Nepal's first woman chief justice faces impeachment

 Sun, 30 April 2017
Refresh  
22:08

Nepal's first woman chief justice faces impeachment

image
Nepal's first woman Chief Justice Sushila Karki was suspended today after an impeachment motion against her was registered in Parliament by two major ruling parties that accused her of 'interfering' with the executive and issuing 'prejudiced' verdicts.As a fallout of the impeachment motion...
20:36

Civilian killed in grenade attack at Srinagar police station

image
One civilian has been killed, while another was injured along with four police personnel in a grenade attack outside Khanyar police station in Srinagar.Injured police personnel and civilian have been shifted to a hospital after the attack.More details awaited. -- ANIRepresentative image.
20:21

Two naxals held in Dantewada

image
Two naxals, one of them carrying a cash reward on his head, were arrested from Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Dantewada district, police said today.The Naxals, identified as Baaglu Alaami, 30, and Koparam Netam, were apprehended from Barsoor police station area last evening, a local police...
19:51

SRK with Warren Beatty

image
King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan posts this photo on Instagram.'After a whirlwind travelling spree spent a quiet evening with friends in LA & met one of my fav stars' Warren Beatty,' Shah Rukh wrote. Photograph: @iamsrk/Instagram
19:41

Aadhaar to be soon compulsory for filings under Companies Act

image
The government will soon make quoting of Aadhaar number compulsory for key managerial personnel and directors in regulatory filings under the Companies Act.The move, primarily aimed at tackling the issue of bogus identities, comes at a time when authorities are bolstering measures to deal with...
18:54

2 'cattle thieves' lynched in Assam

image
Two suspected cattle thieves have been lynched by a mob in Nagaon of Assam, police said on Sunday.Parents of deceased have filed a complaint in this regard.More details awaited. -- PTIImage only for representation.
18:43
JUST IN: Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed to remain under house arrest for 90 days more, PTI quotes Pak official as saying.
18:24

DMK against proposal to carry Hindi subtitles in regional films

image
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam today took exception to a proposal to dub or carry Hindi subtitles in regional movies, calling it an attempt to 'force' the language on regional cinema and sought a clarification from the Centre.The DMK will resist any attempts of Hindi imposition, its working...
17:49

Yechury won't seek re-election in Rajya Sabha

image
Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Sitaram Yechury said today he would not seek re-election to the Rajya Sabha after his second consecutive term ends in August.Yechury said he would not seek another term as the party's norm does not allow a leader to get elected to the Rajya Sabha...
16:44

EC for disqualifying candidates accused of bribing voters

The Election Commission will soon ask the government to disqualify for up to five years candidates listed in chargesheets for bribing voters, a move which comes after it found that 'innovative ways' were used for luring electors in a Tamil Nadu bypoll.The poll watchdog has decided to write to the...
16:17

Amid tensions in Kashmir, Ram Madhav meets Mehbooba

image
Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Ram Madhav today met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti at her residence in Srinagar amid tensions in the Valley and between the ruling coalition.After the 30-minute meeting at her Fairview residence in Gupkar area this afternoon, the...
15:09

Triple talaq has no sanction in Sharia: Venkaiah

image
Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu today asserted that triple talaq is not a religious issue as it has no sanction in Shariat amid a raging debate on the issue.He also hit out at the Congress for keeping 'silence' on the matter for past several years.Triple talaq is not a religious issue as it has...
13:25

EC bribery case: Cops find details of 'huge cash transactions'

image
Delhi Crime Branch has found transactions of huge amounts from five bank accounts of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Amma) leader T T V Dinakaran, sources said.The team has also acquired details of communication between Dinakaran and his alleged middleman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. The...
12:43

Separatist-called strike affects normal life in Kashmir

image
Normal life was affected in the Kashmir Valley today due to a strike called by separatists to protest the killing of a civilian in firing by security forces after terrorists attacked an army camp in Kupwara district on Thursday.Most of the shops, other business establishments and fuel stations...
11:41

PM: New India isn't about VIPs, but EPI-Every Person is Important

PM's Mann Ki Baat continues:- Removing red beacons on the car is one thing. We are ensuring the VIP culture is removed from the minds of the select few 'VIPs'. New India is not about VIP. It is about EPI - every person is important.- On May 5, India will launch South Asia Satellite. It is...
11:21

Learn something new in summer vacations: PM to children in Mann Ki Baat

image
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation through his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat:- Before Mann Ki Baat, I get so many messages, thoughts and ideas on MyGov, Narendra Modi App, by post.- Greetings to the people of Gujarat and Maharashtra on their respective statehood days. Both...
11:02

'Missing' Kerala man who joined IS, killed in battle with US forces

image
A Kerala resident who along with 21 others fled to Afghanistan last year to join the Islamic State, was killed during battle with American forces, a senior NIA official said.Bestin Vincent, a resident of Palakkad, who converted to Islam and assumed the identity of Yahya had escaped to Afghanistan...
10:32

Opposition's candidate for Prez will unite parties against BJP: Sharad Yadav

A united Opposition candidate for the presidential elections will be the beginning of unity among the non-BJP parties to take on the BJP, senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav, seen as one of the probable Opposition choices, said today.Having met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi last week as part of...
10:06

UP CM's warning to gau rakshaks: Violators of law will not be spared

image
On his second visit to Gorakhpur after assuming charge as Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath warned law-breakers of strict action if they took law into their hands.In an oblique warning to members of gau-rakshaks brigade and anti-Romeo squad, the chief minister said that he will not...
09:47

RSS ideology solution for all problems, says Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said that the ideology of the RSS was the solution to all the problems.He was speaking at a function where a book on the RSS, written by Ramesh Mehta and published by Lotus Publications, was released.RSS' ideology of socio-economic equality, nationalism and its work...
09:12

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to begin his 2-day visit to India

image
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will begin his 2 day India visit from today. The visit will be the first-ever official trip at the presidential level from Turkey to India in seven years.The Turkish president will participate in Turkey-India Business Forum during India visit. He...
08:50
JUST IN: Trump invites Philippines' Duterte to White House in 'friendly' call. Earlier, Duterte in September had called former US President Barack Obama a son of a b***h.
08:40

Decision to shift Eman to UAE a mistake, says Mumbai surgeon

image
Muffazal Lakdawala, the bariatric surgeon who treated the Egyptian national Eman Ahmed for obesity, described her family's decision to shift her to a hospital in the UAE as a mistake.Eman, believed to be the heaviest woman in the world when she arrived for treatment at Saifee Hospital here in...
08:12

Turkey bans Wikipedia, labels it a national security threat

image
If you try to open Wikipedia in Turkey right now, you'll turn up a swirling loading icon, then a message that the server timed out.Turkey has blocked Wikipedia. If you're inside the country, you can only access the online encyclopedia through a virtual private network connection to a system...