The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an election petition challenging the election of DMK MP Kanimozhi from Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi constituency in 2019.Kanimozhi had challenged a Madras High Court order which had refused to dismiss the petition against her. “The election petition is dismissed. Appeal is allowed,” a bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela […]
Additional contribution of 1.16 per cent of basic wages for subscribers opting for higher pension will be managed from employers’ contributions to social security schemes run by retirement fund body EPFO.”It has been decided to draw 1.16 per cent additional contribution from within the overall 12 per cent of the contribution of the employers into […]
The Delhi Police on Thursday morning made a heavy deployment of security personnel at Jantar Mantar where a scuffle broke out between the protesting wrestlers and some police personnel, leading to head injuries to a couple of protesters Multiple layers of barricades have been put up around the protest site and no one is being […]
Army and paramilitary forces have been deployed in violence-hit Manipur following clashes and arson during protests against the inclusion of the majority Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category even the organisation spearheading the agitation said tribals were being targeted in places such as Imphal while police looked on. Guwahati-based public relations officer (defence) […]
SpiceJet has mobilised its plan to revive 25 grounded aircraft, the airline said on Wednesday. Funds for the revival will be drawn from the government’s Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) and better cash accruals, it said in a statement. “The airline has already mobilised around ₹400 crore towards getting its grounded fleet back in […]
The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) response on an application by former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia who has sought interim bail on account of his wife’s illness. A Delhi court had extended Sisodia’s judicial custody till May 8 in a money laundering case related to the Delhi […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today handed over two ships to the Maldives — a fast patrol ship and landing craft assault ship — at function in the island nation.Rajnath is on a three-day visit to the Maldives.The fast patrol ship is capable of coastal and offshore surveillance at high speed. It was commissioned as a […]
Rains lashed parts of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday morning, leading to a dip in the temperature.According to the Meteorological Department here, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Rupnagar, Mohali, Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar received rains. Many parts of the two states, including Chandigarh, have been receiving rains from the past few days.The maximum […]
India’s ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who has been protesting at the Jantar Mantar here with other top grapplers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, has alleged that Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur tried to suppress the matter by forming an oversight panel instead of taking concrete action.During their second phase […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana.The apex court gave its verdict on former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh assassination case convict Balwant Singh Rajoana’s petition seeking commutation of his death penalty. He had sought commutation of his death sentence on the grounds that the Centre had […]