India

Sitharaman introduces Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill in LS

14 Dec 2023 08:44 AM IST

A bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha that provides for the immediate effect, for a limited period, to provisions in bills related to the imposition or increase of duties of customs or excise, with or without a change in tariff classification. The Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill, 2023,

Railways filled 2.9 lakh vacancies in past 5 years: Govt

14 Dec 2023 08:43 AM IST

The Railways have filled as many as 294,115 vacancies in the past five years, with more than 90 per cent of the candidates recruited in the safety and operational categories, as stated by Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha

Delhi HC revives PIL on hybrid hearings, points to infrastructure gaps in District Courts

14 Dec 2023 08:42 AM IST

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday acknowledged the genuine problem of insufficient infrastructure in district courts and reinstated a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the adoption of a hybrid system of hearings in subordinate judiciary and quasi-judicial bodies. A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna permitted

Dubai Police nabs Mahadev betting app co-owner

14 Dec 2023 08:41 AM IST

Ravi Uppal, one of the two main owners of the Mahadev online betting app, has been detained by Dubai police based on a red notice issued by Interpol at the request of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), official sources reported on Wednesday. Uppal was apprehended in Dubai last week, and the

SC reserves verdict on plea to revisit 2018 judgment on stay orders

14 Dec 2023 08:40 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea seeking reconsideration of its 2018 judgment, which held that stays granted by lower or high courts in civil and criminal cases would automatically expire after six months unless specifically extended. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud along

Freedom of expression bounded by reasonable limits: Bombay HC

14 Dec 2023 08:39 AM IST

The Bombay High Court has underscored that freedom of speech and expression must operate within reasonable limits to avert potential disastrous consequences. In a case involving an employee terminated from Hitachi Astemo Fie, an auto parts manufacturing company, for posting critical Facebook messages about the company, Justice Milind Jadhav upheld

Experienced moments of terror, says BSP MP who caught LS intruder

14 Dec 2023 08:20 AM IST

We experienced moments of terror today, said a relieved-looking BSP MP from Bijnor, Malook Nagar, who showed exceptional presence of mind and bravery to confront one of the two intruders in Lok Sabha, an incident that shocked the nation on the 22nd anniversary of the parliament terror attack. “I was

Kerala CM asserts there is no uncontrollable situation amidst surge in pilgrims in Sabarimala

14 Dec 2023 08:14 AM IST

Coming under attack from opposition parties, including the Congress and the BJP over the government’s alleged failure in managing the sudden surge of pilgrims in Sabarimala, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said the situation at Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala was under control and asserted the government machinery

Mohan Yadav takes oath as MP CM

14 Dec 2023 08:05 AM IST

The era of former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan came to an end on Wednesday as BJP MLA Mohan Yadav took oath as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Governor Mangubhai C. Patel administered the oath of office to him at the sprawling Motilal Nehru Stadium, Lal Parade Ground in

Will rise to people’s expectations: CM Vishnu Deo Sai

14 Dec 2023 08:04 AM IST

After taking oath as the first tribal Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, Vishnu Deo Sai thanked the people for showing trust in the BJP and said, “We will live up to the expectations of the public.” “Today was the swearing-in ceremony. I took oath as the CM along with

Nehru could not handle Jammu and Kashmir well: Anurag Thakur

14 Dec 2023 08:01 AM IST

After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah for laying the blame for decades of instability in Jammu and Kashmir on his great grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru, Union Minister for Sports and Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur, tore into the grand old party and the country’s

Cong MP Karti Chidambaram skips ED summons in Chinese visa case

14 Dec 2023 08:00 AM IST

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram has refrained from appearing before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with a money laundering investigation related to alleged irregularities in the issuance of visas to 263 Chinese nationals in 2011. He dismisses the case as “most bogus.” The 52-year-old lawmaker from the Sivaganga