Ak Mishra

Violence adversely impacts free and fair polls and the State must "ensure violence-free elections" so that citizens enjoy their fundamental democratic rights, NHRC chairperson Justice (retired) Arun Kumar Mishra said on Thursday.

A fresh round of formal talks between Central government's interlocutor AK Mishra and the leadership of NSCN (IM), the biggest Naga armed group involved in the Nagaland peace process, will resume in New Delhi today

The searches were carried out after fresh information came to the fore following the questioning of Pankaj Mishra, a political aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and Mr Mishra's associate and muscleman Bachhu Yadav, the sources said.

The Centre wasn't able to appoint former IB officer A K Mishra as interlocutor for the Naga peace talks because RN Ravi had not quit the post even after being transferred as Tamil Nadu. The process will is likely to move forward.

While the Centre is hoping that the appointment of former IB Special Director AK Mishra as interlocutor will restart the Naga peace talks, it hasn't been able to appoint him because former Nagaland Governor RN Ravi is yet to relinquish the position.

A Supreme Court judge today while hearing petitions on the crisis in the Rajasthan government mentioned a passing reference to the idea of dissent. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices AK Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari today heard rival petitions filed by the Sachin Pilot camp and the Ashok Gehlot's Congress government.

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police of the CBI has accused a Joint Director-ranked officer of being involved in a fake encounter, a charge refuted by the agency on Friday saying "no such evidence has surfaced in the probe".

An officer in the CBI has written to the Prime Minister's Office, accusing a top officer of being involved in a "fake encounter of 14 innocent persons". The allegations come a year after the country's top investigating agency saw a bitter, public fight between its then top two officers.

In more alliance trouble for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag Paswan have served an ultimatum over the appointment of a retired judge they say acted against Dalit interests. The Paswans have threatened that their Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will join anti-government protests by Dalit organisations on Au...

The government had in June accepted the recommendation of Justice AK Mathur-headed Seventh Pay Commission in respect of the hike in basic pay and pension but its suggestions relating to allowances were referred to the Ashok Lavasa committee.

The government had in June accepted the recommendation of Justice AK Mathur-headed Seventh Pay Commission in respect of the hike in basic pay and pension but its suggestions relating to allowances were referred to the committee.

The derogatory comments about women made by two lawyers in the documentary 'India's Daughter' - banned in India and telecast by the BBC last night - have sparked outrage. Fellow lawyers want their licences revoked and people are demanding, in hundreds of posts on social media, that they be punished.

Chopper deal: With the government under fire for the Italian chopper deal now being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Congress-led UPA has sought to underscore that the tender for the deal was tweaked in 2003, when the BJP was in power at the Centre, with Brajesh Mishra as its National Security Advisor or NSA.

The ongoing 19th AK Mishra All India Boxing Championship continued to enthrall the crowd with some high-octane bouts in Chandigarh on Friday.

Violence adversely impacts free and fair polls and the State must "ensure violence-free elections" so that citizens enjoy their fundamental democratic rights, NHRC chairperson Justice (retired) Arun Kumar Mishra said on Thursday.

A fresh round of formal talks between Central government's interlocutor AK Mishra and the leadership of NSCN (IM), the biggest Naga armed group involved in the Nagaland peace process, will resume in New Delhi today

The searches were carried out after fresh information came to the fore following the questioning of Pankaj Mishra, a political aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and Mr Mishra's associate and muscleman Bachhu Yadav, the sources said.

The Centre wasn't able to appoint former IB officer A K Mishra as interlocutor for the Naga peace talks because RN Ravi had not quit the post even after being transferred as Tamil Nadu. The process will is likely to move forward.

While the Centre is hoping that the appointment of former IB Special Director AK Mishra as interlocutor will restart the Naga peace talks, it hasn't been able to appoint him because former Nagaland Governor RN Ravi is yet to relinquish the position.

A Supreme Court judge today while hearing petitions on the crisis in the Rajasthan government mentioned a passing reference to the idea of dissent. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices AK Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari today heard rival petitions filed by the Sachin Pilot camp and the Ashok Gehlot's Congress government.

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police of the CBI has accused a Joint Director-ranked officer of being involved in a fake encounter, a charge refuted by the agency on Friday saying "no such evidence has surfaced in the probe".

An officer in the CBI has written to the Prime Minister's Office, accusing a top officer of being involved in a "fake encounter of 14 innocent persons". The allegations come a year after the country's top investigating agency saw a bitter, public fight between its then top two officers.

In more alliance trouble for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag Paswan have served an ultimatum over the appointment of a retired judge they say acted against Dalit interests. The Paswans have threatened that their Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) will join anti-government protests by Dalit organisations on Au...

The government had in June accepted the recommendation of Justice AK Mathur-headed Seventh Pay Commission in respect of the hike in basic pay and pension but its suggestions relating to allowances were referred to the Ashok Lavasa committee.

The government had in June accepted the recommendation of Justice AK Mathur-headed Seventh Pay Commission in respect of the hike in basic pay and pension but its suggestions relating to allowances were referred to the committee.

The derogatory comments about women made by two lawyers in the documentary 'India's Daughter' - banned in India and telecast by the BBC last night - have sparked outrage. Fellow lawyers want their licences revoked and people are demanding, in hundreds of posts on social media, that they be punished.

Chopper deal: With the government under fire for the Italian chopper deal now being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Congress-led UPA has sought to underscore that the tender for the deal was tweaked in 2003, when the BJP was in power at the Centre, with Brajesh Mishra as its National Security Advisor or NSA.

The ongoing 19th AK Mishra All India Boxing Championship continued to enthrall the crowd with some high-octane bouts in Chandigarh on Friday.