The President on Monday appointed Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar as the 44th Chief Justice of India from January 4, 2017. The incumbent Chief Justice T.S. Thakur on December 6, 2016 communicated his recommendation to the government to appoint Justice Khehar. Justice Thakur retires on January 3, 2017 after a tenure[Read More…]
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CJI asks judges to be prepared for complex digital cases
Amidst huge trend of digital media and call for cashless economy in the country, Chief Justice of India TS Thakur anticipates complex legal cases and asked judicial officers to be well prepared for the changing justice delivery system, on Monday. While speaking at the 18th biennial state-level conference of judicial[Read More…]
Sheena Bora case: CBI claims property as main motive behind the murder
Central Bureau of Investigation prosecutor Bharat Badami, opening his argument against Peter Mukerjea, his wife Indrani Mukerjea, and Indrani’s former husband Sanjeev Khanna for their alleged role in the Sheena Bora murder case, told the court that property was the main reason behind eliminating Sheena. “Indrani thought that if Sheena[Read More…]
Mane stuns Goodison Park as Liverpool beat Everton in Merseyside Derby
Sadio Mane’s injury-time winning goal sank Everton and settled a scrappy Merseyside derby in Liverpool’s favour at Goodison Park. The Reds’ £34m summer signing from Southampton reacted first to a loose ball after substitute Daniel Sturridge’s shot had hit the post in the fourth of eight minutes of stoppage time.[Read More…]
AAP announces ex-bureaucrat Elvis Gomes as Goa CM candidate
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday proposed former career bureaucrat Elvis Gomes as party’s chief ministerial candidate for the Goa Assembly elections due next year. The announcement came on Monday evening at Kejriwal’s first public meeting in Goa. The CM face will contest from Cuncolim in South Goa. “Among[Read More…]
Berlin: At least 12 killed, 48 injured after truck crashes into a Christmas Market
In a horrific incident, a truck crashes into a Christmas market in central Berlin killing at least 12 people and injuring 48 others in what said to be a deliberate attack on Monday night. The crash occurred outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the city’s center. Reportedly, the crowd[Read More…]
Cashless economy not fully possible in India: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who backed the demonetisation move ever since it was announced, seems to have changed his tone now as he said that the cashless economy was not fully possible in India. The Bihar CM on Monday said that even a developed nation would not carry cashless[Read More…]
Killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey is ploy to wreck Syrian peace process: Putin
President Vladimir Putin on Monday condemned the killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey and said it was a shameful provocation aimed at spoiling Russia-Turkey ties and derailing Moscow’s efforts to find a resolution for the Syria crisis with Iran and Turkey. Speaking at a special meeting in the Kremlin, Putin ordered[Read More…]
Attack on Rohingya civilians may be crime against humanity: Amnesty
Military action against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority may amount to crimes against humanity, said Amnesty International. “The Myanmar military has targeted Rohingya civilians in a callous and systematic campaign of violence,” Rafendi Djamin, Southeast Asia director for Amnesty International, said in a statement on Monday. “The deplorable actions of the military[Read More…]
Hyderabad twin bomb blast: Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yaseen Bhatkal, four others get death sentence
Five Indian Mujahideen operatives, including it’s co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, have been sentenced to death by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Monday for their involvement in February 2013 Hyderabad blasts, PTI reported. 18 people were killed and 131 injured in the twin bomb blasts Hyderabad bomb blast. Yasin[Read More…]
Cyrus Mistry resigns from all Tata Group companies
Ousted Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry on Monday announced his resignation from all listed Tata companies, according to a Times Now report. In a statement, Cyrus Mistry has said that he will take legal route against the Tatas. “My efforts were aimed at reforming the system, which may well be[Read More…]
Kerala ragging case: 5 students surrender, victim hospitalised
Five senior college students accussed of ragging junior students at a government polytechnic college in Nattakam in Kottayam district, in Kerala, have surrendered before Kerala Police. The students will be produced before court on Monday. Earlier a student has been admitted to a hospital in Thrissur, where he was been[Read More…]
RBI imposes fresh curbs on deposits of old notes over ₹5,000
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday imposed new restrictions on the deposits of old ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes into the bank accounts. According to the RBI, the old notes above ₹5,000 can be deposited only once till December 30, 2016 – the deadline to deposit scrapped notes that[Read More…]
Don’t raise ‘Murdabad’ slogan against PM; not in our culture: Rahul Gandhi
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked party workers not to raise ‘murdabad’ slogans against Prime Minster Narendra Modi, while attacking his policy of demonetisation. While addressing ‘Janakrosh Rally’ at Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, Gandhi said, “Using such word (murdabad) is not our culture. You can hear such word[Read More…]
Historic win! India Beat Belgium 2-1 to win Junior Hockey World Cup 2016
India thumped Belgium 2-1 in the final to clinch the 2016 Junior Hockey World Cup title after a 15-year-gap in Lucknow. It turned out to be a historic day for India as they reclaimed the title for the second time in the history of the tournament. India had last won[Read More…]
‘Jolly LLB 2’ trailer out: Akshay Kumar looks promising as ‘Jolly’
The trailer of much-awaited film ‘Jolly LLB 2’ starring Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and Huma Qureshi is out. The film revolves around the life of a not-so-famous lawyer who tries to leave a mark in the big, bad world. In the film, Akshay will be seen as a blunt, sharp[Read More…]
Pakistan theatres to resume screening of Indian movies from today
Pakistani theatres will start screening Indian movies from today as film exhibitors and cinema owners lifted a two-month self-imposed suspension of their screening that was put in place amidst Indo-Pak tensions following the Uri terror attack. Zoraish Lashari, Chairman of the Film Exhibitors Association, told reporters that after thorough discussions[Read More…]
Deposits of old notes over ₹5,000 can be made only once till Dec 30: Report
Ever since the demonetization move was announced by the government on November 8, the government is keep announcing new rules and restriction almost every day. And now, as just couples of weeks are left for the deadline to deposit the old notes, the government has announced fresh restrictions on deposits[Read More…]
Atletico de Kolkata are ISL-3 champions, beat Kerala Blasters
Atletico de Kolkata on Sunday lifted the Indian Super League trophy a second time by beating Kerala Blasters once again in the final. Unlike the last time though, they had to do ti the hard way and toiled through extra time to win 4-3 on penalties. Kerala Blasters had initially[Read More…]
NIA names JeM’s Masood Azhar, 4 others in chargesheet over Pathankot probe
The NIA filed a chargesheet in the Pathankot airbase terror attack case at a Mohali court on Monday. The agency has named Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar along with his brother Rauf Asghar as accused in its chargesheet. Reacting to the news Sharad Kumar, DG NIA said, “Investigation was extensive[Read More…]
7,189 migrants and refugees died in 2016: International Organization for Migration
2016 witnessed a large scale death of refugees. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 4,812 people have died on the Mediterranean in 2016. The death toll in 2016 has increased 20 percent more than last year. Almost 7,189 migrants and refugees around the world have died this year,[Read More…]
Delhi: Man beaten for criticizing PM Modi’s demonetisation move outside an ATM
A 45-year-old man named Lalan Singh Kushwaha was allegedly beaten with cricket stumps after he blamed the Prime Minister for long queues outside ATMs in southeast Delhi’s Jaitpur area, said police on Sunday. The victim received head injuries for making remarks against demonetisation while standing near a queue outside an[Read More…]
Police custody deaths go unpunished in India, says Human Rights Watch
The Human Rights Watch on Monday said the police in India are torturing suspects to death in custody with impunity and blaming suicide or natural causes. The rights group said a failure to follow proper arrest procedures, such as presenting a suspect before a magistrate within 24 hours, was allowing[Read More…]
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu announces new terminus at Kalyan
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday announced a new terminus for long-distance trains at Kalyan, a superfast train from Mumbai to Goa and Humsafar train with modern amenities from Mumbai. Prabhu promised Rs 40,000 crore for city projects to develop and strengthen the rail network, provide more facilities and ensure speedy transit.[Read More…]
Army Chief Appointment: Defence circles see ‘political interference’; govt defends its decision
Amidst a noise of ‘political interference’ in the army chief appointment, the government on Sunday put up a strong defence of its decision to appoint Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat, the next Army Chief. It cited Rawat’s “tremendous hands-on experience” of serving in combat areas and the requirement for such a person[Read More…]