Government
Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM as Laloo refuses to budge
26 Jul 2017
The resignation follows alliance partner RJD ruling out the possibility of its candidate Tejashwi Yadav quitting as deputy CM
Right to privacy can't be a fundamental right, centre tells SC
26 Jul 2017
Right to privacy cannot be elevated to the level of a fundamental right and it cannot be equated with right to life and liberty, the centre has maintained while defending the Aadhar issue before the Supreme Court
Jaitley wants 1-T base widened beyond 62.6 mn
25 Jul 2017
Ram Nath Kovind takes oath as 14th President of India
25 Jul 2017
Our diversity is the core that makes us so unique, he said, adding, “In this land we find a mix of states and regions, religions, languages, cultures, lifestyles and much more; we are so different and yet so similar and united”
President calls for inclusive growth in his farewell address
25 Jul 2017
President Pranab Mukherjee said in his farewell address the soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance — India is not just a geographical entity but an amalgam of ideas, philosophy, intellect, industrial genius, craft, innovation and experience
NDA’s Ram Nath Kovind elected new President
21 Jul 2017
Ram Nath Kovind becomes the second Dalit leader and the first politician linked to the RSS to become President of India
Right to privacy cannot be taken as absolute: SC
19 Jul 2017
The Supreme Court observed that ‘right to privacy’ is too “amorphous” a term and to recognise privacy as a definite right, it has to first define it, which would be nearly impossible as an element of privacy pervaded all the fundamental rights
It’s Venkaiah Naidu vs Gopalakrishna Gandhi for vice president
18 Jul 2017
It was BJP’s concern over managing the Rajya Sabha that weighed in favour of Naidu as the Upper House has a number political heavyweights from the opposition
Centre raises the bogey of Bofors again
17 Jul 2017
SC orders CBI probe into 98 alleged fake encounters in Manipur
15 Jul 2017
The court justified the PIL, saying that access to justice for many is only a dream and rejected former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi’s submission that the court should not order a probe when the families of the deceased had not complained
Narendra Modi-led Indian government third most trusted: OECD
14 Jul 2017
While a similar report in 2007 showed 82 per cent people trusting the then Congress government, India is now seeing a rise in the trust in the government when public confidence in governments elsewhere has waned
UP CM seeks NIA probe after explosive found in assembly
14 Jul 2017
The packet containing 150 grams of the explosive was found under the chair of the opposition leader, Adityanath said, adding, 500 grams of PETN is enough to blow the whole assembly off
SC stays centre's notification on sale of cattle for slaughter
11 Jul 2017
The SC order comes on a petition filed by Hyderabad-based advocate Mohammed Abdul Faheem Qureshi, who argued that the 26 May notification was "against the freedom of religious practice to sacrifice animals" and violated the right to food
Cornered by CBI, Laloo says Modi, Shah trying to destroy him
08 Jul 2017
Lalu Prasad considers the CBI action as a move prompted by the BJP to shatter a grand opposition alliance by initiating criminal proceedings against him and his family members