India

New Delhi, Oct 23: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to consider amending the national flag code for regulating the playing of national anthem in cinema halls across the country. A bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said the Centre has to take a call uninfluenced by its earlier order on the playing of national anthem in the theatres

New Delhi, Oct 23: The Supreme Court sought a detailed reply from the Gujarat Government within four weeks in connection with Bilkis Bano gang-rape case. The apex court also directed the Gujarat Government to appraise it about the departmental action taken against the policemen found guilty of negligence of duty. During the hearing the victim also submitted in the court that she wanted enhancement

New Delhi, Oct 23: The Editors Guild of India has asked the Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje-led Rajasthan’s BJP government to "withdraw the harmful ordinance" that bars the media from reporting on accusations against public servants, judges and magistrates without its sanction. The ordinance is a "pernicious instrument" to harass the media, the Guild said in a statement last night. "The ordinance

New Delhi, Oct 23: Patidar leader Nikhil Sawani on Monday said he was leaving the BJP after hearing about "the Rs 1 crore offer by the party to Narendra Patel." "I heard about the Rs 1 crore offer by BJP to Narendra Patel. I am upset and am leaving the party today," news agency quoted Sawani as saying. He appreciated Patel for rejecting the money that was allegedly offered, even though he "comes

Lucknow, Oct 22: The Uttar Pradesh government is mulling forming a "UP Muslim Waqf board" by merging the separate Sunni and Shia Waqf boards to prevent "wastage of money", Minister of State for Waqf Mohsin Raza said. He alleged that both Sunni and Shia Waqf boards are being charged with corruption, and the government will dissolve them soon. Though things are still to be finalised, the minister

Ahmedabad , Oct 22: Aggressive young Gujarat OBC leader Alpesh Thakore on Saturday announced he was joining the Congress, as state Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki urged firebrand Patidar spearhead Hardik Patel and Dalit leader Jignesh Mewani to also join the party. The ruling BJP also got a boost as two leaders from Patel's Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) shook hands with the party. Thakore

Ahmedabad, Oct 21: Hoping to garner support of various communities in Gujarat polls, the state Congress today invited Patidar quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel, Thakor community leader Alpesh Thakor and dalit leader Jignesh Mevani to join hands with the party to defeat the ruling BJP. Apart from these leaders, the Congress also hinted at forging a pre-poll alliance with Sharad Pawar-led NCP and

New Delhi, Oct 21: Union minister Smriti Irani today hit back at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for his comments referring to a court barring a news portal from publishing articles on a company owned by Amit Shah's son, saying a person "out on bail" was "mocking" the courts. The information and broadcasting minister also said the Congress leader's attempts would not help his party win the

New Delhi, Oct 21: At a time when customers are rushing to link all their bank accounts with Aadhaar, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday clarified that it never issued any such directions and it was the decision of the Indian government. The apex bank further clarified that in applicable cases, linkage of Aadhaar number to a bank account is mandatory under the Prevention of Money

New Delhi, Oct 21: The CBI has written to the government for reconsideration of its 2005 decision and allow the agency to file a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court in the Bofors case challenging quashing of an FIR in the alleged scam, officials said. In a letter to the Department of Personnel and Training, the CBI conveyed that it wanted to file the SLP challenging the Delhi High Court