India
Explain Logic Behind Appointing Senior Lawyers for Petty Matters, Mumbai High Court Asks BMC
A bench of Justices BR Gavai and MS Karnik said that considering that the corporation pays these lawyers using funds from the "public exchequer", it owes an explanation to the court and to the public for leaving the "important cases to not-so-capable lawy...
Delhi Govt Approves Proposal for Procuring 2,000 Buses
These non-AC, standard-floor buses will be rolled out within a year, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Tamil Nadu TRB Polytechnic Lecturer Hall Ticket 2017 Released at trb.tn.nic.in
The candidates must carry this Admit Card to the examination hall alongwith a photo id card, original and photocopy to avoid any hassles just before the exam.
GATE 2018 Application Process Open Now on appsgate.iitg.ac.in, October 5 Last Date for Online Application
The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati will be organizing GATE 2018 for 23 Subject Papers which will be held February.
Bloomberg Charity Under Govt Scanner For Anti-tobacco Funding, Lobbying
Though the intelligence wing said the Bloomberg initiative's "claimed intention to free India of tobacco cannot be faulted" given the known risks from tobacco, it highlighted the sector's importance, noting it brings in nearly $5 billion in annual revenue...
Bofors Pay-off Case: Supreme Court Likely to Hear Plea Today
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra is scheduled to take up the plea by BJP leader and advocate Ajay Kumar Agarwal, who had challenged the Delhi High Court May 31, 2005 judgement quashing all charges against the Europe-based Hinduja brothers in th...
Supreme Court Favours Fast-Track Trials of MPs, MLAs
The court considered a 6-month deadline for trials involving legislators.
Amid Severe Resource Crunch, Railway Babus Use Trackmen as Batmen
In the wake of three train derailments in the last fortnight, a rough estimate made by the government pegs the number of trackmen being used as ‘domestic help’ at 50,000 when they should be used exclusively to keep a vigil on railway tracks.
Deadline for Aadhaar Enrolment Extended Till December 31, Govt Tells Supreme Court
Attorney General K K Venugopal informed Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra that the government has extended till December 31 the deadline for obtaining Aadhaar.
Weed Out Fake Domiciles, Draw up a New List for Medical Admissions: SC to MP
The bench dismissed the Madhya Pradesh government's appeal against the MP High Court order, which had said that information furnished by a candidate to the CBSE and in the NEET application form shall be treated as final for the purpose of determining domi...
Pregnant Journalist Rescued After 12 Hours in Stranded Mumbai Local
The female journalist was headed to the Bombay High Court, her 'beat' for a Marathi newspaper. However, the journey came to a halt at 20 km before her destination, and ended with a dramatic rescue in waist deep waters in the dead of night.
Rains Bring Mumbai to its Knees; Schools, Colleges Closed on Wednesday as Well
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai recorded 102 mm of rainfall and the suburbs of the city saw a staggering 316 mm rainfall between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm on Tuesday.
Ramjas College Ruckus: Can't Press Sedition on Basis of Unathenticated Videos, Says Delhi Court
Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra, while hearing arguments on a plea seeking FIR against those who allegedly raised anti-national slogans at the college in the Delhi University on February 21 this year, said that authenticity of the video was to b...
Mumbai Rains: City Flooded After Heavy Rains, People Told to Stay Indoors
The Met department has predicted that the next 48 hours of the rains would be a bad period and has advised people not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.
Day After Ram Rahim, Godman Rampal in the Dock. Verdict Today
Rampal, head of the Barwala based Satlok Ashram near Hisar, is expected to be at a special court on Tuesday, to hear the verdict of cases lodged against him in November 2014.
God Help Any Army Officer Who is Picked up by Police: Lt Col Purohit
Recounting his ordeal, Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit said that they hung him upside down, continued beating him, "despite realising that my leg was broken".