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  • SC verdict on CVC Thomas today

    The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict today on petitions challenging the appointment of former bureaucrat P J Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner. Thomas is facing a corruption case in Kerala. A three member bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia had reserved its judgement on February 10. The PIL filed by an NGO […]

    SC reserves verdict on mercy killing plea of Mumbai nurse

    The Supreme Court reserved its verdict on a plea for mercy killing of a Mumbai nurse who has been living a vegetative existence in the hospital for the last 37 years after she was violently attacked by a hospital sweeper who also sexually abused her. A bench of Justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Mishra […]

    SIGINT systems to boost IAF’s snooping power

    In an attempt to upgrade its snooping capabilities, the Indian Air Force is planning to induct Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) systems which would be installed on its medium-sized transport aircraft fleet. “We are looking to induct airborne SIGINT systems which can be deployed on our medium size aircraft and are able to intercept, identify and locate […]

    41 killed in two accidents in Himachal

    Forty-one people, including 32 members of a marriage party, were killed and seven others were injured in two separate accidents in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, police said on Thursday. A canter carrying members of a marriage party from Chaura to Shekhpur plunged into a 300-feet deep gorge near Shekhpur at 12.30 AM on Wednesday […]

    Political parties in poll-bound states gear up to finalise candidates

    Political activities gained momentum in five states after the announcement of election schedule on Tuesday. Model code of conduct came into immediate effect after the Election Commission announced a six phase voting in West Bengal, a two stage poll in Assam and a single day poll in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. Counting of votes […]

    Evacuation of Indians from strife torn Libya continues

    As the evacuation of the Indians from strife torn Libya gathers momentum, three more flights with over 1000 passengers have left Tripoli for New Delhi. These flights will continue daily over the coming days and may be stepped up further. Over thousand Indians returned home in three batches early on Wednesday morning. Indian Ship MV […]

    EC issues ‘dos and dont’s’ for assembly polls

    With the announcement of poll schedule for five states, the Election Commission has directed the authorities to enforce the model code of conduct strictly and also asked parties in power to ensure that there is no cause for complaint. In a set of ‘dos and dont’s’, it has said that no advertisements should be issued […]

    GoM constituted to examine report on ‘Paid News’: Ambika

    The Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said that Group of Ministers has been constituted to examine the report on ‘Paid News’ prepared by Press Council of India and to give its views on a comprehensive policy and institutional mechanism to address this phenomenon. In a written reply to a question raised in Lok Sabha […]

    Sunil Joshi murder: charge sheet filed against Pragya Singh Thakur

    A charge sheet has been filed against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and others in connection with the murder of RSS worker Sunil Joshi in 2007. The charge sheet running into 432 pages was filed yesterday in the First Class Judicial Magistrate Padmesh Shah’s court at Dewas in Madhya Pradesh. It was filed a day after […]

    Assembly poll schedule for 5 states announced

    The election schedule for the five Assembly States has been announced. Briefing reporters in New Delhi today, the Chief Election Commissioner, S.Y.Qureshi said that elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry will be held on complaints from voters. To curb the menace of money power in elections, Mr Qureshi said an expenditure monitoring division has […]