Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: BJP on Thursday said Rahul Gandhi‘s latest tirade on the Indian economy by endorsing the “dead economy” jibe of US President Donald Trump has proved that the Congress leader is “delusional, ignorant of facts and deeply frustrated”.The party also took a swipe at Rahul, citing his affidavit from the…
NEW DELHI: The Army will examine the trial court judgment in the Malegaon blast case that acquitted Lt Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit – commissioned into the Maratha Light Infantry in 1994 and later part of military intelligence – before deciding on its course of action. “Army will need to examine the judgment before any decision…
NEW DELHI: U S Awasthi, the longest serving CEO of a fertiliser company, who was among the most powerful names in the highly controlled industry, retired as Iffco managing director on Thursday, after an over three-decade stint as MD. K J Patel has been appointed as the new MD of the largest fertiliser cooperative and…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court bench of Justice Tejas Karia on Thursday dismissed a plea by the Turkish-owned company Celebi Ground Handling India Pvt Ltd against government’s decision to revoke its security clearance. A copy of the detailed order is awaited.Earlier this month, a different bench had dismissed petitions by Turkish firms Celebi Airport Services…
MUMBAI: Thursday’s judgment in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, in which all seven accused were acquitted, also focused on the failure to establish that a bomb was fitted inside a motorcycle. Based on the evidence, the judge said a bomb could have been placed later on the bike. Refuting the prosecution’s case, the judge also…
NEW DELHI: On the eve of publication of the draft electoral roll in Bihar, based on enumeration phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said physical and digital copies of the draft roll will be given to all recognised political parties by the 38 district election officers (DEOs), to…
NEW DELHI: There is no category of voters called “suspicious voters” under the Representation of the People (RP) Act, law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Thursday in response to a question in Rajya Sabha.Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman raised the question whether in the last Lok Sabha elections suspicious voters had also cast…
DHARMASTHALA: Partial skeletal remains, suspected to be of a man, were found on the third day of exhumations by the special investigation team (SIT) probing into alleged mass burials near Karnataka’s Dharmasthala town.The remains were found about 4ft deep at the sixth of 13 alleged burial sites identified by the complainant. Discovered in a forested…
NEW DELHI: In a dramatic yet decisive reversal, Supreme Court Thursday annulled its May 2 judgment ordering liquidation of Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd, which had been revived in 2021 by the Sajjan Jindal-led JSW through a Rs 20,000 crore plan concurrently upheld by NCLT and NCLAT under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code process.Unabashedly admitting that…
NEW DELHI: In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday said to protect foundations of democracy, Parliament must take a call on the effectiveness of the anti-defection law mechanism, which has been virtually blunted due to the widely-perceived partisanship of speakers, leading to delays in deciding disqualification petitions against political turncoats.Chief Justice B R…