Bilkis Bano case: SC dismisses plea by convicts seeking extension of time to surrender"We have heard senior counsel and counsel for the applicants and the counsel for the non-applicants also. The reasons cited by applicants t...
19 Jan, 2024, 04.12 PM IST
Bilkis Bano case: 5 convicts move SC seeking more time to surrenderThree convicts in the 2002 gangrape case in Gujarat have requested an extension of time to surrender. The Supreme Court quashed the Gujarat...
18 Jan, 2024, 04.38 PM IST
Stubble burning hits peak, Delhi chokesLate rain spells this year delayed sowing of paddy in large parts of Punjab, also prolonging the usual harvest period. While most of the ha...
16 Nov, 2023, 11.50 PM IST
BSF soldier killed in firing by Pakistan RangersThe BSF personnel killed along the border was identified as Lal Fam Kima, 50, who suffered injuries and later succumbed at the hospital. Ki...
10 Nov, 2023, 12.19 PM IST
Swiggy begins selling private label brand Supreme Harvest on InstamartThe brand is marketed by Scootsy Logistics Pvt Ltd and sells pulses, oils, spices, mixed seeds, flour, and other cooking essentials.
28 Jul, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
SC stays Bombay HC order asking insurance firm to compensate farmers for crop loss under PMFBYIn the event the amount is not deposited within six weeks, the order of stay shall stand automatically vacated without further reference to...
19 Jun, 2022, 08.59 PM IST
PM Modi says farm sector needs post-harvest revolution; govt impetus on scientific ecosystemModi said the hardworking farmers have made record production of commodities despite the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
12 Jul, 2021, 02.12 PM IST
US Supreme Court revives LinkedIn bid to shield personal dataThe justices threw out a lower court ruling that had barred LinkedIn from denying hiQ access to the information that LinkedIn members had m...
14 Jun, 2021, 09.49 PM IST
Government scales up drone monitoring to enforce ban on religious gatheringsThe issue was taken up at the Group of Ministers meeting, chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday, followed by the home minis...
07 Apr, 2020, 11.56 PM IST
SC questions states on implementation of CGWA master planThe Centre told the bench that they would file an updated affidavit on the issue since the matter has been taken up for hearing after 2013.
20 Jan, 2017, 08.03 PM IST
NREGS comes to rescue for states facing drought, Centre sets a deadline of June 2016Drought management is a state subject, but in an observation the SC said that the Central govt’s responsibility does not end with providing...
22 Apr, 2016, 01.37 AM IST
Bill to terminate MP's membership for disrupting House in Lok SabhaA bill seeking termination of the membership of an MP for disrupting proceedings of the House was among the 32 private members' bills intro...
11 Mar, 2016, 10.25 PM IST
40 rainwater harvesting structures to come up in Delhi: NDMCNDMC will come up with 40 rainwater harvesting structures at prime locations in Lutyen's Delhi which will also help restore depleting groun...
21 Aug, 2015, 08.11 PM IST
Indian-origin counsel appointed as Judicial Commissioner to Singapore Supreme CourtA 49-year-old Indian-origin lawyer has been appointed as a Judicial Commissioner to Singapore's Supreme Court bench for two years.
28 Feb, 2015, 10.05 AM IST
Take steps to hold Jallikattu, says DMK president Karunanidhi"I urge the immediate intervention of the state and Central governments on this issue and take steps for holding Jallikattu," he said in a ...
12 Jan, 2015, 02.35 PM IST
GK Vasan urges Centre, state govts to take steps to lift Jallikattu ban by SCThe apex court had on May 7 this year banned bull fights and bullock-cart racing in Tamil Nadu and other states.
27 Dec, 2014, 03.50 PM IST
- Highest ever wheat yield may rot away
For several years now, the union government has been trying to get private parties to construct godowns instead, which it could then hire.
22 Mar, 2011, 01.07 PM IST