Rajya Sabha disrupted over Kasganj violence issue
The issue of recent communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj town erupted during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha yesterday, forcing Deputy Chairman PJ. Kurien to adjourn the day’s pre-lunch session…
CJI makes Supreme Court roster public
Less than a month after four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court held an unprecedented press conference to publicly revolt against “arbitrary” allocation of cases, Chief Justice of India Dipak…
Upset TDP considering split with BJP following Budget
Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party head Chandrababu Naidu expressed disappointment over yesterday’s Union Budget for not addressing needs of the state. Naidu called for an emergency meeting…
Karnataka’s 6th Pay Commission announces 30% salary hike for government employees
Just months ahead of state elections scheduled for this year, Karnataka’s Sixth Pay Commission recommended huge salary hikes to the tune of 30% for state government employees and pensioners. The…
Congress demands SC-monitored probe into Justice Loya’s death
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe circumstances surrounding Special CBI judge Justice B.H. Loya’s death yesterday. He was…
Government officially rolls out e-way bill to make goods transportation easier
The E-way bill mechanism under goods and service tax for inter-state movement of goods came into force today, the day Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the government’s last full Union…
Chidambaram refers to simultaneous elections as “jumla”
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram yesterday took a jibe at the idea of simultaneous Lok Sabha and state elections by calling it an “election jumla” (gimmick) just a day after…
President approves two-fold salary hike for judges
President Ram Nath Kovind today signed a bill passed by the parliament during the winter session to hike salaries of Supreme Court and High Court judges. They will now be…
Foreign entity keen on purchasing 49% stake in Air India
The government’s plans to privatize Air India saw some major developments after the Secretary of Aviation Ministry revealed that a foreign entity has shown keen interest in purchasing 49% stake…
Yashwant Sinha to launch ‘Rashtra Manch’ tomorrow
Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha is going to launch ‘Rashtra Manch’ (National Platform), a body which, according to him, will comprise of political leaders and others who are “concerned” with…