Constitutional status for proposed judicial appointments panel
Amid demands by jurists and the BJP, the government on Thursday gave the go ahead to grant constitutional status to a proposed Commission for appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary to ensure that its composition cannot be altered through an ordinary legislation. A Parliamentary... read more »
Cabinet nod to judicial appointments panel
New Delhi – The cabinet Thursday approved a constitution amendment bill to make the appointment of judges more transparent, official sources said. A cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved the bill to make the process of appointing judges more participatory... read more »
Cabinet approves inquiry into Gujarat snooping
New Delhi – The cabinet Thursday approved a commission of inquiry into the alleged snooping of a young woman by the Gujarat Police, allegedly at the behest of then state home minister Amit Shah, informed sources said. They said the decision was taken at a cabinet meeting presided over by... read more »
Highlights of Delhi’s power economy
-Discoms say 80 percent of capital’s electricity tariff pertains to cost of bulk power purchased from state-run generating firms -Discoms say bulk purchases are long term contracts over which they have little control -In the past 10 years, the bulk power cost increased 300 percent from... read more »
Rajinikanth lauds ‘Ivan Vera Mathiri’
Chennai – Words of appreciation from superstar Rajinikanth has made the makers of recently released Tamil action-thriller “Ivan Vera Mathiri” extremely happy. “This... read more »
‘Mandela needs to be re-invoked’
New Delhi – Nelson Mandela, the world’s anti-apartheid icon and South Africa’s first non-white president who died earlier this month, need not just be remembered but... read more »
Hyderabad-born is Texas secretary of state
Washington – Hyderabad-born attorney Nandita Venkateswaran Berry has been appointed the Secretary of State for Texas, making her the first person of Indian origin to hold the third... read more »
Argentina launches research rocket
Buenos Aires – Argentina has successfully launched a research rocket as part of its space programme, the defence ministry said. The rocket was “launched through the joint... read more »
Feeling of unrest always in me: Kareena on women safety
Mumbai – Kareena Kapoor says that she no longer feels safe in Mumbai as she used to two years back and “feeling of unrest is always there in me”. Kareena was present at the launch... read more »
