Election Commission must put speculation to rest, says Pranab Mukherjee on EVM ‘tampering’
Former President Pranab Mukherjee said he was concerned over reports of EVM tampering and said the safety of EVMs is responsibility of Election Commission.
Supreme Court dismisses petition seeking 100% match of EVMs & voter audit slips
A Chennai based organisation had filed a public interest litigation seeking the audit which the Supreme Court said was nonsense.
SC stays HC order disallowing black money law to operate retrospectively from July 2015
The Delhi HC in its interim order had stayed the Centre's notification to make black money law operational with effect from July 1, 2015.
Vivek Oberoi apologises for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan meme after social media backlash
Actor Vivek Oberoi triggered a controversy Monday after he posted a meme on exit polls by comparing it to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's personal life.
Alwar ‘gang rape’ victim gets a job as Rajasthan Police constable
'Gang rape' of the Alwar woman became a flashpoint in the Lok Sabha polls after her husband alleged that police initially refused to register their complaint.
‘My longest 4 minutes’: Delhi cop who ended Dwarka gang war thought it was a kidnapping
Saturday shootout in Delhi's Dwarka area was no kidnapping but a gang war, between rival members of the Manjeet Mahal gang. It ended with the intervention of constable Naresh Yadav.
After ‘uprooting’ crop, Haryana asks Modi govt to probe Bt brinjal contamination case
State panel says since "environment and health are national issues", central agencies should investigate case of Bt brinjals being sold in markets across north India.
MJ Akbar gets cross-examined in Priya Ramani case, denies every detail she recounted
Journalist Priya Ramani had accused former junior foreign minister M.J. Akbar of sexual harassment. He then filed a criminal defamation case against her.
PM Modi is so confident of victory that he’s already scheduled Mann Ki Baat 2.0
If Modi comes back to power, Mann Ki Baat will be broadcast on the first Sunday of every month instead of the last. It is also expected to be more interactive.
In Saradha case, ex-Kolkata cop Rajeev Kumar seeks Supreme Court’s extension of protection
The Supreme Court bench had earlier withdrawn the protection from arrest granted to Rajeev Kumar in connection with Saradha chit fund case.
Dead men talking
Reporting on Lanka's blood-soaked years, I watched names disappear from my notebook.
Budgam friendly fire: Should charge of culpable homicide be on the table in the fog of war?
A senior IAF officer and 3 other personnel could be booked for “culpable homicide not amounting to murder” in the February Mi-17 helicopter downing.
Defence
Bimal Verma files petition against KB Singh’s appointment as next Navy chief
He filed a petition in the Armed Forces Tribunal and contended that it should call for the service records of both him and Vice Admiral KB Singh and compare them.
Pracharak Modi: The mask you see, is the man you get
India has its first leader who is unapologetic about belonging to the social and political Right. This is how Shekhar Gupta foresaw Modi’s five years in this National Interest within three months of his victory in 2014.