The supreme court today banned the registration of diesel SUVs and cars above 2000cc in the national capital till March 31. The court also said the decision will not affect the common man. Around 23 per cent of the cars registered in Delhi a
Rape cases on the rise As per the latest data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), rape cases have increa
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its order today on improving the functioning of the collegium and bringing transparency in the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.The constitution bench comprising justices Jagdish Singh Khehar,
The supreme court today observed that "rich people can`t go round in SUVs polluting the environment" and agreed to ban registration of diesel SUVs and cars over 2000cc in Delhi to combat air pollution. Tomorrow the court will pass the fi
An increase of more than 50 per cent was reported in cognisable cases involving juveniles in last ten years, Lok Sabha was informed today.“As per data collected from States and Union Territories, an increase of 50.6 per cent — from 25,
Karachi and New Delhi are not in conflict, India and Pakistan are. The politics of the nation-states do not trickle down to the cities as they are inherently multi-cultural. The reach of the mayor is deeper than that of the head of states as the m
Maharashtra has decided to regularise all unauthorised constructions on private lands provided constructions were not coming up under reservation of any kind the development plan or regional plan. The Gunthewari constructions would also be regular
In the backdrop of various measures to contain rising air pollution in Delhi, the Supreme Court will take up a batch of applications seeking a ban on diesel vehicles or a limitation on their registration in Delhi today. "We wil
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has termed the Paris climate deal "a health insurance policy for the planet" and urged governments to waste no time in delivering on their commitments to fight global warming. "Now, ac
The Central Bureau of Investigation raided Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s office today. The agency sealed the office of the chief minister the Delhi Secretariat even as the Aam Aadmi Party chief tweeted early on Tuesday morning, call
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addresses a combined commanders` conference onboard the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya off the Kochi coast. The Combined Commanders` Conference is an annual three services event and it is being held for the fi
Finance minister Arun Jaitley today apprehended a "wash out" of the current Winter session and invoked Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru to remind Congress of the responsibility of MPs for governance of the country through Parliament."The la
Schools and colleges in Chennai, that remained closed for almost a month due to devastating rain and flooding in the city, have reopened today. The holidays were repeatedly extended as precautionary measure following incessant rain
Looking to push through the crucial goods and services tax (GST) Bill in parliament, two senior ministers today held a meeting with Congress leaders to work a way out even as trade and industry bodies resolved to begin a campaign for its early pas
The central government has sought extension of observation home stay of the juvenile convict in December 16 gangrape case. While urging the Delhi high court to extend the convict`s detention, the centre said today that several manda
November saw a spate of deadly terror attacks in Lebanon, France, Nigeria and Mali. The Paris attacks grabbed international headlines with an overwhelming outpouring of global sympathy. The attacks in Paris on November 13, that struck a bustling c
This is the first universal deal on climate reached by the rich and poor. The historic, legally binding climate deal that aims to hold global temperatures to a maximum rise of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, staving off the worst effects o
Temperature and long-term goal The deal calls for nations to work toward capping global temperature increases since pre-industrial times to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). The text acknowledges the need to striv
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj is set to make a statement in both houses of Parliament today on her two-day visit to Pakistan and the resumption of bilateral talks. “I will make a statement on my recent visit to Islamabad tomorrow a
India’s first bullet train network between Mumbai- Ahmedabad at a cost of about Rs 98,000 crore received formal approval today at a meeting between Prime minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. Other key areas of coop
