Punjab govt to move SC against governor

Chandigarh: The two-day Punjab assembly session was cut short by a day after chief minister Bhagwant Mann informed the House that since governor Banwarilal Purohit had not given assent to the three money Bills, his government would resume the...

PM Modi opens 2 new sections of Bengaluru Metro

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week said the Metro Rail services from Baiyappanahalli to Krishnarajapura, and Kengeri to Challaghatta legs of Bengaluru Metro Purple Line will improve connectivity and benefit millions of commuters.

Liberalised visa policy, upkeep of the Sikh shrines and resumption of train service between India and Pakistan were the main issues raised during the centenary of Shaheedi Saka (martyrdom massacre) Panja Sahib at Gurdwara Sri Panja Sahib in...

A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court last week decided to examine the validity and the manner in which the government demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes in 2016, brushing aside the Centre’s plea “not to waste time...

The Centre has formed a four member committee to examine the details of ‘adverse event’ reports received from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the deaths of 66 children in Gambia that are being linked potentially to four made-in-India...

Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit has named Justice DY Chandrachud as his successor. He handed over the letter to Chandrachud, designated him as the next CJI. The letter was handed over in the presence of other judges of the Supreme Court.



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