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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with the schedule for panchayat elections in Rajasthan. The schedule is being held under the amended provisions that specify educational qualifications for the gram sarpanch and the membership of the other panchayat and zilla samiti bodies. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice HL […]

KOLKATA: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday indicated it might move the Supreme Court against the “misuse” of the CBI by the central government in the Saradha scam probe to “settle political scores” with the party. “Nothing has been finalized yet. Yes, moving the Supreme Court is definitely an option before us. The centre

JAIPUR: The Congress and other major political parties in the state excluding BJP will file a petition in the Supreme Court on Monday against an ordinance brought by the Rajasthan government setting a minimum education qualification for candidates contesting panchayat polls. Congress along with JD(U), RLD, SP, NCP and CPM will jointly approach the SC

NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry on Friday defended its decision to put four US-based NGOs on the watch list and subject all foreign contributions received by them in India to prior clearance, stating that they were flouting norms by receiving remittances in personal accounts instead of their designated FCRA account. As per the Foreign

KOLHAPUR: The district administration along with the police are set to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting the city on Saturday to attend the celebrations to mark 75 years of a local Marathi daily. The security in the city has been beefed up on the backdrop of his visit. The programme will be

NEW DELHI: CBI may soon examine former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in connection with allocation of Talabira II coal block to Hindalco in 2005 when he held the charge of the coal ministry too. Sources say Singh, who is likely to be examined in a few days, will be asked questions on the lines of

NEW DELHI: On official records, crime doubled in the capital in 2014 as compared to the previous year. But that’s good news. As police commissioner B S Bassi pointed out, the higher number of FIRs last year reflected a new-found willingness of the cops to register cases. Accepting that the police were for years “managing”

CAIRO: An Egyptian appeals court on Thursday ordered the retrial of three Al-Jazeera English journalists held for over a year on terror-related charges, a ruling that their lawyers hoped was a step toward resolving a case that brought a storm of international criticism on Egypt’s government. The three will remain behind bars at least until

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government has proposed to bring in a ‘revenue-oriented’ Stamp Act soon. According to officials, the proposed Telangana Stamp Act would bring in more transparency by plugging loopholes. The new Act aims to check discretionary powers enjoyed by officials in levying penalties. If any property owner wants to challenge the market (government) value

CHENNAI: Karnataka high court’s first notification of 2015, issued as per the orders of the apex court, has a huge political significance for Tamil Nadu. Notification no.1/2015 has announced that Justice C R Kumaraswamy will be the one to hear appeals filed by former chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa and three associates in