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SC Junks curative pleas filed by 2 Nirbhaya Case convicts, clears way for execution on Jan 22

New Delhi: A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative pleas filed by Nirbhaya case convicts Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh, paving the way for their execution on January 22. The bench of Justices NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan, whic

Delhi BJP send Rs 500 crore defamation notice to AAP over campaign video showing Manoj Tiwari

The Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday filed a defamation suit against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) seeking Rs 500 crore in damages after it tweeted a video that showed Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari dancing to the tune of AAP’s campaign song for the February 8 assembly polls. The video

Nine-judge Supreme Court bench, led by CJI Bobde, to hear Sabarimala review pleas from today

New Delhi: A nine-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to commence on Monday hearing a batch of pleas on the issue of allowing women of all ages to enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple, along with other contentious issues of alleged discrimination against Muslim and Parsi women.

Each oppressed Pak refugee will get Indian citizenship: Shah

Jabalpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the government “will not rest” until each oppressed Pakistani refugee is given Indian citizenship. He was speaking at a public meeting organised here to drum up support for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). “Congress people, listen…Op

JNU attack 'state-sponsored', VC must be dismissed: Congress fact-finding committee

New Delhi: A fact-finding committee of the Congress on the JNU violence on Sunday said the January 5 attack inside the university campus was "state-sponsored" and recommended Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar be dismissed and criminal investigation initiated against him. The Congress had appointed

JNU violence: Delhi Police says it has identified 37 students from WhatsApp group

New Delhi: Delhi Police has identified 37 students from a WhatsApp group created during the January 5 violence on the JNU campus, sources said. They said the identified persons do not belong to any organisation Left or Right. Those identified are students who were in favour of the semester reg

If we get orders, we'll take appropriate action: Army chief on PoK

New Delhi: Indian Army chief Manoj Mukund Naravane on Saturday said the Indian Army will take steps to wrest Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) from Islamabad’s control if Parliament wanted it and if the Indian government gave such an order. Addressing his customary press conference ahead of Army Da

Deepika patriotic when endorsing Modi govt scheme, anti-national after visiting JNU: Kanhaiya Kumar

New Delhi, Jan 9: Taking a dig at the Centre, former JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday said actress Deepika Padukone was patriotic when she was an ambassador for a Modi government initiative but turned anti-national after visiting JNU. Addressing a crowd outside the premise

Gujarat school faces backlash after asking students to write postcards congratulating PM Modi on CAA

Ahmedabad, Jan 9: A private school in the city had to face angry parents after it asked students to write congratulatory postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing in the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The trustee of Little Star School in Maninagar area said later that it was only a wri

PM Modi meets economists, industry experts ahead of Budget 2020

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, brainstorm with top economists at NITI Aayog to discuss the economic slowdown and set the base for government agenda going forward. Top cabinet ministers including home minister Amit Shah, road minister Nitin Gadkari, commerce minister Piyush

Country going through troubled times, says Chief Justice Bobde on CAA petition

The country is witnessing troubled times and petitions in Supreme Court should not exacerbate the situation, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde observed on Thursday on an unusual petition that wants the top court to declare the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act as constitutional. Parli

’سارے جہاں سے اچھا‘ گاتے ہوئے پرانی دہلی کی خواتین نے کیا شہریت قانون کے خلاف مظاہرہ

پرانی دہلی کی خوایتن نے شہریت قانون اور این آر سی کے خلاف آج ایک احتجاجی مظاہرہ کیا اور پرامن انداز میں ایک مارچ نکالا جو کہ پرانی دہلی واقع ہمدرد دواخانہ اور چاؤڑی بازار ہوتے ہوئے جامع مسجد تک پہنچا۔ اس مارچ میں خواتین کی بڑی تعداد نے حصہ لیا جب کہ سوشل میڈیا پر شیئر ویڈیو میں کچھ مرد حض

Delhi Police capable, but it gets orders from above not to take any action: Kejriwal

New Delhi: The Delhi Police is capable of maintaining law and order but it gets orders from above to “just stand there and not take any action”, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday, referring to the recent violence at JNU and Jamia Millia University. Addressing the Aam Aadmi Party’s (A

Deepika Padukone’s surprise appearance at JNU protest triggers boycott calls

Actor Deepika Padukone drove down to Jawaharlal Nehru University to join a protest by students against the recent violence on campus on Tuesday evening, triggering a sharp reaction from some Bharatiya Janata Party leaders including one who suggested that people boycott her movies. Deepika Padukon

Over 52 lakh missed calls received in support of CAA, says Amit Shah

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah on Monday said that over 52 lakh missed calls from verifiable phone numbers have been received on a special number in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). "52,72,000 missed calls have been received on a special number in support of Citizenship Amend

Hindu Raksha Dal takes onus for JNU attack, warns other varsities on ‘Anti-National' activities

New Delhi: Hindu Raksha Dal, a far-Right group, has claimed responsibility for the brutal assault on teachers and students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) by a masked mob on January 5. Tomar’s admission comes at a time when a video, which has now gone viral, shows ABVP’s Delhi Joint Secretar

Masked mob attacks JNU; around 24 including students, teachers injured

Masked goons, armed with sticks and stones, barged into Delhi's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Sunday evening and beat up students and teachers, spreading chaos and terror. Nineteen students, all from Left-backed groups, and five teachers were injured and hospitalised. The Left

Delhi Assembly elections to be held on February 8, counting of votes on February 11

Delhi Assembly elections to be held on February 8, the Election Commission of India announced on Monday. The counting of votes will be done on February 11. The term of the 70-member Delhi assembly will end on February 22 and a new House has to be constituted before that. Chief minister Arvind