NEW DELHI: The rising pitch of vitriol between the Congress and the BJP continued its ascent on Tuesday, as Congress chief Rahul Gandhi poked fun of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for heading a government that is presently functioning with no leadership in the Finance Ministry. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been unwell and out of action since April, and Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia out on holiday. Rahul poked fun of this in a tweet which read, Dear FM, As you are indisposed and Finance Secretary is on vacation with his Guru on a quest for inner peace, I have decided to shut the Fina ... Read More

Unnao rape case accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar on Tueday was shifted from the Unnao Jail to Sitapur Jail. Sengar was shifted after the victim's family had made an appeal in the Allahabad High Court to shift him. He is the main accused in the Unnao rape case. Earlier in April, the Uttar Pradesh government had withdrawn the 'Y' category security cover of Sengar. The Bangarmau MLA from Unnao district enjoyed Y category security, which has a security cover of 11 personnel, including one or two commando and police personnel. ... Read More

Two Congress MPs withdrew their plea challenging the rejection by Rajya Sabha chairman of a removal notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The petition was withdrawn after the court refused to give Kapil Sibal, who is representing the Congress MPs, a copy of the administrative order issued by the CJI for setting up the bench. The five-judge bench said it was willing to hear Sibal on merits of the petition, but the senior lawyer and Congress leader insisted that he will not argue unless he is given a copy of the order. ... Read More

All eyes are on the Calcutta high court where two division benches are scheduled to hear and pronounce verdict on two petitions on Tuesday, both crucial to the Bengal panchayat polls that are billed as the last rehearsal before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The bench of chief justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya and Arijit Banerjee will hear a petition by the Congress seeking quashing of the single-phase election date on May 14 on grounds of inadequate police force to ensure law and order. Another division bench of justice Biswanath Somadder and justice Arindam Mukherjee is expected to pass the orde ... Read More

केंद्रीय गृहमंत्रालय ने सोमवार को कहा कि उन्होंने कुछ ऐसे माओवादी नेताओं की पहचान की है जिन्होंने प्रोफेशनल कॉलेज में सीट पाने के लिए अपना फंड खर्च किया है. ये सभी फंड उन्होंने अपने रिश्तेदारों या बच्चों के लिए खर्च किया है. इस फं ... Read More

वैश्व‍िक बाजार से मिले मजबूत संकेतों के बूते शेयर बाजार ने इस हफ्ते के दूसरे कारोबारी दिन तेज शुरुआत की है. मंगलवार को सेंसेक्स 142 अंकों की बढ़त के साथ खुला. वहीं, निफ्टी ने भी 42 अंकों की तेजी के साथ हरे निशान के ऊपर शुरुआत की. मंगलवार ... Read More