New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who will demit office on Monday, had a short but eventful tenure as the country’s top judge in which he presided over two constitutional benches…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Biometric cards have facilitated disbursement of as much as Rs 83,184 crore to beneficiaries of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes without the notorious leakages of the past, industry body Assocham…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) In the past over 100 hours of the Dera Sacha Sauda mayhem, the BJP government in Haryana led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar relied on lies, half-truths…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Those who take law in their hands and resort to violence will not be spared, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, in an apparent reference to the violence in…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said no one has the right to violate law and order in the name of faith, in an apparent reference to the violence in…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Trains affected due to law and order situation in Haryana and Punjab have been resumed after receiving security clearance from authorities, the Railways said on Sunday. “All the trains on…
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) Affected areas in Haryana and Punjab on Sunday morning were peaceful as security forces remained on high alert, officials said. Curfew was withdrawn in Panchkula, adjoining Chandigarh, which saw the maximum…
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) In the wake of reports that rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had been extended VIP treatment, the Haryana government on Saturday denied any such favours to…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on Saturday urged the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to consider withdrawal of an advisory with regard to the proposed deportation of Rohingya Muslims…
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday said the District Jail at Sunaria near Rohtak will be the place for sitting of the CBI special court for the sentencing of…
Seoul, Aug 26 (IANS) South Korea’s business and political communities were divided over a local court’s ruling to put Lee Jae-yong, the heir-apparent of Samsung Group, behind bars. Some of the business and political honchos…
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) Under fire for its poor handling of the law and order situation in the wake of the massive violence unleashed by Dera supporters, the Haryana government on Saturday suspended a senior…
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Prominent Indian-American lawmakers have criticised US President Donald Trump after he signed a memo instructing the Defence Department to stop accepting transgender people into the armed forces. The presidential memorandum signed…
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) US immigration authorities will soon require an in-person interview for certain applicants for green cards, a change that is likely to slow the process of obtaining one and may jam the…
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) After Dera followers indulged in large-scale violence on Friday following their leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s conviction in a rape case, the Haryana Police on Saturday said the jailed godman will…
San Francisco, Aug 26 (IANS) A far-right group has cancelled a rally scheduled to be held in San Francisco on Saturday. Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson on Friday blamed elected officials, including Nancy Pelosi, a…
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) Slamming Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for “protecting and extending political patronage” to controversial godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday asked the state to…
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) The Republican National Committee has unanimously approved a resolution condemning white supremacists, Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and the Nazis, two weeks after President Donald Trump’s controversial comments on the Charlottesville violence….
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has cancelled its services to Haryana and Uttar Pradesh after multiple incidents of arson and violence following the conviction of Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The national capital was calm but prohibitory orders continued on Saturday, a day after arson incidents at many place in Delhi following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Ram…