In an unprecedented move, a seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court will on Wednesday take up the issue of suo motu cognisance of alleged contemptuous letters written by sitting Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan against the Madras High Court Chief Justice addressed to various authorities. The a

New delhi: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Wednesday said the negative consequences of atomic power can not be overlooked, adding that nuclear terrorism is an international threat that should not serve national strategy. “The power of the atom is wondrous and it has benefited mankind in various wa

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be “ashamed” of himself for his statement on the earthquake that hit the state while taking a jibe at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s “earthquake” remark. “Narendra Modi should be ashamed of himself for ma

Hyderabad: The entry of Muslims has been banned on the campus of University of Hyderabad. It was revealed when a student of HCU, Zunaira recorded her complaint with the registrar of the university. When Chief Security Officer, Mr. T.V. Rao contacted, he confirmed it and said that a decision has bee

New Delhi [India]: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court on Tuesday issued proclamation orders against Pathankot terror attack mastermind Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar and three other JeM leaders. The NIA Special Court at Mohali, Punjab has issued Proclamation Orders under s

Chennia: Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Tuesday evening revolted against AIADMK General Secrectary V.K. Sasikala, saying he was forced to resign as the head of government. “I was forced to resign by Sasikala,” Panneerselvam told reporters after a dramatic 40-minute meditat

It has been reported that some uninformed persons are creating doubts about the genuineness of Rs. 10 coins in the minds of ordinary people including traders, shop-keepers, etc., impeding the circulation of such coins in certain pockets of the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Reserve Bank

New Delhi: One of the key suspects in the Kanpur train derailment in November has been arrested from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu after being deported from Dubai. A special team of Nepal Police arrested Samshul Hoda along with three others. Hoda has been detained from the Tribhuvan I

Mumbai, Feb 7 (ANI): In a another jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra, the firebrand Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday joined hands with Shiv Sena and said that he will be the face of the Uddhav Thackeray led-party in Gujarat. Addressing a joint-press confere

Meerut: Calling the eve-teasers as “Romeos” the party chief Amit Shah has promised to set up “Anti-Romeo squads”  to prevent “harassment of young women students,” few sections of the party insisted that the action will be selective, targeting only those who harass “Hindu girls”. BJP’s national co-c

New Delhi [India]: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court against the swearing-in of V. K. Sasikala as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The apex court is expected to hear the matter within a week. Petitioner Senthil Kumar knocked the doors of the apex court seeking a stay on the swearing-in

A earthquake, epicentred in Uttarakhand and measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, rattled residents of Delhi and north India on Monday night, creating panic and leading office workers to evacuate buildings, the IMD said. According to the preliminary IMD report, the quake, classified as moderate, occu

A dramatic chase culminated into a fierce gun battle between police and criminals near Nehru Place metro station in south Delhi on Monday morning. Sources said that about 13 rounds were fired in the encounter in which two policemen were injured. Police sources confirmed that casualty was avert

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) administration on Sunday suspended five resident doctors for the death of a pregnant nurse due to their alleged negligence. Over 300 nurses held a protest march in the hospital after the death, following which the suspension orders were issued.

Ghaziabad: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said the government may take a major step to ban triple talaq after the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Speaking at a press conference here yesterday, he said the tradition denies respect for women and it needs to be banned. “The government

Rampur (UP): Samajwadi Party leader and senior Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan, known for making controversial remarks, today compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the mythical demon king Ravana. Without taking Modi’s name, he said, “The king who rules over 130 crore Indians goes to Lucknow to

Taking potshots at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, BJP chief Amit Shah on Saturday alleged the two “good-looking princes” (“khoobsurat shehzade”) involved in corruption are now out to mislead the people of Uttar Pradesh, and accused the Samajwadi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took on his political rivals in Uttar Pradesh terming them a “scam.” Addressing a mammoth rally in Meerut, Mr Modi said, “The BJP’s fight in this election is against ‘scam’. Do you know what ‘scam’ stands for? It is ‘s’ for Samajwadi Party, ‘c’ for Congres