Centre silent on Chinese loan apps that claimed 52 young lives, extorted Rs 500 cr: Cong

New Delhi (IANS) Congress on Tuesday questioned the Centre's silence on the Chinese fraud loan apps which has claimed 52 young lives and siphoned off Rs 500 crore through Hawala.

Addressing a press conference party spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh…

Mumbai's first underground Metro-3 line trials commence

Mumbai (IANS) Marking a breakthrough, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis flagged off the trial runs on the city's first fully subterranean Mumbai Metro 3 line, here on Tuesday.

The work on the 33.50 kms long Metro…

Gujarat riots: SC disposes of pleas seeking proper probe

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrapped up its proceedings in connection with 2002 Gujarat riot cases, as it disposed of ten petitions, including a plea filed by the National Human Rights Commission, seeking proper investigation in the…

Who are in Team Rahul targeted by Azad as 'PAs' and 'guards'

New Delhi (IANS) Targeted by exiting leader Ghulam Nabi Azad as a coterie of personal assistants (PAs) and security officers who really run the Congress, Rahul Gandhi's team comprises ex-bankers, business graduates and even a former SPG personnel.

'Celebrity leaders looting money', says Bengal minister, gets show-cause notice

Kolkata (IANS) Three-time Trinamool Congress MLA and the West Bengal minister of state for consumers affairs department, Srikant Mahata has been censured and issued a show- cause by his party after a video went viral where he was seen questioning…

'Will not permit forum shopping', SC on pleas against K'taka HC verdict on hijab

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday expressed anguish at petitioners' counsel seeking adjournment on a clutch of pleas against the Karnataka High Court judgment, which upheld the right of educational institutions to ban wearing of hijab…

Senior citizens' 10-year legal fight gets closure with the fall of towers

New Delhi (IANS) With the fall of India's one of the largest towers, a legal fight of over 10 years by senior citizens has come to an end on Sunday.

The fall of the twin towers will mark the victory of the group of elderly people who waged…

Justice U.U. Lalit sworn-in as 49th Chief Justice of India

New Delhi (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday administered the oath of office to Justice U.U. Lalit as the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI) with effect from August 27, 2022.

The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan,…

Several senior Congress leaders in J&K resign after Azad quits

Srinagar (IANS) In wake of senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's resignation from the party on Friday, a number of senior party leaders, including former legislators, of the party in Jammu and Kashmir also quit.

These included G.M.…

SC panel: 5 out of 29 mobiles examined infected with malware, no conclusive proof of Pegasus

New Delhi (IANS) The Pegasus panel in its report submitted in the Supreme Court said the presence of controversial Israeli spyware Pegasus was not conclusively established in 29 mobile phones examined, and also the Government of India did not cooperate…