Supreme Court of India reinstates Alok Verma as CBI director, but ‘without powers’
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday reinstated CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma, setting aside the Narendra Modi government’s decision to divest him of his powers, but restrained him from taking any major policy decision till the CVC probe into corruption charges against him is over. The apex court said any further decision […]
Businessman accuses jailed ex-MP Atiq Ahmed of assaulting him in Deoria prison
NEW DELHI: Lucknow-based businessman has alleged that he was abducted from the city last week and taken to Deoria jail, where imprisoned gangster Atiq Ahmed and his accomplices assaulted him and forced him to sign away property worth Rs 40 crore. In his police complaint, real estate businessman Mohit Jaiswal also alleged that Ahmed, a […]
Nitin Gadkari says 2019 focus will be on creating world-class expressways network
NEW DELHI: It was saddled with many stuck projects and several big players faced the risk of getting blacklisted amid a big financial quagmire, but the mess got cleared eventually as the year 2018 progressed and the minister at the helm says it also helped banks save over Rs 3 lakh crore from becoming NPAs. […]
Prime Minister visits One District, One Product Exhibition
NEW DELHI: The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi visited Varanasi today and dedicated the campus of the International Rice Research Institute, at Varanasi, to the nation. He visited various laboratories of the Institute. At the Deendayal Hastkala Sankul, the Prime Minister visited the One District, One Product (ODOP) Exhibition. He launched a Comprehensive Pension […]
Chhattisgarh Cabinet expanded; Chief Minister inducts nine ministers
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday conducted the first expansion of his Cabinet by inducting nine Congress MLAs, including a woman legislator, as ministers. With this, the strength of the Baghel-led Cabinet has gone up to 12. Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath to the new ministers during a function held at the […]
After Rahul Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray uses “chowkidar chor hai” slogan to attack Narendra Modi
PANDHARPUR: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday mouthed the Congress’ oft-repeated jibe of “chowkidar chor hai” made in the context of the Rafale fighter jet deal to mount a veiled attack on his senior ally — the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been repeatedly hurling the “chowkidar chor […]
Uttarakhand Chief Minister inducts 14 BJP leaders in various committees
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has appointed 14 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in various positions of a number of state committees and departments. According to an official notification on Saturday, Mohan Prasad Thapliyal was appointed as the chief of the Badrinath-Kedarnath temple committee, while former BJP legislator Vijay Barthwal was given the […]
No need for division of Uttar Pradesh: Rajanth Singh
NEW DELHI: India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday ruled out the division of Uttar Pradesh into four parts and said it was not needed as the state had no dearth of resources. His remarks come after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced in September that it will launch a campaign to fulfil people’s long-standing […]
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das involved in ‘corruption’, alleges Subramanian Swamy
NEW DELHI: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday alleged Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das was involved in corruption and termed his recent appointment to the top post as a “surprise”. He did not give any details about the “corruption”, an allegation he has made in the past as well. “The new governor […]
India authorises 10 central agencies to monitor any computer; sets off political storm
NEW DELHI: Ten central agencies have been authorised by the government of India to intercept information from any computer, a move that set off a political storm Friday with the opposition accusing the government of trying to create a “surveillance state” But the Centre said the rules for intercepting and monitoring computer data were framed […]
BJP leader from North India given Minister of State rank
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has appointed Mumbai BJP leader Amarjeet Mishra vice-chairman of Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation Ltd (MFSCDCL), a post which carries Minister of State (MoS) rank. Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Vinod Tawde is chairman of MFSCDCL, a Maharashtra government undertaking which is commonly known as Film City. In order […]
BJP declares income of over Rs 1,000 crore in 2017-18
NEW DELHI: The BJP has declared a total income of Rs 1,027.34 crore during financial year 2017-18 and spent 74 per cent (Rs 758.47 cr) of it, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The ADR said the Congress was yet to file its audit report for the year. The BSP’s […]
Narendra Modi government responsible for suicides by farmers: Pravin Togadia
AHMEDABAD: Hindutva leader Pravin Togadia on Saturday blamed “wrong policies” of Narendra Modi government for farmers’ suicides in the country. Togadia, who has recently floated Antar-Rashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), Saturday took part in a 20-km march from Dehgam to Gandhinagar in support of the farmers. Several locals and farmers participated in the protest which was […]
Narendra Modi spent Rs 6,590 crore on advertisement and foreign trips
By Iain Marlow NEW DELHI:Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s foreign trips and his government’s advertising blitz over the past four-and-a-half years have cost Indian taxpayers about Rs 6,590 crore ($920 million). The globe-trotting prime minister’s 84 foreign trips around the world cost roughly $280 million (about Rs 2,000 crore), while the government spent $640 […]
Rafale verdict: Narendra Modi government files application to correct factual error
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court of India seeking correction in the Rafale jet judgment where a reference has been made about the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report and Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) , saying “misinterpretation” of its note has “resulted in a controversy in the public domain”. […]
Will ask PAC to call AG CAG to know when was CAG report on Rafale tabled in Parliament: Kharge
NEW DELHI: A day after the Supreme Court of India verdict on the Rafale deal, Public Accounts Committee chairman Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday he will request all members of the panel to summon the Attorney General and the CAG to ask them when was the public auditor’s report tabled in Parliament. The senior Congress […]