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New judges: SC notice to Centre over delay in MoP

New Delhi : Almost two years after a Constitution Bench asked the government to redraft the memorandum of procedure (MoP) for appointment of judges to the higher judiciary, the Supreme Court today issued notice to Attorney General KK Venugopal on a petition highlighting the inordinate delay that has adversely affected judicial appointments. Acting on a […]

India ‘very strongly’ raises H-1B visa issue with US: Prabhu

Washington, October 28 : India has “very strongly” raised the issue of H-1B and L1 visas with the US, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Saturday, asserting that the American economy will find it difficult to cope with the reality as it has been immensely benefited by Indian IT professionals. The US has tightened the […]

US wants to deepen defence, bilateral ties with India

Washington : The US wants to deepen military relationship and expand bilateral trade with New Delhi which will ease the sale of the F-16 and F-18 jets to India and will also help create a defence technology partnership, a top American diplomat has said. “This is a dynamic relationship with really” hasn’t “begun to see […]

Did Salgaoncar fool reporter with false info?

Chandigarh : How alarming are the revelations made by a TV channel through its reporter’s sting operation on Pandurang Salgaoncar, the man who prepared the pitch for the Pune ODI? There are a few points of serious concern: The under-cover reporter, posing as a bookie/punter, managed to access the pitch with Salgaoncar, and actually walked on […]