India

New Delhi, Dec 16: The Supreme Court on Wednesday banned registration of diesel-run SUVs and cars having engines beyond 2000 cc in Delhi and NCR from March 1, next year. In addition, the court announced slew of measures to curb the pollution levels in the city.Apex court raised the Green cess by 100 per cent being levied on commercial vehicles entering the capital. Commercial vehicles, which are

New Delhi, Dec 15: In the midst of his biggest confrontation with the Centre yet, a furious Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today accused it of targeting him in a daylong CBI raid at Delhi Secretariat and claimed the real reason for the action was to look for a file of alleged graft in Delhi's cricket body that "traps" Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Jaitley dismissed the allegations, dubbing it

Bhubaneswar, Dec 15: Odisha assembly Speaker Niranjan Pujari on Tuesday suspended Congress legislator Nabakishore Das for seven days for allegedly watching obscene video clips inside the house. Das was accused of watching porn on his mobile phone while sitting in the assembly in session on Monday. The speaker took the decision following a motion moved by ruling Biju Janata Dal's chief whip Ananta

New Delhi, Dec 15: The CBI said on Tuesday that it raided 14 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and found Rs.2.4 lakh from the house of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's secretary. A CBI spokesman said documents related to three immovable properties along with the cash were recovered from secretary Rajendra Kumar's residence. Kejriwal said earlier that the CBI had raided his office and

Kolkata, Dec 15: Amidst claim by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that his office was raided by CBI, his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee today said she was "shocked" by the "unprecedented action". "Sealing of a Chief Minister's office is unprecedented. I am shocked", Banerjee tweeted. Kejriwal's claim was denied by the CBI as well as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Rajya Sabha where

New Delhi, Dec 15: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Income Tax Department has issued notices in National Herald case and now it is its duty to assess the parties allegedly involved in it. "When Income Tax has already issued notices asking for details, Income Tax is under the duty to assess. It has to assess Congress party, it has to assess the Associated Journal, it has to assess Young Indian

New Delhi/Srinagar, Dec 15: Two hardliner Hurriyat Conference leaders today met Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit in Delhi and told him that Islamabad should maintain "consistency and firmness" over its Kashmir policy. They also emphasised that Pakistan should play an "active role in highlighting the human rights violations" in Jammu and Kashmir at international fora. "A Hurriyat delegation

New Delhi, Dec 14: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi were locked in a war of words on Monday over the razing of hutments here and the death of a child of one of the hundreds left homeless in the winter chill. The grieving father of the six-month-old baby insisted that the girl died in the panic caused by the imminent demolition of

New Delhi, Dec 14: India today expressed hope that re-engaging with Pakistan under a 'Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue' will mark beginning of peace and development as continued estrangement was a hurdle to peace and prosperity in the region. Making a suo motu statement in Rajya Sabha on her last week's visit of Islamabad and recent developments relating to ties between the two neighbours

New Delhi, Dec 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today described the landmark climate change deal reached in Paris last night as the victory of "climate justice" and said there are no winners or losers in the outcome. He appreciated how every country rose to the challenge for reaching the agreement at the Conference of Parties (COP)-21 and said deliberations showed collective wisdom of the world