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Supreme Court questions rationale behind fixing age group for women’s entry into Sabarimala
July 19, 2018 23:46 IST
Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for the board, said that the temple has the bona fide custom and it was "physiologically impossible for women to observe 41 days of penance".
No proposal to ‘invade’ individual’s right to privacy: Govt on social media hub plans
July 19, 2018 23:15 IST
The top court had agreed to hear a PIL filed by a Trinamool Congress legislator from West Bengal, raising the question whether the government wants to tap the citizens' messages on WhasApp or other social media platforms.
Rs 1,484 crore spent on PM Modi’s foreign travel since 2014: Govt
July 19, 2018 22:31 IST
In 2014-15, Modi had visited 13 countries with first one as prime minister to Bhutan in June 2014. In 2018, he travelled to 10 countries with the last one being to China last month.
Delhi fast becoming ‘safe haven for drug smugglers’: Amarinder
July 19, 2018 22:30 IST
Amarinder Singh urged the Union home minister to ask the Delhi police to work in close coordination with the police of neighbouring states, including that of Punjab, in the endeavour to obliterate the drug menace from the society.
Tejashwi Yadav slams Sushil Modi’s demand for cancellation of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s bailSubscriber Only
July 19, 2018 22:19 IST
Taking exception to the RJD chief's meetings with leaders of the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Sushil Modi had urged the CBI on Wednesday to seek the cancellation of his bail granted by the Jharkhand High Court for medical treatment.
Netflix ‘Sacred Games’: Criticism, expression of dissatisfaction permissible, says Delhi HC
July 19, 2018 22:17 IST
The counsel for Netflix informed the bench on Thursday that they took the initiative and changed the word in the English subtitles in the fourth episode of the show that was alleged derogatory.
Famous Hindi poet Gopal Das Neeraj passes away
July 19, 2018 23:35 IST
Gopaldas Neeraj was awarded Padma Shri in 1991 and Padma Bhushan in 2007.
A 27-year-old Indian truck driver shot dead in Canada
July 19, 2018 21:34 IST
A few witnesses heard a scream and saw around three men running into a gateway vehicle after the shooting.
J’khand govt should take action against those behind attack on Agnivesh: Uma Bharti
July 19, 2018 21:23 IST
"I urge to the Jharkhand state government to take strong action against those who are responsible for the attack," Bharti tweeted.
Monsoon session Day 2: Two key bills passed, Congress staged walkout to protest against mob violence
July 19, 2018 21:24 IST
Monsoon session: The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018 and the Prevention of Corruption bill, 2013 was passed in the parliament ahead of the no-confidence motion on Thursday. Bills like Right to information act is scheduled to come up for consideration.
‘Not satisfactory,’ says Kerala all-party delegation after meeting PM
July 19, 2018 20:55 IST
State Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala, who was also part of the team, expressed disappointment and said that the delegation failed to get any favourable response from the prime minister.
I fail to understand the ‘foreign accent’ of Shashi Tharoor: Piyush Goyal
July 19, 2018 20:53 IST
Continuing his attack on the government, Tharoor said Nirav Modi, who had fled the country after allegedly duping state-run banks of crores of rupees, was seen in a group picture with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Davos.
Govt not impressed with WhatsApp’s new feature to tackle fake news, sends second notice
July 19, 2018 20:46 IST
WhatsApp, which has been struggling to control the spread of misinformation and fake news on its platform, last week enabled a feature which will indicate that a certain message has been forwarded and not created by the sender.
NGT raps Uttarakhand govt: Hardly anything done to clean Ganga, situation extraordinarily bad
July 19, 2018 21:09 IST
Saying that the situation was "extraordinarily bad", a bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel ordered the executive committee, set up by the tribunal, to test water samples from the Ganga every month.
Maharashtra to keep 16% seats reserved for Marathas in government jobs
July 19, 2018 19:59 IST
Maratha leaders had recently announced to stage a protest in Pandharpur against the state government's "failure" to award quota to Marathas in jobs and education institutions.
No confidence motion: With Shiv Sena, AIADMK on its side, NDA likely to sail through; test of strength for Opposition
July 20, 2018 09:54 IST
Even though the ruling party is expected to defeat the motion by virtue of its numbers in the Lok Sabha, where it has 273 members and the NDA has 314 minus the Speaker, it will be a test of the strength of the united opposition as well as the cohesion between BJP and its allies ahead of the 2019 general elections.
India will see a new PM, says Akhilesh when asked about Rahul Gandhi
July 19, 2018 19:55 IST
Taking a dig at BJP's victory in UP assembly polls last year, the SP leader alleged, they won by "dividing society on the basis of caste and religion."
AAP accuses Delhi chief secretary of shielding tainted officialsSubscriber Only
July 19, 2018 19:21 IST
Prakash was at the centre of the strained relations between the AAP dispensation and the IAS officers of the Delhi government, following an alleged attack on him at Kejriwal's official residence here in February.
Sea trials of Vikrant expected to commence by 2020
July 19, 2018 19:08 IST
The ship was launched in August 2013 and presently, the main propulsion plant, power generation equipment, deck machinery and auxiliary equipment have been installed and integrated on board.
Cong-JD(S) govt will complete term at any cost: Karnataka Deputy CM
July 19, 2018 19:04 IST
Since its formation on May 23, the coalition government has been on a rocky road, confronting wrangling over portfolio allocation and presentation of the budget.
Lok Sabha passes bill that allows assets seizure of economic offenders
July 19, 2018 21:07 IST
In April this year, the Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved the Finance Ministry’s proposal of promulgating the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, 2018.
Hindu population in Bangladesh increasing: Sushma Swaraj in Rajya Sabha
July 19, 2018 17:38 IST
Sushma Swaraj told members that as far as the treatment of minorities in Bangladesh is concerned, it is true that there have been incidents of attacks on minorities but Bangladesh government has taken action, as claimed.
Not appropriate to say none of the Ganga projects have made any headway, says Satyapal Singh
July 19, 2018 17:31 IST
Union minister Satyapal Singh told the Lok Sabha on Thursday that a network of 2,050 km sewer lines under the Namami Gange project has been set up, besides installing sewage treatment plants.
No compromise on security on passport seva mobile app, says Sushma Swaraj
July 19, 2018 16:57 IST
Sushma Swaraj also said that rules have been simplified for passports by striking off impractical, irrelevant and unnecessary questions and the process has been streamlined.
Raj Thackeray: BJP won because of EVMs, won’t return to power in 2019
July 19, 2018 16:53 IST
It also alleged that the BJP won past elections by manipulating the Electronic Voting Machines. "The EVMs had helped the BJP win the elections in the past. Otherwise, how can any candidate get zero votes in polls?"
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