Wednesday

Day-to-day proceedings in Ayodhya case to end at 5 PM on Wednesday: SC

3:22 pm October 16, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that it will conclude today the day-to-day hearing in the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case at Ayodhya, saying “enough is enough”. A 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that it is hearing the Ayodhya land dispute case for […]

Savarkar’s ‘sanskar’ basis for nation-building: Modi

3:14 pm October 16, 2019

Akola: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s sanskar (values) are the basis for nation-building. His remarks came a day after BJP’s Maharashtra unit sought Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, for Savarkar in its manifesto for the October 21 Maharashtra polls. Addressing an election rally in Akola district, Modi […]

Air quality ‘very poor’ at many places in Delhi-NCR

3:04 pm October 16, 2019

New Delhi: Many areas in the Delhi-National Capital Region recorded air quality in the “very poor” category on Wednesday morning, with particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in diameter being the primary pollutant. Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index (299) also bordered “very poor” levels. On Tuesday, it stood at 270 at 4 pm. Seventeen of […]

Merkel vows to fight hate after deadly anti-Semitic attack

8:27 pm October 10, 2019

Halle: Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed there would be “zero tolerance” for hate in Germany after a deadly anti-Semitic gun attack carried out on the holy day of Yom Kippur, as Jews demanded action to protect the community from the rising threat of neo-Nazi violence. Two people were shot dead in the eastern German city of […]

RInfra appoints Anshul and Anmol Ambani as Directors

8:40 pm October 9, 2019

New Delhi: Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Anil Ambani’s sons Anmol and Anshul as Directors of the company. Their appointment is effective from October 9, 2019 and both shall hold office up to the ensuing annual general meeting (AGM) as additional directors, the company said in a BSE filing. Anil Ambani […]