SC declines to entertain Amrutha plea claiming daughter of Jayalalithaa
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition by one Amrutha – claiming to be the biological daughter of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. jayalalithaa…
Sharad Yadav faction to form a new party
AMN Sharad Yadav-led JD(U) faction today announced to form a new party in the next ten days. Recently, the Election Commission had rejected this faction’s claim over the party’s poll…
Centre to prescribe minimum educational qualifications for Sarpanch
AMN Centre will write to all states to prescribe certain minimum educational qualifications for holding the office of Sarpanch. Replying to a media query in New Delhi Monday, Women and…
Campaigning gains momentum for Gujarat polls
AMN / AHMEDABAD Campaigning has gained momentum for the first phase of assembly polls in Gujarat. In this phase, 89 constituencies spread over 19 districts of Saurashtra, Kutch and South…
India, Russia ink anti-terror pact
AMN India and Russia today agreed to help each other in combating terrorism. The agreement between the two countries for cooperation in tackling all forms of terrorism was signed by…
SC disposes of PIL seeking law against torture, custodial violence
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a PIL seeking to put in place a statutory framework to curb torture and custodial violence as it said that it…
KERALA LOVE CASE: SC SETS HADIYA FREE FROM CUSTODY OF PARENTS
Hadiya told Apex Court that she wants “freedom and release”. The Court freed Hadiya from her parents’ custody but said it would decide later on her marriage; for now, she…
Willing to extend deadline for Aadhaar linking till March 31: Centre to SC
Onkar Singh / New Delhi The Supreme Court today said it would hear a batch of petitions challenging mandatory linking of Aadhaar for granting various services to citizen after its…
Centre withdraws Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Z+ security cover
AMN The Centre has withdrawn RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Z+ VIP security cover of NSG commandos. Sources said, Lalu Prasad will now be given ‘Z’ category security and will…
J&K interlocutor begins second leg of visit to Valley
AMN The Centre’s Special Representative for Jammu and Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma arrived in Srinagar on Sunday on a three-day visit. During his stay in Pulwama, Sharma met at least 14…