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New Delhi, Sept 14: Justice Ranjan Gogoi was Thursday appointed as the 46th Chief Justice of India, according to the law ministry. He would assume office on October 3 after present incumbent Dipak Misra retires a day before. Justice Gogoi will have a tenure of a little over 13 months and would retire on November 17, 2019. President Ramnath Kovind signed warrants of appointment of Justice Gogoi

Kochi, Sept 13: The family of the nun from Kerala, who has accused Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakka, of allegedly raping her on several occasions between 2014 and 2016, was threatened and offered money to take the case back, said the nun's counsel Sandhya Raju in the Kerala High Court on Thursday. "Money was offered to the members of the family and they are also being threatened by the accused

New Delhi, Sept 13: A day after Vijay Mallya claimed that he met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving for London, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy said that a lookout notice against the fugitive liquor baron was diluted from "Block" to "Report" which helped in his departure. Swamy tweeted: "We have now two undeniable facts on the Mallya escape issue: 1. Look Out

New Delhi, Sept 13: Stepping up his attack on Arun Jaitley for allegedly meeting Vijay Mallya before the latter fled to the U.K., Congress president Rahul Gandhi on September 13 accused the Finance Minister of colluding with a “criminal” and not informing the probe agencies, despite having information about the liquor baron’s plan to leave the country. Speaking at a press conference, Mr. Gandhi

New Delhi, Sept 13: It was a fiery presidential debate ahead of the JNU Students Union (JNUSU) polls, with candidates alleging that "anti-national" elements were present on the institute's campus and the country was turning into "lynchistan". The election to the JNUSU president's post is scheduled to be held on Friday. In his speech, United-left panel candidate N Sai Balaji, a frontrunner for the

Lucknow, Sept 13: Hindus and Muslims in Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh have transcended communal barriers to help the local administration in relocating some religious structures which had held up building of a flyover for 14 long years. In all, two temples, seven mazaars (tombs) and a mosque have been relocated, while a portion of a boundary wall of a dargah (the grave of a revered religious

New Delhi, Sept 13: Fuel prices once again witnessed a hike on Thursday, with petrol being sold at Rs 81.00 per litre and diesel at Rs 73.08 per litre here in the national capital. The price of petrol has been increased by 13 paise per litre, while diesel saw a hike of 11 paise per litre, as compared to Tuesday's prices in New Delhi. In Mumbai, petrol and diesel have touched a new high of Rs 88.39

New Delhi, Sep 13: Family of the 1988 road rage case victim on Wednesday filed a review petition before the Supreme Court seeking a modification of its earlier order in which the Punjab MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu was acquitted. Sidhu was acquitted in connection with the culpable homicide charges but was convicted of the offence of voluntarily causing hurt in an order given by apex court on May, 15. A

New Delhi, Sept 12: Reacting to the fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya's claim that he met the finance minster before leaving the country, the Congress on Wednesday said that after the statement by the industrialist it was clear that the NDA Government was directly involved in the escape of fraudsters like Nirav modi and Mehul Chowksi from the country after looting public money. In a series of

Kochi, Sept 12: Kerala police have asked Bishop Franco Mullakal of Jalandhar diocese, accused by a nun of raping her, to appear before the investigating team on September 19, Inspector General of police Vijay Sakhare said on Wednesday. The decision to summon the clergyman was taken after a meeting chaired by Sakhare, IG (Ernakulam range), which was also attended by Kottayam District Superintendent