Supreme Court has delivered justice today. The victim family had been demanding justice for many years: Sukhbir Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal on Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu (ANI)
"Will submit to the majesty of law...," tweets Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu after SC imposes one-year rigorous imprisonment on him in a three-decade-old road rage case
The Supreme Court Thursday imposed a one-year sentence on cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in a 1988 road rage case. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and S K Kaul allowed the review plea filed by the victim's family on the issue of the sentence awarded to Sidhu. Though the apex court had in May 2018 held Sidhu guilty of the offence of "voluntarily causing hurt" to a 65-year-old man in the case, it spared him a jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000.
Road sinks near Barkot on Yamunotri highway NH-94, traffic movement affected. (ANI)
SC allows review application, imposes one-year rigorous imprisonment on Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu in a three-decade-old road rage case. (ANI)
No decision yet on joining BJP or AAP, says Hardik Patel
A day after quitting the Congress, Hardik Patel on Thursday said he had not taken any decision yet on joining any other party, be it the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat or the new entrant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). READ MORE
There are discussions in party that people will vote for Congress when they get bored. I had spoken to Rahul & Priyanka Gandhi & mentioned Gujarat's problems. He asked me & I told him. That's when I was ignored. I decided to leave party not with sadness but courage: Hardik Patel
Seven-eight people have been running the Congress for 33 years. Activists like me travel 500-600 km daily. If I go among the people and try to know their situation, the big leaders here try to disrupt this effort by sitting in the AC chambers: Hardik Patel, after resigning from Congress
In Gujarat, whether it's the Patidar community or any other community, they have had to suffer in Congress. Speak the truth in Congress and big leaders will defame you and that is their strategy.
Rahul Gandhi is more concerned about chicken sandwich and diet cokes: Hardik Patel
I am not in BJP yet and have not taken any decision to go: Hardik Patel, in Ahmedabad after his resignation from Congress yesterday. (ANI)
Since the time I joined Congress, I have worked tirelessly. In 3 years, I have learnt it is only doing caste politics. In other states, the working presidents design the strategy; here, I wasn't allowed to do anything: Hardik Patel
Supreme Court grants liberty to Azam Khan to apply for regular bail before concerned court within a period of two weeks. SC says interim bail to continue until the regular bail is decided by the competent court. (ANI)
Supreme Court grants interim bail to SP leader Azam Khan in a matter concerning Kotwali police station in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. (ANI)
In view of the flood situation, Cachar district administration has closed all educational institutions (government and private) and non-essential private establishments for 48 hours (May 19 and 20) in the district.
Photos: Assam flood situation worsens as heavy rain wreaks havoc
The flood situation in Assam further deteriorated on Wednesday with one more person dead in Darrang district, the toll rose to nine in the current pre-monsoon floods and landslides in Assam. Click to view pics
Uttarakhand government has decided to conduct a Vigilance inquiry into the corruption, irregularities in appointments, rigging in purchases, and examinations in Uttarakhand Ayurved University. (ANI)
In the relentless drive to break the nexus of Pakistan ISI and traitorous persons who supply classified information to compromise sovereignty, integrity and security of the state, Punjab Police has busted a cross border espionage network: Punjab Police. (ANI)
Heavy rain lashes several parts of Kochi
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Retired HAL officer found dead at house in Lucknow’s Indiranagar
A retired HAL woman officer was found dead at her house in Indiranagar, Lucknow on Wednesday night. READ MORE