Tag: UP
SC Summons Bihar Chief Secretary, DGP In Shelter Home Case
"Shocked" that the state police could not trace former Bihar Minister Manju Verma, one of the accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the state Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police to appear before it on November 27.....
BJP Will Run Countrywide Campaign To Identify Infiltrators If Voted Back To Power In 2019: Shah
The BJP on Monday said it will run a countrywide campaign to implement the National Register of Citizens if the party is voted back to power in 2019, adding the party will identify and send back the infiltrators.....
SC Junks Pleas Seeking Court-monitored Probe Into Rafale Deal
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed four petitions seeking court-monitored probe into the purchase of 36 Rafale jet fighters in ready to fly conditions holding that the decision making process was not in doubt and it cannot go into the question of pricing and choice of offset Indian partner by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault. ....
Amit Shah Asks Rahul To Apologize On Rafale Jet Issue
BJP President Amit Shah on Friday demanded that Congress President Rahul Gandhi should apologize to the nation for his "brazen lies" accusing the government and the Prime Minister of corruption in the Rafale jet deal with France and said he should also disclose the source of information for his attacks.....
In UP, There Will Be Confluence Of People, Thoughts: Akhilesh On Alliance
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and amid talks of anti-BJP Mahagatbandhan in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party Chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said there will be "confulence of thoughts and people" in the state.....
Parliament Passes Upper Caste Quota Bill
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Parliament on Wednesday passed a landmark Constitution amendment bill providing for 10 per cent reservation to upper castes in government jobs and higher educational institutions, with the Rajya Sabha voting it late in the night after rejecting a demand for referring it to a select committee for detailed scrutiny.....
No Corruption, Major Terror Attack Under Modi-rule: Sitharaman
Rallying the BJP workers ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked them to create awareness about the government's achievements, especially that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has provided "corruption-free" five years and that no major terror attack has taken place during this period.....
Modi's 'Rafale Fear' Behind Plum Post Offer To Sikri: Rahul
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with destroying key institutions to cover up the "Rafale scam" following reports of Supreme Court judge A.K. Sikri, who sided with the government to remove CBI Director Alok Verma, being nominated to the Commonwealth Tribunal.....
Justice Sikri Withdraws 'consent' To Take Up Commonwealth Post
After a controversy erupted, Supreme Court judge A.K. Sikri, who last week sided with the government in the three-member committee to remove CBI Director Alok Verma, on Sunday withdrew his "consent" to be nominated to the post of President/Member of the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT).....
'Benami' Flats Booked For Re 1 Per Sq.ft In Amrapali Projects, SC Told
A court-appointed auditors informed the Supreme Court that posh flats which were part of Amrapali Group were booked on sums as low as Re 1, Rs 5 and Rs 11 per sq.ft in the name of over 500 people.....
