Lawyers call off strike, Delhi courts to resume work from Sat

New Delhi (IANS) Lawyers in Delhi on Friday evening called off the strike they had called following a clash with the police at the Tis Hazari court complex on November 2.

With this decision, all district courts in Delhi would resume normal…

Sena-NCP-Congress government will last full term: Pawar

Nagpur (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar asserted on Friday that the proposed Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government will be formed soon and serve its full five-year term.

While speaking with media persons, he dismissed…

Tension in UP district after mosque construction stopped

Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) A mosque allegedly being erected illegally overnight in Sambhal district, was stopped leading to tension. Police have been deployed in the area.

Work at the under-construction mosque in the Saraitareen area…

Rafale verdict opens door for JPC probe: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Supreme Court verdict has opened a "huge door" into investigation of the "Rafale scam" and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the fighter jet deal.

Gandhi tweeted:…

Assembly elections in J&K soon: Lt Guv Murmu

Jammu (IANS) Newly-appointed Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Girish Chandra Murmu on Thursday said that assembly elections in the Union Territory would be held soon.

He was speaking at the Attestation-cum-Passing out Parade of the 14th BRTC…

SC dismisses review petition in Rafale deal

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court dismissed the review petition in the Rafale deal issue, saying "we found nothing in it", BJP leader and senior lawyer Ajay Agarwal said here on Thursday.

"The Supreme Court also said there is no need to file…

Ayyappa devotees welcome SC referring Sabarimala to larger bench

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Many in Kerala expressed happiness as the Supreme Court on Thursday referred to the issue of entry of women into Sabarimala temple and other religious places to a larger seven-judge bench.

But what has come as a…

India condemns Modi's fake letter to CJI on Ayodhya verdict

New Delhi (IANS) India has strongly condemned a fake letter circulating in Bangladesh's local media claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed it to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, congratulating the five-judge Supreme Court bench…

After protests, JNU rolls back proposed hostel fee hike

New Delhi (IANS) Bowing to pressure from the agitating students, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration on Wednesday scaled down the hike in hostel charges and other proposed decisions, describing it as a "major rollback".

The…

SC says CJI office under RTI

New Delhi (IANS) The office of Chief Justice comes under the Right to Information Act, said the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justices Sanjeev Khanna and Deepak Gupta pronounced that the Chief Justice Office is as…