Bilkis Bano case: Convicts seek extension to surrender, SC to hear plea tomorrow

New Delhi (IANS) Days after the Supreme Court struck down the premature release of 11 gang-rape and murder convicts in Bilkis Bano case, three of them have moved applications before the apex court seeking extension of time to surrender before the…

Police commando & woman killed, several injured in fresh Manipur violence

Imphal (IANS) One Manipur Police commando was killed and three others injured when suspected armed militants attacked them in Manipur’s Moreh, along Myanmar border, on Wednesday, police said.

When the security personnel tried to shift the three…

SC to hear on January 22 Thackeray faction's plea against Maha Speaker ruling

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear, on January 22, the plea filed by Shiv Sena-UBT leader Sunil Prabhu against the ruling of Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar holding that the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led…

'India has world's fourth strongest military, US most powerful'

New Delhi (IANS) India has the fourth strongest military globally while the US has the most powerful followed by Russia and China, according to the Global Firepower's recently released Military Strength Rankings for 2024.

The rankings put…

SC issues notice on PIL seeking creation of DNA data banks for unidentified dead and missing persons

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking establishment of DNA data banks for unidentified dead and missing persons.

A bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, sought response of…

Violence unacceptable, but what of Indigo's unprofessionalism: Passenger on assault case

New Delhi (IANS) In the midst of the storm over a passenger assaulting a pilot of IndiGo airlines following a 13-hour delay in take-off on Sunday, a fellow-passenger Sanal Vij on Wednesday came forward and gave his first-hand account of the incident…

Aviation ministry issues show cause notices to Indigo, Mumbai airport

New Delhi (IANS) The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to Indigo and Mumbai Airport after a video of passengers eating and sitting on the tarmac at the airport went viral on social media.

In another…

For 3rd consecutive year, India’s nominal GDP growth will be strongest in Asia

New Delhi (IANS) India’s nominal GDP growth will accelerate to 11.6 per cent this year versus 9.2 per cent in 2023, making it the third consecutive year that the country’s nominal GDP growth will be the strongest in Asia, according to a Morgan Stanley…

Pilot assault case: Accused released on bail, was en route to Goa for honeymoon

New Delhi (IANS) Sahil Kataria, the 28-year-old who assaulted an IndiGo airlines pilot following a 13-hour flight delay, has been released on bail and was served a notice under Section 41 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), an official said…

24.82cr people lifted out of poverty in India in last 9 years: NITI Aayog

New Delhi (IANS) As many as 24.82 crore people in India have come out of multidimensional poverty in the last nine years, according to a study released by NITI Aayog on Monday.

"There has been a steep decline in the Poverty Headcount Ratio…