‘Rain was responsible for Elphinstone bridge tragedy’
AMN / MUMBAI An inquiry report on the Elphinstone bridge stampede in Mumbai submitted found that that heavy rain was responsible for the tragedy. the tragedy occurred on September 29.…
BAN ON FIRECRACKERS IN DELHI NCR INFRINGEMENT IN FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT: CAIT
VINIT WAHI / NEW DELHI Appreciating the concern of Supreme Court for environment protection, the Confederation of All India Traders CAIT said that conducting business of fire crackers was a…
Implement guidelines on safety & security of school children: SC tellls States
AMN Supreme Court has directed all state governments to ensure that the Centre’s guidelines on safety and security of children are implemented in reality in every school of the country.…
Gujarat govt cuts VAT on petrol, diesel by 4%
AMN Gujarat government has announced to cut prices of petrol and diesel in the state with effect from midnight tonight.Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel made…
Delhi HC grants 6 months to Centre to look into accounts of political parties
AMN The Delhi High Court on Monday granted six-months time to the Centre to look into accounts of political parties for traces of foreign funds. A bench of Acting Chief…
Defence Minister Sitharaman reviews operational readiness of Tezpur airbase
AMN Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today reviewed the operational readiness of the strategically important Eastern airbase of Tezpur. A Defence Ministry press release said, the visit was part of her…
Congress must select leaders based on calibre and potential: Arun Jaitley
AMN Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Congress party is unlikely to substantially expand itself unless it selects its leaders based on calibre and potential. Responding to questions after…
SC seeks Centre’s response on execution by hanging
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response on a plea that execution by hanging was unconstitutional as it was painful and not a dignified way of…
SC to put recommendations on appointment of judges in public
New Delhi In an unprecedented decision, the Supreme Court collegium has decided to put in public domain all its recommendations for the appointment, elevation and transfer of judges to various…
NGT ban on demonstrations near Jantar Mantar irrational: Cong
New Delhi The Congress spokesman Kapil Sibal said Congress was in support of all such parties who were against the recent National Green Tribunal (NGT) directive banning demonstrations by different…