India

New Delhi, Jul 28: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking nod for terminating the 32-week-old pregnancy of a 10-year-old rape survivor after taking note of a medical report that abortion was neither good for the girl nor for the foetus. A bench comprising Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justice DY Chandrachud took note of the report of the medical board set up by PGI (Postgraduate

Ahmedabad, Jul 27: In another jolt to the Congress in Gujarat ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls, three party MLAs considered close to former opposition leader Shankarsinh Vaghela resigned from the assembly today. The resignation of Balwantsinh Rajput (who was also the chief whip), Tejashreeben Patel and Prahlad Patel reduced the Congress's tally to 54 in the 182-seat assembly. The development came at

New Delhi, Jul 27: In fresh trouble for RJD chief Lalu Prasad, the ED has registered a money laundering case against him and his family members in a railway hotels allotment corruption case dating back to the UPA tenure, officials said today. The case has been registered under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The central probe agency has taken cognisance of a CBI FIR in

Rameswaram, Jul 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the people to work together to fulfil former president A P J Abdul Kalam’s dream of seeing a developed India by 2022 when it celebrates its 75th Independence Day. “There are 125 crore people and if each one takes one step, then the country would be 125 crore steps ahead,” he told a public meeting near this island, the home town of

Patna, Jul 27: The new Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in Bihar will seek trust vote in the state assembly tommorow. "A one-day special session of the Bihar Assembly has been convened tomorrow in which the new government will seek trust vote," Principal Secretary, Cabinet Coordination Department, Brajesh Mehrotra told reporters. Mehrotra said two agendas have been set for the session after a brief

New Delhi, Jul 27: JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar has become the chief minister of Bihar for the sixth time as he jilted an uncomfortable ally in the RJD and joined hands with the BJP after four years, yet again demonstrating his political manoeuvrability. Often referred to as the Chanakya of Bihar politics, Kumar, 66, quit as the CM of the politically crucial state last evening and readily accepted

Patna, Jul 27: RJD leader Lalu Prasad on Wednesday gave a new twist to Nitish Kumar’s resignation, saying a pending case against him and not the differences over corruption charges against Tejashwi Yadav was at the root of the JD(U) leader’s “resignation drama.” In the 1991 Lok Sabha polls, a man named Sitaram Singh was killed at a polling station in Pandarak and Mr. Kumar is among the accused. He

Patna, Jul 26: On a day laced with fast-changing political developments, Nitish Kumar was elected as leader of the NDA Legislature Party, barely few hours after he resigned as Chief Minister on Wednesday. His election as the NDA leader took place at a meeting of the JD (U) and BJP legislators convened at the CM’s official residence – 1, Aney Marg. Nitish is likely to be sworn in as CM on Thursday

Patna, Jul 26: Bringing down curtains on the fortnight-long political uncertainty in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday evening resigned from his post. “I have tendered my resignation to Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi as it was not possible for me to continue as Bihar CM under the present circumstances,” said Nitish soon after coming out of the Raj Bhavan. Nitish, who was apparently

New Delhi, Jul 26: The Union Government on Wednesday maintained before the Supreme Court that right to privacy cannot be elevated to as a fundamental right. It cannot be read into right to life and liberty. "Right to privacy was omitted from being mentioned in the Constitution, though it was debated in the Constituent Assembly," Attorney General K K Venugopal submitted before a nine-judge bench