Day: April 5, 2019

Plea to restrain Stalin from linking TN CM to Kodanad case

Chennai :  The Madras High Court has said it would vacate the stay on a defamation case against DMK president M K Stalin over his remarks linking Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami to the Kodanad estate heist case after the government complained he was repeating the charge. Justice […]

JNU sedition case: Police filed charge sheet secretly, in hasty manner, Delhi govt tells court

New Delhi : The Delhi government on Friday told a court here that the police filed the charge sheet in the 2016 JNU sedition case in a “hasty” and “secretive manner” and that it will take over a month to decide whether to grant sanction to prosecute former JNU […]

SC refuses to entertain plea challenging Aadhaar Ordinance

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea challenging the recent Aadhaar Ordinance brought by the Centre and asked the petitioners to approach the high court first with its grievances. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer said they are not […]

PM Modi Biopic: SC refuses urgent listing on plea seeking stay on film’s release

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court on Friday refused urgent listing of a plea seeking stay on the release of biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, “What biopic? We have not seen it. Perhaps we will watch it over the […]

Xi says ‘new substantial progress’ made to end US-China trade war

Beijing :  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday said that “new substantial progress” has been made on the China-US economic agreement, generating optimism for an end to the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Xi’s remarks were part of a message conveyed to US President Donald Trump […]

SC stays Delhi HC decision asking AJL to vacate National Herald House building

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday stayed the Delhi High Court order asking the Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) to vacate the National Herald House building here. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also issued notice to the Centre’s Land and Development Office (L&DO) on the plea […]

Income tax won’t be raised to fund Nyay scheme: Rahul

Pune :  Congress president Rahul Gandhi Friday said the ‘Nyay’ minimum income scheme for the poor will be implemented without raising income tax or burdening the middle class. The opposition party has said that if voted to power, it will give Rs 72,000 per year as minimum income to […]

Three women killed as car overturns in UP

Muzaffarnagar : Three women were killed and seven people injured when their car overturned on Delhi-Dehradun highway under Ratenpuri police station area in this district Friday morning, police said. The victims were returning to Meerut after taking a holy dip in the Ganga in Haridwar when the incident occurred, […]

APNewsBreak: White House withdraws nomination to lead ICE

WASHINGTON  — The White House on Thursday withdrew the nomination of a longtime border official to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the Trump administration grapples with a massive increase in Southern border crossings that are straining the system with no easy solution, according to people with […]

Court extends new detention for Nissan ex-chair Ghosn

A Japanese court on Friday approved the detention of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn through April 14 after his latest arrest over financial misconduct allegations, a move that has raised questions among legal experts. The former star executive was taken into custody Thursday over fresh allegations that $5 […]

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