Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:41:00
Vladimir Putin's first official visit to a G-7 country since Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea is starting in somewhat customary fashion: He is arriving late.
The Russian president was due in western Japan on Thursday for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but his flight was behind schedule. Japanese media reported he would arrive about three hours late.
During two days of talks
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:36:13
Training its guns on the Centre for counter-attacking Rahul Gandhi’s “corrupt” comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying that nobody takes the former seriously, the Congress Party on Thursday said that it is the Bharatiya Janata Partywhich does not take its ministers seriously and is blabbering because they are scared of Gandhi.
“BJP does not take their own ministers’ words seriously. T
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:30:01
The India-Pakistan War of 1971, the anniversary of its conclusion that India will be observing tomorrow, would be remembered as the war of the century. The war, which commenced on December 3, and concluded on December 16, ended in a crushing defeat of the Pakistan armed forces.
It saw the surrender of 92,000 Pakistani troops in East Pakistan and in the creation of Bangladesh out of what was th
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:21:52
The State Minorities Commission on Wednesday said it has sought information from the RBI and different banks following a complaint that the old city area of Hyderabad is being discriminated in allotment of cash following demonetisation.
"We have framed about four questions. One, whether the same amount is being allotted to the branches in old city and the new city area; whether the ATMs are bei
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:17:05
The opposition on Thursday sought a meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee to discuss the issue of demonetisation.
Since demonetisation move was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, the nation has been experiencing chaos. The opposition is united against the move and has been demanding rollback.
Various petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the m
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:11:16
The Supreme Court today ordered a ban on all liquor shops on national as well as state highways across the country and made it clear that licenses of existing shops will not be renewed after March 31 next year.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur also directed that all signages indicating presence of liquor vends will be prohibited on national and state highways.
The bench
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:02:11
The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear the plea filed by Asha Ranjan, the wife of slain journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, seeking shifting of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin from the Siwan jail in Bihar to Tihar Central Jail in New Delhi for a free and fair trial in the case relating to her husband’s murder.
The apex court had deferred the hearing to December 15 during the he
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:59:11
The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear the plea regarding Justice (Retired) R.M Lodha-led committee's recommendations and the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) constant reluctance to accept all recommendations.
Earlier in December, the BCCI had conducted a Special General Meeting (SGM) to discuss as to how they would respond to the Lodha committee's demands for radical changes in
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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:56:09
A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Thursday ordered a magisterial probe into the alleged attack on 2006 Malegaon blast accused Manohar Narwariya in judicial custody.
The court, which has ordered an inquiry against four jail officers A.S. Pansare, H.S. Mint, Sachin Zinzude and Guard Shivaji Devkar, has sought a reply on why action should not be taken against the doctor of J.J
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