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Delhi Serial Rapist-killer sent to 14 days’ Judicial Custody
A court in New Delhi on Thursday sent serial killer and rapist Ravinder Kumar to 14 days judicial custody. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav remanded Kumar in judicial custody after he was presented before him.
The accused told the…
Opposition disrupt Rajya Sabha for 3rd day over Lalit Modi row
The Rajya Sabha was disrupted again on Thursday as the opposition continued to press for the resignations of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the chief ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The house was finally adjourned…
Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal flays Jung, calls him Modi’s man
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday accused Lt Governor Najeeb Jung of acting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's behest and said his claim that he (Jung) was the real government in the capital was "laughable and…
Haryana CM Khattar inducts 3 New Ministers to His Cabinet
Nearly nine months after Haryana's first BJP government was sworn in, the Manohar Lal Khattar government saw its first cabinet expansion on Thursday, with three new ministers being sworn in.
Krishan Lal Panwar has been inducted as a…
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan calls All-Party Meeting
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday said she will call an all-party meeting to try ending the unrest plaguing the house.
She told reporters: "Discussions are the only way on how the proceedings of parliament can run. Bringing…
SC allows States to release Life Convicts but with riders
The Supreme Court on Thursday said state governments could grant remission and set free life convicts whose cases have not been investigated by the CBI or those not probed under central laws.
With this, it has lifted its July 9, 2014…
1993 Mumbai Serial Blasts convict Yakub Memon moves SC
Yakub Memon, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the death warrant for his execution on July 30.
Seeking a stay of the execution, Memon sought quashing of the death warrant on the…
Amarnath Yatra resumes from Two Base Camps in Baltal
The Amarnath Yatra annual Hindu pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir resumed from one of the two base camps at Baltal camp on Thursday, four days after it was suspended because of landslides.
Pilgrims were allowed to proceed to the north…
BJP-Congress in all-out war, Parliament in stalemate
The BJP and the Congress were on Wednesday locked in an all-out war over tit-for-tat corruption charges as continuing uproar over the demand for the resignations of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the Madhya Pradesh and…
Opposition Parties disrupt Lok Sabha over Lalit Modi, Vyapam
Opposition parties led by the Congress created a ruckus in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday over the Lalit Modi issue, forcing repeated adjournments of the house.
As soon as the house assembled for the day, the opposition shouted slogans…