New Delhi, May 11: A democratically elected government needs to have control over its administration, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while ruling that the Delhi government has legislative and executive powers over services except for public order, police and land. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said in a democratic...
New Delhi, May 11: The NIA on Thursday searched 10 locations in and around Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, the site of a massive anti-CAA protest in 2019, in connection with the last month Kozhikode train arson that claimed the lives of three passengers and injured nine, an official said. The searches covered the properties of accused Shahrukh...
Amritsar, May 11: Five persons were arrested on Thursday in connection with the low-intensity blast incidents near the Golden Temple here, hours after another explosion took place in the area, police said. In less than a week, three explosions have taken place in the city. The third explosion occurred on Wednesday midnight in Galiara, the pathway...
New Delhi, May 11: The CBI has unearthed documents pertaining to 90 bank and fixed deposit accounts from the premises of former WAPCOS CMD RK Gupta, who was arrested after more than Rs 38.70 crore cash was found from his properties, officials said. They said the value of the fixed deposits is around Rs 5.5 crore...
Mumbai, May 11: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Maharashtra NCP president and MLA Jayant Patil for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the now bankrupt IL&FS, official sources said Friday. The 61-year-old MLA from Islampur seat of Maharashtra has been asked to depose before the federal agency here...
Bhopal, May 11 (PTI) Amid a controversy over the Congress' claim that the Madhya Pradesh government has withdrawn the tax exemption to the movie The Kerala Story', state home minister and government spokesman Narottam Mishra on Thursday asserted that the film "was tax-free and will remain tax-free in the state". "There is no confusion on the...
Karnataka, May 10: In a "rare incident", a 23-year-old woman delivered a baby at a polling station in Karnataka's Ballari on Wednesday, the Election Commission said. The woman had arrived at the polling station in Kurlagindi village of Ballari to exercise her right to franchise in the assembly elections, the poll panel said. Women officials and female...
New Delhi, May 11: Hyundai Motor India on Thursday said it will invest Rs 20,000 crore in a phased manner in Tamil Nadu over the next ten years to make further inroads into electric vehicles and modernisation of vehicle platforms. The automaker will invest in phases starting in 2023 till 2032. "Hyundai has been one of the...
Rampur/Jalandhar, May 10 (PTI) Bypolls held in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha and Meghalaya witnessed brisk voting on Wednesday, with the northeastern state registering a polling percentage of more than 90. The bypolls were conducted for two Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, one each in Meghalaya and Odisha and the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. Till 5...
Mumbai, May 10: A person allegedly known to Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Pragya Singh Thakur has become the 37th witness to turn hostile in the 2008 Malegaon blast case trial. Thakur, who represents the Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency, along with six other accused are facing the trial in the case. As per...
