New Delhi, A day after the government told the Supreme Court it can’t yet disclose the names of people who have allegedly stashed their ill-gotten money in tax havens abroad, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday said the stand was in keeping with the due process of law. “The National Democratic AllianceRead More

NEW DELHI: Counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, seen as the first major test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity after the Lok Sabha polls, will be held on Sunday. The vote counting for the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly and 90-member Haryana Assembly will start atRead More

BANGALORE: The Special Court here today issued the order for release of AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa from jail here in accordance with the Supreme Court order granting her bail in the disproportionate assets case.      The release order by Special Judge John Michael D’Cunha came after a bond forRead More

MUMBAI: Criticising the government for telling the Supreme Court that all information on black money stashed abroad can’t be disclosed, activist Anna Hazare today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and threatened to launch an agitation if the ill-gotten wealth was not brought back. “Bringing back black money is anRead More

MUMBAI: On the eve of the counting of votes in the Maharashtra assembly elections Sunday, hectic politicking was underway over the prospects of various parties, possible alliances and speculation over the next chief minister. With the pre-election scenario marked by the unprecedented break-up of the state’s two major alliances –Read More

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said a public prosecutor plays an important role in the prosecution of criminal cases and was not expected to adopt a causal approach in acceding to a plea for concessions sought by an accused. An apex court bench of justices Ranjana Prakash Desai andRead More

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said Afghanistan had achieved “huge” progress under its former president Hamid Karzai and congratulated him for the formation of the new national unity government in that country. Modi, who spoke with Karzai over phone, congratulated the former Afghan president for his leadership inRead More

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said Afghanistan had achieved “huge” progress under its former president Hamid Karzai and congratulated him for the formation of the new national unity government in that country. Modi, who spoke with Karzai over phone, congratulated the former Afghan president for his leadership inRead More

KOLKATA: The Central government’s stand that it cannot disclose all the information on black money issue came under sharp reactions from many political parties. The Trinamool Congress on Saturday said the central government has made a “u-turn” on the black money issue which was “shocking” and vowed to oppose itRead More

NEW DELHI: After Churchgate in downtown Mumbai, industrialist Anil Ambani Saturday took the Swachh Bharat campaign to Badrinath and Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, and appealed to the people to particularly keep India’s temple towns clean. Ambani, who was among the nine people personally invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to joinRead More