New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court today issued notice to Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) petition challenging a Delhi High Court order that directed deferring arguments on framing charges in money laundering cases linked to the Chinese visa and Aircel-Maxis matters until charges are framed in the related predicate…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court today indicated that it will suspend the functioning of the statutory committee constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025, which vests the management of the historic Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan, Mathura, with a government-backed trust. A Bench comprising Justice Surya…
Lucknow, Aug 8 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media reports that three children, aged 8-9 years, died due to drowning in a six-foot-deep pit left open by a builder during the construction of a building in a newly developed colony in Meerut on August 3. The…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party today dismissed Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s recent claims of electoral rigging in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, likening them to “cutting the very branch on which one sits.” At a press briefing here, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav criticised the Congress leader for adopting…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today strongly came out in support of her brother and leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of “vote theft” urging Election Commission to conduct a thorough investigation before making any statements. “The entire country is saying that the Election Commission should…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) In a rare show of open dissent, thirteen sitting judges of the Allahabad High Court have formally urged their Chief Justice to convene a Full Court to oppose compliance with a recent Supreme Court order that divested Justice Prashant Kumar of all criminal case assignments until his retirement. The judges,…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) To ignite scientific temper, innovation, and interest for health and biomedical research, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) held a two-day nationwide outreach programme, drawing more than 13,000 students from over 300 schools across the country. The initiative S.H.I.N.E. – Science, Health and Innovation for Nextgen Explorers — kicked…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) hit back at Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his allegations of electoral manipulation, challenging him to either sign a formal declaration affirming his claims or apologise to the nation. “If Rahul Gandhi believes what he is saying is true,…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) India is emerging as a major force in the global semiconductor race, with its market projected to skyrocket from USD 38 billion in 2023 to an impressive USD 100–110 billion by 2030. Globally, the semiconductor industry is on track to hit the USD 1 trillion milestone within the same period,…
Bengaluru, Aug 8 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge today alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections through the people’s mandate but had “stolen” them, asserting that “this government will not survive long”. Speaking at the “Our Vote, Our Right, Our Struggle” protest programme, Kharge accused the BJP leadership…
