NEW DELHI : Delhi’s Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung, who was locked in a running battle with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday resigned and said he will return to academics, “my first love”.In a brief statement, Jung, 66, thanked both Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kejriwal for their […]
New Delhi : An estimated 3 million defence personnel and their family members could not exercise their democratic right to vote due to the cumbersome procedure involved in proxy and postal voting, mainly on account of postal delays, a parliamentary committee has said. The Standing Committee on Defence, in its report submitted recently, has sought […]
New Delhi, December 21 : The Dwarka Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The court asked Sajjan Kumar to furnish a personal bond and surety bond of Rs 1 lakh each. The court had on Tuesday reserved the order on anticipatory bail plea in […]
New Delhi : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a U-turn on Wednesday withdrew the circular for KYC-compliant accounts that barred people from depositing over Rs 5,000 in old currency more than once till December 30.The central bank said that on reviewing its notification of November 19, it is advising banks to withdraw the […]
NEW DELHI : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ask all the airlines not to dispose of the waste mid-air.While disposing a plea of a retired army officer, who alleged that an aircraft dumped human excreta in his residential area, a bench headed by NGT […]