Day: November 17, 2019

Rajya Sabha passed 3,817 Bills in the last 67 years; Held 5,466 sittings since 1952

60 Bills passed by Upper House lapsed on dissolution of Lower House; 63 Bills deemed passed by RS Amended 120 Bills and rejected five Bills passed by Lok Sabha Total of 2,282 members so far; 208 women members and 137 nominated Women members double from 15 in 1952 […]

Delhi HC mentions another case facts in Chidambaram bail order

New Delhi, Nov 17: The facts of another case have found mention in the Delhi High Court order denying bail to former union finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money-laundering case. In his 41-page verdict on November 15, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait of the high court reproduced […]

IIM-Ahmedabad chosen by AP govt to help curb corruption

Amaravati, Nov 17: The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has been roped in by the Andhra Pradesh government to help it curb corruption in the state administration, a top bureaucrat has said. The institute would study the structural issues in the government departments in relation to corruption and come […]

Shaw slams fifty on return from doping ban as Mumbai win

Mumbai, Nov 17: Prithvi Shaw made a splendid return to competitive cricket after serving a doping ban, hitting a 39-ball 63 to guide Mumbai to a 83-run win over Assam in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Sunday. All eyes were on Shaw, who played his first game […]

Physiotherapy student dies in car crash

New Delhi, Nov 17: A 19-year-old physiotherapy student died when his speeding car overturned after hitting a kerb and ramming into a water tanker in southeast Delhi in the early hours of Sunday, police said. Ansh Girdhar, a resident of Kalkaji Extension, was returning home when the incident occurred […]

Dagar, Dalal star as Delhi beat Sikkim by 9 wickets

Surat, Nov 17: Leg-spinner Karan Dagar starred with the ball before opener Hiten Dalal scored a blistering half-century as Delhi registered an emphatic nine-wicket win over Sikkim in a Syed Mushtaq Ali encounter here on Sunday. Dagar (4/12) and medium pacer Simarjeet Singh (2/17) restricted Sikkim to a […]

Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Sri Lankan presidential election: Official results

Colombo, Nov 17: Sri Lanka’s controversial wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa will lead the country after ruling party candidate Sajith Premadasa conceded the hotly contested presidential poll on Sunday, marking the return of the powerful Rajapaksa dynasty known for its pro-China tilt, amidst security challenges following the Easter Sunday […]

AIMPLB for review of SC verdict in Ayodhya case, against taking alternative 5-acre plot

Lucknow, Nov 17: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday favoured seeking a review of the Supreme Court’s judgement in the Ayodhya issue, and said it was against accepting the five-acre alternative land given for a mosque. “The land of the mosque belongs to Allah and […]

How we treat our animals in India despite our Constitutional duty

OPINION How we treat our animals despite our Constitutional duty to protect them and treat them with compassion is clearly visible from the pictures. When I was passing by on this busy road leading through the posh area of Shastri Nagar of newly created union territory of Jammu, […]

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