourth official trip to the UK.Foreign secretary Vikram Misri outlined the agenda for the UK…

Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami (Image: ANI) DEHRADUN: Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has set a target of making the turnover of the state’s umbrella brand ‘House of Himalayas’ Rs 100 crore by the year 2030 and has given instructions to ensure marketing of its products through Unity Mall as well.Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed dhaba and restaurant owners along the Kanwar Yatra route to comply with the Uttar Pradesh government’s mandate requiring the display of licence and registration information.“At this stage, all the respective hotel owners shall comply with the mandate of license and registration certificate as required statutorily. We make…