India

New Delhi, Jul 10: The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down as ultra vires a provision of the Representation of the People Act which protects convicted lawmakers against disqualification on the ground of pendency of appeal against their conviction in the higher courts. "The only question is about the vires of section 8(4) of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) and we hold that it is ultra

Kasargod, Jul 10: Normal life was today disrupted in Kerala due to the dawn-to-dusk 12-hour hartal called by CPI-M led LDF to demand resignation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy over the solar scam issue. Except for a few private vehicles and two-wheelers, other modes of transport were off the road while shops, including hotels remained closed. Passengers, who arrived at railway stations and

Bangalore, Jul 10: The Congress government is all set to roll out “Anna Bhagya Yojane,” its flagship scheme to supply rice at Re one per kg to below poverty line (BPL) families, on Wednesday, hoping that the Centre's food security ordinance would ease the burden of purchasing costly rice once it is implemented. The scheme, the implementation of which was twice postponed due to non-availability of

Bhopal, Jul 9: Disgraced former Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister and BJP leader Raghavji was today arrested here following sodomy allegations levelled against him by his domestic servant Rajkumar Dangi, police said. "Raghavji has been arrested from a flat in Koh-e-Fiza locality in old city area of Bhopal where he was hiding," Inspector General (IG) Bhopal Range Upendra Jain said. The door of the

New Delhi, Jul 9: Get ready to pay more for cooking gas and diesel, where the government may allow oil marketing companies to raise prices by at least Re 1 every month to pare their losses following the steep rupee depreciation. The impact of the near 12% fall in the rupee against the dollar since the financial year began in April will translate into higher prices for almost everything - from

Ranchi, Jul 9: Armed with the support of 42 MLAs in the 82-member Jharkhand Assembly, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Legislature Party leader Hemant Soren would formally stake claim to form government on Tuesday. “The JMM leader sought time between 5 pm and 6 pm to stake claim for a new government formation, and Governor Syed Ahmed gave him time at 5.30 pm,” said an official attached to Raj Bhavan

Bangalore, Jul 9: Governor H?R?Bhardwaj has given his assent to a land revenue bill that proposes to regularise unauthorised houses built by the poor on government land in rural areas. The controversial Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill was first passed during the tenure of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?government by both houses of the state legislature in June last year, but was returned

Talegaon (Maha), Jul 8: As many as 13 bombs were planted inside the Mahabodhi temple complex in Bodh Gaya of which ten had exploded injuring two monks, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said today. "Today, I have the information of 10 blasts. A total of 13 bombs were placed there. I will not go into details where they were kept and all. Two persons have been injured-- 50-year-old Dorji and Bala

Patna, July 7: A National Investigation Agency team began its probe into the serial blasts on Sunday evening in the Mahabodhi temple in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya town, police officials said. “An NIA team led by an IPS officer Vikas Vaibhav began probe into the serial blasts in Bodh Gaya soon after they arrived,” said an official at police headquarters in Patna. According to police officials in Gaya, the

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday condemned the serial blasts at Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya as a senseless act of violence to target innocent pilgrims. Expressing deep anguish over the blasts, he said it was a “senseless act of violence targeting innocent pilgrims and monks who had gathered to worship at this temple dedicated to the great apostle of peace - Gautam Buddha“. In a statement