Move to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes 2nd surgical strike on black money: Sushil Modi

Patna (IANS) Welcoming the announcement of the Reserve Bank of India to withdraw Rs 2,000 banknotes from circulation, Rajya Sabha MP and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday termed the move a "second surgical strike on black money".

"I…

SC declines to stay Calcutta HC direction to transfer Ram Navami violence case to NIA

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay the Calcutta High Court order transferring the probe in cases connected with Ram Navami violence to the National Investigation Agency.

Counsel for West Bengal submitted before a…

'Produce original records related to remission granted to Anand Mohan', SC to Bihar govt

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Bihar government to produce original records in connection with the remission granted to former MP Anand Mohan, who was sentenced to life term in the 1994 murder of G. Krishnaiah, the then…

NCB probe unveils lavish lifestyle & mysterious watch deals of Sameer Wankhede

New Delhi (IANS) Narcotics Control Bureau deputy director general Gyaneshwar Singh has mentioned in his report on the Aryan Khan drug case that the annual income of Sameer Wankhede, the former Mumbai Zone Director of NCB, and his wife is around Rs…

RBI to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency notes; to continue as legal tender

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said that it will withdraw the Rs 2,000 denomination banknote from circulation but it will continue as legal tender.

In a statement, the RBI said: "The 2,000 denomination banknote was introduced in…

SC puts on hold Allahabad HC direction for scientific survey of Shivling inside Gyanvapi mosque

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday put on hold the Allahabad High Court directions allowing scientific survey and carbon-dating of a Shivling found inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex last year.

Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, representing…

Pressure mounts on Congress high command for more DyCM posts in K'taka

Bengaluru (IANS) Pressure is mounting on AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge from senior Congress leaders in Karnataka to create more posts of the Deputy Chief Minister.

The AICC has announced only one Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) post for Karnataka…

Stray dogs maul to death another child in Telangana

Hyderabad (IANS) In yet another shocking incident, an eight-year-old boy was mauled to death by stray dogs in Telangana.

The incident occurred near Kazipet railway quarters in Hanamkonda district on Friday morning.

A pack of stray dogs…

SC gets 2 new judges, full strength of court for brief period

New Delhi (IANS) Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate K.V. Viswanathan were sworn-in as Supreme Court judges on Friday.

The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud.

How Shivakumar finally accepted proposal to be Karnataka Deputy CM

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Thursday ended the suspense over the next Karnataka Chief Minister after it announced the name of veteran leader Siddaramaiah for the top post and state unit chief D.K. Shivakumar as his deputy.

The delay in…