New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that even in money laundering cases, bail is a rule and jail is an exception, and granted relief to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s aide in an illegal mining related case registered by the Enforcement...
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday handed over the Indian citizenship certificate to a 78-year-old Pakistani Christian under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, making him the first such person from the coastal state. Joseph Francis Pereira went from...
Dispur: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the Assam government’s priority to focus on the marriage reigstration bill and its next step is to ban polygamy. “Assam government is not decided on the whole UCC, we are focusing on the Muslim...
Kolkata: Asserting that her government has zero tolerance to incidents of rape, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said an amendment to existing laws will be passed in the state assembly next week to ensure capital punishment to convicted rapists....
Mysuru: A police complaint was filed on Wednesday against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi and his close associate M. Laxman, who is the spokesperson of the Congress, in connection with the “fabrication” of a crucial document related to the Mysuru Urban...
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that a total of 53.13 crore Jan Dhan accounts for the poor have been opened in the last 10 years with deposits worth Rs 2.3 lakh crore. Talking to reporters on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the launch...
NEW DELHI – The BJP on Monday distanced itself from its Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut’s remarks on the farmers’ agitation, and asked her to refrain from making such statements in the future. Actor-politician Ranaut earlier stoked a controversy by suggesting that the...
MUMBAI — With parties busy chalking out electoral strategies ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, Sanjay Nirupam, a prominent leader from the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), has stirred the hornet’s nest by backing the demand for a significant representation...
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma sparked controversy on Tuesday with his remarks during a heated assembly debate, saying that he would “take sides” and prevent Miya Muslims from “taking over Assam.” Sarma’s comments came in response to adjournment motions...
Patna: Heavy rush of devotees at the ISKCON temple in Patna on the occasion of the Janmashtami festival created a stampede-like situation on Monday evening, a police officer said. “A huge number of devotees thronged the ISKCON temple on the occasion of Janmashtami...