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New Delhi, Jul 22: The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied bail to Sahara chief Subrata Roy Sahara once again in the investors' money return case. He had sought bail to finalise deals relating to his foreign-based luxury hotels. The apex court in the order allowed him to do that but denied to release him. He had wanted at least 40 days conditional bail to raise the money the court had asked him to

Lucknow, Jul 22: In a controversial remark, Uttar Pradesh Governor Aziz Qureshi on Monday said rape cases could not be stopped even if entire police force was deployed for women's safety and only a divine intervention could check such crimes. Qureshi's statement comes after SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav stirred up a controversy earlier with his statement that even with 21 crore people in Uttar

New Delhi, Jul 22: Think twice before buying a tricolour made of plastic to show your patriotic fervour this Independence Day as it could land you in jail. The Centre has warned that the proper disposal of plastic national flags is a concern and any dishonour showed to the tricolour could land one in jail for up to three years. With plastic tricolours flooding the market ahead of national

New Delhi, Jul 22: Yesterday in a blog post, former Supreme Court justice Markandey Katju had written about how an additional Judge of the Madras High Court was given an extension thanks to political pressure, even though the judge in question was corrupt and there was an adverse IB report in his name. Justice Katju said that while the then Chief Justice of India RC Lahoti had initially called for

New Delhi, Jul 22: The Government on Monday asserted in the Rajya Sabha that India’s policy on the Palestine issue remains unchanged but stonewalled demands for a unanimous resolution on the Gaza conflict, triggering a walkout by the Opposition. Replying to a short duration discussion in Rajya Sabha on Monday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj rebutted the Opposition’s call for suspension of

New Delhi, Jul 21: There were mixed reactions from parties to Markandey Katju's charge that three ex-Chief Justices of India had compromised in giving extension and elevation to an additional judge of Madras High Court at UPA government's instance, with some including AIADMK demanding a probe while others questioned the timing of his disclosure. AIADMK members in Lok Sabha sought an enquiry into

New Delhi, Jul 21: Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, currently Chairman of Press Council of India, today stirred a controversy by alleging that three ex-Chief Justices of India had compromised in giving extension to an additional judge of Madras High court at the instance of UPA government in the wake of pressure from one of its allies, apparently DMK. Katju made the charge while

New Delhi, Jul 20: In a blow to the Congress party, six of its party corporators from Thane city joined the Shiv Sena yesterday. According to media reports, the corporators were led by Ravindra Phatak, the party strongman in the city and a staunch supporter of Industry Minister Narayan Rane. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said that the party had no role in influencing Congress members to join

New Delhi/Lucknow, Jul 19: While the SP government in Uttar Pradesh is under attack over a string of rape incidents, party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today drew flak for saying that the state has the lowest number of such cases in the country despite a population of 21 crore. "You are talking about UP. It has a population of 21 crore. If there is any place which has the lowest number of such (rape)

Chennai, Jul 19: Taking strong exception to CBSE's Sanskrit Week celebrations in schools under its ambit next month, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said it would be appropriate to have organised a 'Classical Language Week' in each state based on its linguistic heritage. As per the communication sent by the Ministry of HRD, while the celebrations would be conducted by CBSE, Kendriya