Devesh Kumar

Deputy National Security Advisor Nehchal Sandhu Resigns

India News | Written by Devesh Kumar | Thursday July 31, 2014

Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) Nehchal Sandhu, 63, today resigned from his post, citing "personal reasons." His resignation was accepted "with regret" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Let There be Peace, Says Supreme Court While Dismissing Tamil Nadu Government's Appeal Against MK Stalin

India News | A Vaidyanathan | Thursday July 31, 2014

The Supreme Court today dismissed the Tamil Nadu government's appeal against a Madras High Court order quashing a case of land-grab registered against DMK treasurer MK Stalin. "Let there be peace," a bench of Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice NV Ramana remarked.

Yet Another Congress Resignation, This Time it is Haryana Power Minister Ajay Singh Yadav

India News | Edited by Devesh Kumar | Tuesday July 29, 2014

Haryana Power Minister Ajay Singh Yadav resigned from the government today, delivering a severe blow to the ruling Congress, which has its back to the wall ahead of assembly elections in the state.

Most Top Jurors Want Collegium System to Be Changed, Attorney General Tells NDTV

India News | A Vaidyanathan | Monday July 28, 2014

At a meeting convened today by the Centre, the predominant views among the jurists was that the collegium system of selection of judges of the Supreme Court and high courts had failed, and that it had to be changed.

Katju Row: Government Seeks Review of Collegium System for Judicial Appointments

India News | Reported by Rahul Shrivastava, Edited by Devesh Kumar | Thursday July 24, 2014

Spurred into action following the controversy triggered by Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju's revelation that three former Supreme Court Chief Justices had made "improper compromises'' to grant extensions to an additional judge of the Madras High Court, the NDA government has hastened the process of seeking a review of the collegium ...

Confrontation Looms Between Akali Dal and Haryana Government Over Decision to Split SGPC

India News | Anand Kumar Patel | Thursday July 24, 2014

With the Parkash Singh Badal-led Akali Dal deciding to post armed guards outside the gurudwaras in Haryana to foil the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government's bid to take over the affairs of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, or the SGPC, in the state, stage is set for what could be a bruising confrontation between the two sides.

Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan to Meet in Islamabad on August 25

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Written by Devesh Kumar | Wednesday July 23, 2014

Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in Islamabad on August 25 to discuss the way forward in the dialogue process between the two nations.

Enough Evidence to Prosecute Dayanidhi Maran in Aircel-Maxis Case, Attorney General Tells CBI: Sources

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Devesh Kumar | Tuesday July 22, 2014

Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi has, according to sources, told the Central Bureau of Investigation, or the CBI, that there was enough evidence to file a chargesheet against former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi Maran in the Aircel-Maxis deal, in news that could spell trouble for the DMK leader.

Giving Everyone a Chance to Speak in Lok Sabha: Speaker Sumitra Mahajan

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu | Tuesday July 22, 2014

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today denied the Congress' charge that she was partisan in her dealings with the Opposition in the House, and said that she was "giving everyone a chance to speak and function as democratically as possible.''

'Your Child is Not a Shuttlecock,' Supreme Court Tells Warring Parents

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Devesh Kumar | Friday July 18, 2014

The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition on deciding the custody of a child, directed the father to bring his four-year-old daughter to the Court with these stinging words, "Your child is not a shuttlecock to be tossed between the father and mother.''

Delhi Residents Will Now Have to Pay More for Power

Delhi News | Edited by Devesh Kumar | Thursday July 17, 2014

The three distribution companies (discoms) have been allowed to raise power tariff by 8.32 per cent.

This Minister's Foreign Treatment Cost Taxpayers over Rs. 1 Crore

South | Reporting by Radhika Iyer, Written by Devesh Kumar | Wednesday July 16, 2014

Karnataka government has waived rules to underwrite medical expenses worth Rs. 1.16 crore for the treatment of Kannada Superstar turned politician Ambareesh received in a Singapore hospital recently.

BJP President Amit Shah Holds Meetings with BJP Maharashtra, Jharkhand Units

India News | Reported by Ketki Angre, Written by Devesh Kumar | Wednesday July 16, 2014

As BJP starts working on a strategy to wrest power in Maharashtra after a gap of decade-and-a-half, it has asked ministers of the Narendra Modi government, and of the states where it is in power, to spend a day in each of the 288 assembly constituencies to get a feedback from grassroot-level workers.

Supreme Court Collegium Takes on Government on Justice KL Manjunath's Appointment

India News | Reporting by A Vaidyanathan, Written by Devesh Kumar | Tuesday July 15, 2014

The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its recommendation to elevate Karnataka High Court judge K L Manjunath as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, turning down the Centre's advice to reconsider it, say sources.

Kharif Sowing Shows a Decline, May Hit Overall Food Production

India News | Himanshu Shekhar Mishra | Tuesday July 15, 2014

The Narendra Modi government's plans to rein in prices of food essentials is likely to be hit by a weak monsoon, which has had an adverse impact on the sowing of important kharif crops such as rices and pulses across the country.