Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate on Monday dismissed former Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud’s remarks on 2020 Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid’s prolonged incarceration without trial as “fancy words,” prompting BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla to accuse her of questioning the judges’ integrity.Also Read | ‘Grant bail in…
The Supreme Court has mandated the Madhya Pradesh government to decide within two weeks on prosecuting minister Kunwar Vijay Shah for his offensive remarks against Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. The court noted the SIT’s report is pending since August 2025, urging the state to act promptly on the mandatory sanction required under law. NEW…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday urged Poland to not help fuelling the “terrorist infrastructure” in the Indian neighbourhood. The comments came during bilateral talks with the Poland deputy prime minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Monday.“Deputy prime minister, you are no stranger to our region and are more than familiar with the long…
Prateek Yadav, son of Samajwadi Party founder late Mulayam Singh Yadav, on Monday accused his wife, BJP leader Aparna Bisht Yadav, of straining his relationship with the family and said he would soon move court seeking a divorce.Aparna Yadav currently serves as vice chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh state commission for women.In a lengthy post…
NEW DELHI: Who will be Mumbai’s mayor? With the BMC results now out, India’s richest civic body is still waiting for a new head. In the financial capital of the country, familiar scenes of Maharashtra politics are unfolding, rounding up winning corporators, hotel stays, number crunching, and sharp political exchanges.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), long…
NEW DELHI: As IndiGo’s exemption from the new safety-enhancing flight duty rules for A320 fleet pilots expires Feb 10, the airline must tell DGCA this week, likely Monday, whether it can still run more than 2,000 flights a day under the new rules that increase pilot requirement, reports Saurabh Sinha. If it cannot, authorities are…
File photo of Nitin Gadkari NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday made a strong pitch for generational transition in leadership, suggesting that the older generation should step aside once systems begin to function smoothly and allow younger people to take charge.Addressing a press conference in Nagpur ahead of the Advantage Vidarbha–Khasdar Audhyogik Mahotsav,…
KOLKATA: Bengal industries minister Shashi Panja mocked PM Modi for skipping any project announcement for Singur at a rally on Sunday, saying it left state BJP functionaries “disappointed and frustrated”. “We hoped the PM would announce projects for Singur. There was none,” she said, accusing Modi of speaking “on multiple topics” while avoiding specifics.TMC also…
On Jan 19, 1966, the high-domed Central Hall of Parliament — where India’s Constitution had been adopted — witnessed a spectacle unlike any before. For the first time since Independence, the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) elected its leader through a full-fledged contest. Out of that tense, four-hour drama emerged Indira Gandhi, 48, as India’s first…
Security operations following an exchange of fires between security forces and terrorists. (ANI) NEW DELHI: Eight Army personnel were injured on Sunday in a prolonged gunfight with terrorists in a remote forested area of the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.The encounter, which lasted for several hours, erupted when security forces came in…
