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Number of Supreme Court judges to rise from 34 to 38

. NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to raise the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from the current 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India. Read More

‘Targeting civilians, infrastructure unacceptable’: PM Modi slams drone attacks on UAE

PM Modi NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi strongly condemned the drone attacks on Fujairah in the UAE, which resulted in injuries to three Indian nationals, saying targeting civilians and infrastructure is unacceptable. Read More

If right to speedy trial infringed, bail must be considered, says SC

. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has appealed to courts to consider granting bail to accused in case of delay in trial, irrespective of gravity of offence, as the right of speedy trial is a fundamental right, reports Amit Anand Choudhary. Read More

Delhi HC allows Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid to spend time with ailing father

Engineer Rashid NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC Tuesday permitted Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, jailed in a terror funding case, to meet his ailing father at AIIMS Delhi from 8am to 8pm daily till May 10. Read More

West Bengal: New CM likely to take oath on May 9, Rabindra Nath Tagore’s birthday; Suvendu Adhikari frontrunner

Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: The drill for formation of a BJP govt in WB has kicked in, with the outgoing assembly set to be dissolved anytime and newly elected BJP MLAs likely to endorse party’s CM pick before May 9. Read More

Congress To Support Vijay’s TVK To Form Government In Tamil Nadu

Congress has backs Vijay led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam to form a government in Tamil Nadu Go to Source Read More

Tamil Nadu verdict: Vijay stakes claim, Congress offers conditional support

TVK chief Vijay CHENNAI: Falling at least 10 seats short of the simple majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly to form govt, TVK president C Joseph Vijay has reached out to multiple parties, including allies of both DMK Read More

West Bengal polls: Election rigged by EC, won’t resign as CM, says Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Mamata Banerjee Tuesday refused to resign as West Bengal chief minister, asserting that she does not recognise the election outcome and claiming a “moral victory” for her party. Read More