SC agrees with ECI that Congress plea cannot question clean chit to Modi, Shah
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed with the contention of the Election Commission of India (ECI) that its clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah for their poll speeches may be right or wrong, but the court certainly cannot examine the merit of its decisions on the basis of a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by Congress MP Sushmita Dev.
Five Maoists suspected to be killed in Odisha encounter
Five Maoists, two women and three men, are suspected to have been killed in an exchange of fire with security personnel in Odisha’s Koraput district on May 8 afternoon.
Three patients die at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai during power failure, relatives allege negligence
The family of three patients who died at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai on May 7 night, have charged that the deaths were caused by power failure that resulted in shutting down of ventilators, an accusation that the hospital outright rejected, attributing the deaths to critical illness. A preliminary report submitted by the hospital to the Health Secretary indicates that the ventilators had battery back up and were functioning, despite power outage and generators failing.
Rahul Gandhi ‘unconditionally apologises’ to apex court for wrongly attributing ‘chowkidar’ remark to it
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday unconditionally apologised to the Supreme Court for wrongfully attributing phrase ‘chowkidar chor hai’ to the court.
CJI sexual harassment charge: provide in-house panel report to complainant, says Women in Criminal Law Association
The Women in Criminal Law Association (WCLA) has condemned the manner in which any questioning of lapses in the inquiry into the complaint of sexual harassment against the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi are being “silenced” by police detention of peaceful protesters and even the Bar Council of India and other bar associations issuing diktats against any criticism.
Chandrababu Naidu meets Rahul Gandhi, to meet Mamata
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu met Congress president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Wednesday morning before heading out to West Bengal.
Asia Bibi leaves Pakistan, reaches Canada: lawyer
Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was acquitted by Pakistan’s Supreme Court in a blasphemy row last year, has left the country and reached Canada, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Vidya Balan to play Math genius Shakuntala Devi in her next film
Actor Vidya Balan has been roped in to play the role of math genius Shakuntala Devi in her next film, directed by Anu Menon.
IAF aircraft overshoots runway at Mumbai airport
An An-32 transport aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) overshot the main runway of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport late on Tuesday night.