'Easy to criticise..': SC junks plea for CBI probe in oxygen crisis

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking a CBI probe in connection with medical oxygen shortage during course of second wave of pandemic, and also constituting a commission of inquiry headed by either top court…

India asks UN panel to condemn Pakistan's attempts to disrupt disarmament efforts

United Nations (IANS) India has called on the UN committee dealing with disarmament to condemn Pakistan for its "nefarious and vicious" attempts to disrupt its work.

"This Committee should not only categorically reject Pakistan's nefarious…

Increased Chinese air force presence at LAC not of 'much concern': IAF chief

New Delhi (IANS) There is increased Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force presence across eastern Ladakh but "it is not going to make much difference" to the Indian Air Force, IAF chief V.R. Chaudhari said on Tuesday.

Addressing the…

NEET-SS exam pattern change: SC says medical education has become a business

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday, pulling up the Centre, on the changes in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Super Specialty (NEET-SS) 2021 pattern, said the impression and message which will go out is that medical education…

Six-member SIT to probe Lakhimpur-Kheri incident

Lucknow (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Lakhimpur-Kheri incident, in which nine persons were killed on Sunday.

The six-member SIT will be headed by Additional…

Flat-purchasers can't be left at mercy of builders: SC notice to Centre

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice on a plea seeking direction to the Centre to frame a "model builder agreement" and agent-buyer agreement in the real estate sector to infuse transparency and fairness, restraining builders…

Khattar speaks of 'tit for tat response for farmers'

New Delhi (IANS) A video of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is circulating on the social media where he can been heard telling to counter farmers.

While addressing the BJP state farmers' wing he said,"prepare 700 to 1000 volunteers…

'Nobody takes responsibility...': SC says as AG mentions Lakhimpur Kheri violence

New Delhi (IANS) Citing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, Attorney General K.K. Venugopal on Monday told the Supreme Court that an "unfortunate incident" happened and the protest against the farm laws must stop now. At this, the top court said that when…

'What is protest for if farm laws stayed?': SC to decide if right to protest absolute

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine a larger constitutional issue, if there cab be an absolute right to protest by the farmers against the three agriculture laws, against the backdrop of stay on the laws by the top court.

The heroin seizure in Gujarat that had its impact on a Chennai middle class apartment

Chennai (IANS) The residents of middle class Govardhan Giri Apartments in Chennai's Kolapakkam are now wary.

For they are seeing a lot of visitors these days - media, probe agency officials - after the seizure of huge heroin in Gujarat's…