India

New Delhi, May 5: The government today gave wide-ranging legislative powers to the Reserve Bank or RBI to issue directions to lenders to initiate insolvency proceedings for the recovery of bad loans. The much-awaited ordinance to amend the Banking Regulation Act was promulgated by President Pranab Mukherjee last night. The Cabinet had earlier given the nod for change in Banking Regulation Act. The

New Delhi, May 5: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Kerala government's plea for modification of April 24 judgement that directed appointment of senior IPS officer T P Senkumar as DGP. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta imposed Rs 25000 cost of the LDF government even as senior advocate Sidharth Luthra pleaded that he would not press for the application. In further trouble to

Geneva, May 5: India on Thursday said it is a secular state with no state religion and safeguarding the rights of minorities forms an essential core of its polity, as it came under criticism from Pakistan over treatment of minorities. Speaking at the 27th session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group at the UNHCR in Geneva, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said that the Indian Constitution

Srinagar, May 5: The driver of a taxi being used by soldiers was killed during a massive operation involving 4,000 troops on Thursday by the security forces to clear south Kashmir of terrorists. Forces comprising the Army, police and paramilitary cordoned off nearly 20 villages in Shopian district and launched searches in homes and orchards. Residents of Heaf, Sugan, Chilipora, Malnad, Turka

Srinagar, May 4: A civilian was killed while three soldiers were injured when militants attacked an army patrol in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday evening. Another encounter between ultras and forces was going on in neighbouring Kulgam district. Reports said militants opened fire on a patrol party of Army’s 62-Rashtriya Rifles in Imam Sahib area of Shopian, 55 kms from here, at around

Mumbai, May 4: Egyptian national Eman Ahmed, who lost about 330 kilograms after undergoing weight-loss surgery in Mumbai's Saifee hospital, on Thursday left for the United Arab Emirates for long-term treatment. Eman Ahmed, who weighed more than 500 kilograms when she was flown to Mumbai for treatment in February, was reportedly the world's heaviest woman. The 37-year-old was discharged from the

Lucknow, May 4: If Muslims do not want a compromise on the Ram Temple issue, the court is there to resolve the land dispute in Ayodhya, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said, drawing sharp retort from the Babri Masjid Action Committee. "If they don't want a compromise, the court is there... We have already won in the Allahabad High Court, which has ruled that

New Delhi, May 4: The Indian Army does not reveal plans before executing them, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said today, indicating possible retaliation to the Pakistan military beheading two Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to a volley of questions on whether the army will respond to the barbaric act, Rawat, without giving a direct reply, said the armed forces will effectively

Hyderabad, May 4: Cases were booked against AICC General Secretary and In charge of Telugu states, Digvijaya Singh here on Thursday for his tweets on Telangana police alleging that they are encouraging Muslim youth to join ISIS through fake websites. Based on a complaint filed by Telangana Rahstra Samithi legislator M Gopinath three days ago, the Banjara Hills police booked cases against the

New Delhi, May 4: India today asked the United Kingdom to ensure early extradition of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya who is facing cases of bank loan default to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore by his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi raised the issue of early completion of the extradition process of Mallya, during his talks here with his UK counterpart Patsy