Breaking news on March 19

The Delhi High Court on Friday said that the delay in filing mercy plea by the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case shows there is a conspiracy and that someone is playing with the system.

MP Congress Legislature Party issues whip asking MLAs to back Kamal Nath govt during trust vote

Delhi High Court  to AP Singh, "We're close to the time when your client will meet God. Don't waste time. We'll not be able to help you in the eleventh hour if you cannot raise an important point. You have only 4-5 hours. If you have a point then come to it.

The Supreme Court Thursday trashed the desperate attempts by three of the four death-row convicts, scheduled to be hanged at 5.30 am on Friday in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, to escape the gallows.

The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed as "not maintainable" several applications seeking directions to the Karnataka government to apply post-based reservation and creamy layer principle at entry level with regard to promotions to SC and ST employees.

Indian Bank on Thursday said its board will remain unchanged following its merger with Allahabad Bank on April 1, but its non-performing assets will soar.

The Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council on Thursday sanctioned an ex-gratia grant of Rs 20 lakh to the next of kin of fire and emergency services, home guard, civil defence and disaster response force personnel killed on duty.

Markets regulator Sebi has exempted Jammu and Kashmir government from making an open offer to shareholders of Jammu & Kashmir Bank following proposed equity infusion that would hike its stake in the lender by 8.95 per cent.

We will study Supreme Court order and every aspect of it, discuss it with our legal experts, then take decision: Kamal Nath on SC directive on floor test

The Finance Commission has constituted an 8-member panel to review the fiscal consolidation road map of the both state and central governments.

Nirbhaya case: 3 convicts move Delhi HC against trial court order declining to stay execution

The rupee on Thursday tumbled by 86 paise or 1.16 per cent -- its biggest single-day fall in past six months -- to settle at a lifetime low of 75.12 against the US currency due to heavy forex outflows by risk-averse investors.

IL&FS Investment Managers Ltd (IIML) on Thursday said its Non-Executive Independent Director Sunil Mehta has resigned from its board with immediate effect due to his new responsibilities.
 

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday tabled a Rs 1,532-crore deficit budget for 2020-21, projecting a total expenditure of Rs 17,432
crore, including a developmental budget of Rs 8,616 crore.

Retailers need to invest in advanced technologies such as cloud computing, blockchain, robotics and automation to enhance their competitiveness, according to a report by Deloitte.

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a Bill that seeks merger of three Ayurveda institutes into one by establishing an Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda by declaring it as an Institution of National Importance.

BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has reached the residence of Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Supreme Court has ordered the conduct of floor test at the Assembly tomorrow.

Shares of SpiceJet and InterGlobe Aviation tumbled up to 46 per cent in the past week as the airline industry remains hit by poor demand in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Reserve Bank has opened an emergency line of credit of around Rs 60,000 crore to Yes Bank to meet any liquidity crisis in paying back its depositors as the bank resumes normal operations from Thursday.

The government is formulating a production linked incentive scheme to promote large-scale electronics manufacturing in segments including mobile phones and specified electronic components, Paliament was informed on Thursday.

Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Thursday said that the Mohalla clinic-based healthcare model of Delhi was not suitable for a large state such as Gujarat.

Security forces have busted a militant hideout and recovered arms and ammunition in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday.

SC directs police chiefs of MP-Karnataka to provide security to 16 rebel Cong MLAs if they choose to appear in Assembly for trust vote

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the video recording of the entire proceedings of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly.

Shares of Reliance Industries continued to trade with losses for the fourth consecutive session on Thursday, falling further by over 5 per cent.

India slammed Pakistan on Thursday for raising Kashmir during a SAARC video-conference earlier this week, saying it was not a political platform, but a humanitarian one, and Islamabad "misused" it.

Two National Data Centres, one in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and another in Guwahati, Assam, are in the process of being set up, Parliament was informed on Thursday.

The Department of Telecom's plea seeking 20 years time for operators to pay adjusted gross revenue dues was approved by the Cabinet, Union minister Sanjay Dhotre informed Parliament on Thursday.

Nirbhaya convicts will be hanged tomorrow at 5:30 am after Delhi's Patiala House Court dismissed the plea of 2012 Delhi gangrape convicts seeking a stay on execution.

AC local services on Western Railway in Maharashtra will be cancelled from tomorrow & will be replaced by non-AC suburban services, till 31st March: Public Relations Officer (PRO), Western Railway

Sebi gives 45-day extension to companies for filing Q4 results; 1 month more for filing FY20 results due to coronavirus pandemic

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After HC dismissal of plea, Nirbhaya case convict Mukesh Singh moves SC claiming he was not in Delhi at time of crime in Dec 2012

Case registered against two doctors in Vasai and Nala Sopara in Mumbai for putting up hoardings outside their clinics, claiming to cure Coronavirus. Further investigation underway.

Members of opposition parties walkout from the House as Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi takes oath as Rajya Sabha MP.

Supreme Court dismisses the curative petition of one of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder case, Pawan Gupta, against the dismissal of his review plea rejecting his juvenility claim.

Former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi met Chairman of Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu in Parliament, earlier today. President Ram Nath Kovind has nominated Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha.

Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani appears before ED in Mumbai in connection with PMLA probe in Yes Bank case

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation today at 8 pm, during which he will talk about issues relating to #COVID19 and the efforts to combat it.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to move The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in Lok Sabha today for consideration & passing

Punita Devi, wife of Akshay Thakur, a convict in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case, who filed a divorce petition at a local court in Aurangabad in Bihar, did not appear for hearing today. The next date for the hearing is 24th March.

About 15 huts were gutted in a fire that broke out in the Wadarwadi area of Pune due to gas cylinder blast on Thursday morning. The fire has been doused, no casualties have been reported.