'Induce creativity in bureaucracy', SC sets 24-hour deadline for Centre, states to act

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday minced no words to slam the Centre and state governments over the severe air pollution in the national capital and expressed concern that nothing was happening on the ground to improve the air quality.

Maharashtra: Congress livid as Didi writes UPA's epitaph

Mumbai (IANS) Relegated to the political pavement as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stormed Mumbai in her 2-day-long high-profile trip which ended on Thursday, the Maharashtra Congress unitedly slammed her for her 'RIP'-ping comments…

Omicron a setback for international travel: Scindia

New Delhi (IANS) The latest coronavirus variant, Omicron is certainly a setback for resuming international travel, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

Responding to a question during Question Hour, he…

Maoists expel ideologue Kobad Ghandhy for anti-party views

Nagpur (IANS) The Central leadership of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) has expelled its top cadre Kobad Ghandhy for anti-revolutionary views from the primary membership of the party. Ghandhy, 74, has spent nearly four decades in Maoist activities…

Swiggy to infuse Rs 5,250 Cr in quick grocery service Instamart

Bengaluru (IANS) Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday announced to invest $700 million (over Rs 5,250 crore) in its express grocery delivery service Instamart that delivers groceries in 15-30 minutes -- at a crucial time when its closest…

SC to hear before Dec 17 pleas against ordinances extending tenure of CBI, ED directors

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear pleas challenging two ordinances extending tenure of the ED and CBI chiefs before December 17.

A lawyer mentioned the plea challenging the ordinances before a bench headed by Chief…

Koregaon-Bhima case: HC grants bail to activist Sudha Bharadwaj

Mumbai (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted bail by default to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj, one of the accused in the 2018 Koregaon-Bhima and Elgar Parishad caste violence case.

A division bench comprising Justice S.S. Shinde…

Kangna's remarks against Sikhs blasphemous, plea in SC seeks censor on her social media posts

New Delhi (IANS) A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to censor all future social media posts by Bollywood actress Kangna Ranaut.

The plea filed by advocate Sardar Charanjeet Singh Chanderpal sought direction to instruct…

AMU student lands in controversy for praising PM Modi

Aligarh (UP) (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has landed in social media controversy after one of its students alleged that he was being denied a PhD degree for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the media.

Seeking the Prime…

Global campaign under Xi Jinping to exploit extradition treaties

New Delhi (IANS) A new report documents hundreds of cases of the People's Republic of China's (PRC's) international harassment campaign against Taiwanese nationals via deportations and extraditions.

The report by Safeguard Defenders…