NEW DELHI: Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday named former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy as INDIA bloc’s pick for the upcoming Vice Presidential elections slated to take place on September 9.During a press conference, Kharge said that Reddy is one of India’s most “distinguished and progressive jurists.” “He has had a long…
An Army jawan from the Rajput Regiment was brutally assaulted at a Meerut toll plaza after showing his service ID to request passage to catch his flight to Srinagar. NHAI has penalized the toll collecting agency ₹20 lakh and initiated termination proceedings. Meerut: An Army jawan of the Rajput Regiment, who was on his way…
NEW DELHI: The INDIA bloc on Tuesday announced B Sudershan Reddy as their candidate for the Vice Presidential polls. The announcement was made by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.Reddy, was born on July 8, 1946. He was enrolled as an advocate at Hyderabad with the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh on 27 December 1971. He practised…
INDIA bloc on Tuesday continued their protests against Bihar SIR, outside Parliament, accusing the election commission of “vote theft”. Among those present were Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi party leader Akhilesh Yadav. The protests have continued since the start of the monsoon session on 21 July, with ruling party MPs…
Supreme Court (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday slammed toll collection on dilapidated highways that leave commuters stranded, remarking that commuters pay despite suffering long delays, drawing parallel to the national capital, noting few hours of rain can bring Delhi to a standstill.A bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and…
PM Modi met Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who returned to Earth in July after completing NASA’s Axiom-4 mission, becoming the first Indian in four decades to travel to space. During their interaction, Shukla shared that people…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has directed all states and UTs to carry out immediate safety audits of school buildings and take strict action against unsafe structures. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan told the Lok Sabha Monday that the directive, issued on Aug 7, asks authorities to demolish or repair buildings found to be structurally unsafe…
JAMMU: A special NIA court has formally framed charges under UAPA against Mian Abdul Qayoom, former president of the Kashmir wing of High Court Bar Association, in connection with the murder of advocate Babar Qadri.“The charges pertain to terrorist act and conspiracy to commit terrorist act,” a spokesperson said. “Babar Qadri, a promising young lawyer…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday made adverse comments on the selection process that led to the appointment of Naima Khatoon as the first woman vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), saying the participation of her husband Mohd Gulrez, the officiating vice-chancellor, in the process was not proper.A bench of CJI Bhushan R Gavai…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar will be on an official visit to Russia from August 19 to August 21, said the ministry of external affairs.The minister will be attending the 26th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) scheduled for 20 August 2025. “At the…
