Need to ponder, why it is difficult to implement law passed by Parliament: Rijiju

New Delhi (IANS) Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday, without referring to farm laws in the presence of the Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and President Ram Nath Kovind, said just like a judgment passed by the Supreme Court, a Bill passed by the…

Probe ordered into leakage of President's security details

Kanpur (IANS) A probe has been ordered into the leakage of a document containing details of security arrangements for President Ram Nath Kovind's two-day visit to Kanpur.

The details had surfaced on some WhatsApp groups.

The document…

Infiltration bid on LoC in J&K foiled, 1 terrorist killed

Jammu (IANS) The Indian Army has foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district in which one terrorist was killed.

Defence ministry spokesman, Lt. Colonel Devender Anand said, "On night of…

'Stand up for right, against wrong', CJI to lawyers to protect judiciary from motivated attacks

New Delhi (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Friday urged lawyers to protect the institution from motivated and targeted attacks and to not shy away from standing up for what is right, and against what is wrong.

The Chief Justice…

India, US agree on transitional approach on 'Equalisation Levy' 2020

New Delhi (IANS) India and the US have agreed on a 'transitional approach' on 'Equalisation Levy' 2020.

According to Ministry of Finance, India and the US will remain in close contact to ensure that there is a common understanding…

12 Cong MLAs in Meghalaya join Trinamool Congress

Shillong (IANS) In a major setback for Congress, at least 12 of the 18 party MLAs led by opposition leader Mukul Sangma have joined Trinamool Congress (TMC), party sources have said.

Trinamool Congress's Rajya Sabha Member Sushmita Dev…

Deploy additional forces in Tripura for free, fair municipal polls: SC to Centre

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to deploy two additional companies of central paramilitary forces in Tripura as expeditiously as possible for municipal elections held on Thursday. The top court emphasized that it…

Centre tells SC: Ready to revisit Rs 8L income criteria for EWS

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it has taken a decision to revisit the criteria of Rs 8 lakh annual income limit for EWS criteria and added that a fresh decision will be taken within a period of four weeks.

Putin's visit to India clouds timing of India-US ministerial dialogue

New York (IANS) The timing of the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue of the top diplomats and defence heads of India and the US that was expected to take place early next month is now under a cloud of uncertainty because of Russian President Vladimir Putin's…

This is national capital: SC says won't close the case on air pollution in Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the government that it cannot micromanage the actions taken by state governments to stop stubble burning, and emphasized that the government should use statistical models and adopt scientific methods…