Opposition members walk out from Parliament panel meet after demand to discuss Manipur denied
NEW DELHI: Opposition members of the parliamentary standing committee on Home walked out of a meeting on Thursday after their demand to discuss the situation in Manipur was denied by the panel chief, sources said. At the meeting to discuss prison reforms in states, TMC’s Derek O’Brien, and Congress’ Digvijaya Singh and Pradip Bhattacharya submitted […]
Supreme Court dismisses plea against internet shutdown in Manipur
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea by two Manipur residents against repeated internet shutdowns in the state rocked by ethnic violence and gave them the liberty to approach the high court on the matter. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and Manoj […]
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan washes feet of urination incident victim, apologises to him
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday washed the feet of a tribal youth, on whom a man had urinated, to express sorrow over the incident and apologised to him. Chouhan said he was saddened by the incident, as he washed the feet of the youth, Dashmat Rawat, while sitting on the […]
GST Council to discuss industry demand of full CGST, 50 pc IGST refund in 11 hill states
NEW DELHI: The GST Council is likely to discuss a demand of industrial units located in 11 Himalayan and North Eastern states for reimbursement of full Central GST and 50 per cent of net Integrated GST paid, sources said. Currently, Centre reimburses 58 per cent of net CGST and 29 per cent net IGST under […]
With 42 new coronavirus infections, active Covid cases dip to 1,452
NEW DELHI: India has logged 42 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have declined to 1,452, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll stood at 5,31,910, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.49 crore (4,49,94,449) and the national COVID-19 recovery […]
MeT forecasts evening showers in J&K today
SRINAGAR: The weather department has forecast “brief spell” of rain and thunderstorm at some places during late afternoon or evening on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir. “Light to moderate rain/thunderstorm is expected at scattered places on July 7,” said a meteorological department official. On July 8-9, he said, intermittent light to moderate rain was likely […]
14 people arrested for ‘disrespecting’ national anthem in J&K
SRINAGAR: More than a dozen people have been arrested for not standing up when the national anthem was played during a function held here in June with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in attendance, officials said on Thursday. The administration has also suspended a few police personnel for failing to ensure that everyone […]
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur As Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Collegium (SCC) comprising the CJI D Y Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday recommended the name of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Judge, Bombay High Court for appointment as the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. The Office of the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh […]
Indian Navy launches outreach programme in Ladakh for greater participation of youths in armed forces
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy on Thursday said it has embarked on a multi-dimensional outreach programme for Ladakh, especially to ensure greater participation of the youth from the union territory in the defence services. As part of the programme, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar will host various outreach activities on July 6 and 7 […]
LG’s move to stop specialists’ engagement will throttle govt’s work: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
NEW DELHI: Stopping the engagement of specialists and advisors will “completely strangulate” Delhi government and its services, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday, hoping the move will be quashed by the Supreme Court. Kejriwal’s remarks came days after Lt governor VK Saxena approved the termination of engagements of 400 specialists working with the Delhi […]
