India

Judges appointing judges is a myth, says Justice Datta NEW DELHI: Holding that the collegium system remains the most viable option for safeguarding judicial independence despite its “opacity and imperfections”, Justice Dipankar Datta Wednesday said its deficiencies could not justify ushering in executive participation in collegium deliberations. He said judiciary had been relegated to playing…

Bar Council of India chairman Manan Kumar Mishra. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court said Wednesday allegations of Bar Council of India’s assets being transferred to a trust created by the BCI chairperson are a matter of concern and it has to be examined. SC also agreed to examine whether it has the power to establish and…

He said opposition parties had questioned the functioning of the three election commissioners both when they appeared to agree and now when correspondence between them has emerged. NEW DELHI: Differences of opinion within EC are a sign of its democratic functioning, BJP said Wednesday as it mounted a strong counter-charge against the Opposition over its…

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday remarked that it expected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to take an “expeditious” decision on a plea seeking the disqualification of 20 rebel TMC MPs who have joined Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V…

NEW DELHI: US ambassador to India Sergio Gor made a rare appearance at a Chinese event here on Wednesday, as White House rolled out a red carpet for President Xi Jinping for a potentially landmark visit.Gor joined Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong for a reception hosted by the latter at a 5-star hotel to celebrate the…

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Wednesday asked all ministers to ensure the benefits of all govt schemes and programmes reach every eligible person and to work for society’s overall development. At the Chintan Shivir meeting, Modi interacted with eight groups of eight ministers each, which deliberated on improving self-efficiency, delivery, effective communication and trust-based governance….

NEW DELHI: Private fuel retailers have started rationing diesel sales at their outlets amid a surge in global crude prices, driven by supply constraints caused by the ongoing West Asia conflict. However, state-owned oil marketing companies Indian Oil, HPCL and BPCL confirmed there was no such restriction at their outlets.The impact is limited, as the…

It would not be a fallacious metaphor if it is said that since the umpire is picked by the captain of one side … and his team wins, even if the decisions taken by such umpire are correct, it has the patina of suspicion: Justice Dipankar Datta NEW DELHI: Deliberating on the validity of the…

SRINAGAR: Tap water existing only on paper, people in some areas still having to hire horses for “transporting drinking water to their houses”, water pipes abandoned and littered around at some places are some of the damning observations in the report by a J&K assembly committee that was formed to probe alleged irregularities in the…

JAMMU: Two policemen were found dead in a car under suspicious circumstances in Batote tehsil of J&K’s Ramban district Tuesday evening.“Locals spotted them lying unconscious and rushed them to the district hospital, where doctors declared head constable Farid Ahmed and constable Muhammad Yaqoob dead,” an official said.Police have launched an investigation to find the cause…