In a rare display of frustration, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud cautioned a lawyer today during a heated exchange over the listing of a petition. Justice Chandrachud reprimanded the advocate for his tone and warned against attempts to browbeat the court. During the exchange, Justice Chandrachud, visibly upset, interrupted the lawyer, insisting on...
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday morning raided the premises of some close associates of Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren in Ranchi as part of a money laundering probe into alleged illegal mining in the state. Abhishek Prasad, the man under ED raids, is Hemant’s press advisor. Searches are being carried out at 12 locations including...
Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar Tuesday said that India is focusing on how to expand its relationships with nations across the world, and responded to the criticism over his recent Russian visit in Western media by asserting that every nation has its values and interests. He also weighed in on the difference between former Prime...
The truck drivers’ associations called off their nationwide protest against the new penal provisions regarding hit-and-run cases in the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said Tuesday. This came after the Ministry of Home Affairs held discussions with representatives of the All India Motor Transport Congress on January 2, the second day...
Indian innovators took the number of patents from around 4,000 in 2014 to almost 50,000 now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Tuesday. Addressing the convocation ceremony of state-run Bharathidasan University here, the Prime Minister quoted the ‘Puthiyathor Ulagam Seivom’ Tamil verses of poet Bharathidasan, after whom the university had been named, and said...
Describing India’s relationship with Russia as “important and steady,” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted that the ties with Moscow have proven beneficial for New Delhi. He emphasized the need for India to approach thoughtfully while dealing with other nations. Replying to the Western media’s criticism over his visit to Russia and the camaraderie between...
The Centre on Monday ordered the revocation of anti-pollution restrictions under Stage-III of GRAP in the entire Delhi-NCR with immediate effect. The Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), a statutory body responsible for formulating strategies to combat pollution in the region, met on January 1 following improvement...
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda on Sunday targeted the Congress, saying those who spared no effort in doing injustice to society are now thinking about holding a ‘nyay yatra’. Hitting out at the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc, the BJP chief said that it is bent on dragging the country down while Prime Minister...
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) successfully launched XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) on Monday (January 1, 2024), first day of the new year. The lift-off took place from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With XpoSat’s successful launch, India has become second country after the United States to send...
Delhi on Monday witnessed a warmer New Year morning, recording a minimum temperature of 10.1 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. The visibility in the morning stood at 700 meters at Safdarjung, Delhi’s main weather station, and 1,200 meters at Palam, according to the India Meteorological Department. The weatherman has forecast the possibility of cold...