Judges shouldn't get swayed by public opinion on social media: CJI

New Delhi (IANS) Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana on Wednesday said judges should not be swayed by the "emotional pitch of public opinion on social media platforms", and the judiciary cannot directly or indirectly be controlled by the legislature…

Top Lashkar commander, militant killed in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists including a top commander were killed during an encounter at Parimpora in Srinagar on Monday, police said on Tuesday.

Police said that there was a specific input about terrorists carrying an attack…

Mamata calls Dhankhar 'corrupt', Governor hits back

Kolkata (IANS) The war of words between West Bengal CHief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar reached a flash-point on Monday after the CM alleged that the Governor was named in the 1996 Hawala Jain case.

Strongly refuting…

Kerala gold smuggling: Notice to UAE Embassy

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) In a crucial turn of events in the now infamous Kerala gold smuggling case, the Ministry of External Affairs has served a notice to the UAE Embassy based on a 251-page report of the Customs which probed the case.

The…

All states must implement one-nation, one ration card scheme by July 31: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said all state governments must implement one-nation, one ration card scheme by July 31.

A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan passed a slew of directions to the Centre and state governments for…

General Bipin Rawat visits forward areas along LAC in Himachal

New Delhi (IANS) Chief of Defence Staff of the armed forces, General Bipin Rawat, on Tuesday visited the forward areas along the Line of Actual Control with China in the central sector in Himachal Pradesh.

On arrival at the forward most post…

Modi discusses futuristic challenges in defence sector at high-level meet

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other top bureaucrats to discuss the prevailing security issues the country…

'Legitimate, within four corners of Constitution': SC junks plea against TN land acquisition Act

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a batch of writ petitions challenging The Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws (Revival of Operation, Amendment and Validation) Act, 2019.

A bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh…

Twitter's interim grievance officer for India quits

New Delhi (IANS) Days after his appointment as per the new IT guidelines, Twitter's interim resident grievance officer for India, Dharmendra Chatur has stepped down, sources said.

The US-headquartered micro-blogging platform's website…

TN crime branch registers case against 10 police officers

Chennai (IANS) The CB-CID of the Tamil Nadu police registered a case against 10 police officers, including an assistant commissioner and a sub-inspector for having intimidated a businessman, forcing him to transfer his property to another businessperson.