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Centre asks collegium to reconsider on Justice KM Joseph’s appointment to Supreme Court

priya April 27, 2018

The judiciary and the Centre is all set for fresh round of confrontation. This time over the government asking the collegium (comprising of Chief Justice and four senior-most judges) to reconsider its recommendation to appoint Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M…

Rekha, Sachin Tendulkar no role models when in Parliament

priya April 27, 2018

Hyderabad: As ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and veteran actor Rekha end their term as Rajya Sabha MPs this April, here is a look at their report card. Tendulkar has an attendance percentage of 7 per cent, while Rekha has a much lower…

Reddy brothers back in BJP fold, with Amit Shah’s blessing?

priya April 27, 2018

Bengaluru: Former BJP MP and tainted mining czar of Ballari Gali Janardhan Reddy reclaimed his foothold in the saffron party with seven of his clan members being fielded in the forthcoming Assembly elections with the blessings of the top echelons of the…

Faulty aircraft? Sabotage, screams Rahul Gandhi

priya April 27, 2018

Hubballi: Congress president, Rahul Gandhi had a flight scare on Thursday as his aircraft lost radar contact for over three minutes as the pilot reportedly flew above the prescribed altitude while landing at the Hubballi airport. While the airport authorities denied any…

Income Tax raids 2 Hyderabad based firms, seizes Rs 5.3 crore assets

priya April 27, 2018

Hyderabad: The Income Tax Department conducted raids at the offices of two city-based real estate firms and seized unaccounted cash upto Rs 5.3 crore. The offices of Sampat Raghupati Reddy, a partner in Giridhari Construction, and Bhasyam Navin, a partner in Bhashyam…

Denotification: Governor Vajubai Vala’s weapon against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

priya April 27, 2018

Bengaluru: With a fortnight to go for Assembly polls, big trouble could well loom for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, minister for Bengaluru development, K J George, and others in the state government with Governor Vajubai Vala, reportedly seeking specific details about controversial denotification…

Delhi High Court apologises to man after lower court ‘unlawfully’ sent him to mental hospital

priya April 27, 2018

It is not often that a high court apologises to its petitioner and that too for a wrong decision made by subordinate courts. However, such a scene unfolded on Wednesday when the Delhi High Court expressed its apology to a senior citizen…

UP biggies Akhilesh Yadav, Yogi Adityanath to campaign in Karnataka

priya April 27, 2018

Lucknow: The Karnataka Assembly polls are the new battle field for political stalwarts of Uttar Pradesh including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati, who will be criss-crossing the state to turn the tide in favour of…

Indu Malhotra to be Sworn In as Supreme Court Judge on Friday

priya April 27, 2018

Senior advocate Indu Malhotra was officially appointed a Supreme Court judge, on Thursday, 26 April. This makes her the first woman lawyer to be directly elevated to the position of an apex court judge. The swearing-in-ceremony of Malhotra as a judge of…

Guntur MP Galla Jayadev’s tweet stirs up a political storm

priya April 27, 2018

Vijaywada: Days after his brother-in-law Mahesh Babu’s most overtly political movie has turned a blockbuster hit, Guntur MP Galla Jayadev’s latest tweet drawing an analogy between politics and movies has unleash a war of accusations, counter-accusations and a medley of vituperative Twitter…