SC slams Centre for showing “sheer contempt of court” by not framing Cauvery scheme
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the Central government for showing “sheer contempt of court” by not framing a Cauvery draft scheme but adjourned the case to May 14, after the Karnataka Assembly elections on May 12 and before the counting of votes on May 15.
Ajinkya Rahane to captain India for Afghanistan Test; various squads named
Ajinkya Rahane will lead the Indian team for the one-off Test against Afghanistan in June. On Tuesday, the BCCI's selection committee announced four sets of senior squads, for the Afghanistan Test and the limited-overs series in Ireland and England later in the summer.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets Chinese President Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a northern China port city, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday.
Ready to become PM if Congress emerges as single largest party: Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he was ready to become prime minister if the party emerged as the single largest party in the next general election. “I am pretty convinced that Mr. Modi is not going to be the prime minister after the 2019 Lok Sabha election. I can see it in his face. He knows it,” Mr. Gandhi told reporters after the launch of party programme “Samruddha Bharat.”
Congress MPs withdraw plea challenging rejection of impeachment notice against CJI by RS Chairman
Two Rajya Sabha MPs, who challenged the decision of the Vice President to reject the removal motion of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, confronted a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court before withdrawing their petition in the apex court on Tuesday.
Squall, dust storm hits Delhi, evening schools to remain shut today
A dust storm, with a wind speed of 70 kilometres per hour, hit the national capital on Monday followed by a squall, bringing down the temperature after a hot day, the weatherman said. The high-velocity wind swept through Delhi around 11.15 p.m., an official at the Safdarjung observatory said.
Indians kidnapped in Afghanistan: Sushma calls up Afghan Minister
India on Monday reached out to Afghanistan to secure the release of the six of its nationals abducted on Sunday in Baghlan province. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called her Afghan counterpart and sought assistance to find the men who were taken away by unidentified kidnappers.
Polling booths exclusively for women to be set up across Karnataka
The Election Commission of Karnataka has embarked on a seemingly novel route to encourage women voters to exercise their franchise in the Assembly elections on May 12. To this end, the Election Commission has carried out extensive research of the 225 (224 Elected, 1 Nominated) constituencies and arrived at statistics that have convinced them to set up Pink or ‘Sakhi’ (friend/companion polling booths) in constituencies with a sizeable population of female voters
Maruti to recall over 50,000 units of Swift and Baleno for fault rectification
Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said it will undertake a “service campaign” for new Swift and Baleno models to inspect for a possible fault in the brake vacuum hose.
Jupiter calling: Don’t miss its biggest, brightest show
At 05:40 hours IST on May 9, 2018, stargazers will be able see Jupiter at its brightest, and it will also appear bigger than usual. Known as the opposition of Jupiter, the planet can be seen in the constellation Libra and will be visible all night, reaching its highest point in the sky at around midnight local time.
