1. Justice Dattu sworn in as Chief Justice of India
Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was on Sunday
sworn in as the 42nd Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee.
63-year-old Justice Dattu took oath in the name of God at a brief ceremony held at the chandeliered Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Vice President Hamid Ansari, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Ravishankar Prasad, M. Venkaiah Naidu, Ananth Kumar and BJP veteran L.K. Advani were among those present at the ceremony.
Congress leaders Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Rajeev Shulka were the only prominent opposition leaders who attended the programme. Justice R.M. Lodha, who retired on Saturday as the CJI, senior judges of the Supreme Court, the High Court, retired judges and members of the Bar were also present.
2. George Clooney weds Amal Alamuddin in Venice
Actor George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin are now husband and wife.
“George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin were married on Saturday in a private ceremony in Venice, Italy,” the actor’s representative said in a statement, reports people.com.
The two were married by Walter Veltroni, former mayor of Rome.
3. Yogeshwar provides golden touch, India in top-10
tar wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt notched up India’s fourth gold medal, while Khushbir Kaur became the first woman from the country to win a medal in 20km Race Walking by clinching a silver as India shot up to eighth in overall standings on the ninth day of competitions in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon on Sunday.
Besides, tennis players accounted for three bronze medals through Yuki Bhambri (men’s singles and men’s doubles with Divij Sharan) and Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare (women’s doubles). Middle-distance runner M.R. Poovamma won a bronze in the women’s 400m race.
It was yet another joyful day for the Indian contingent after Saturday’s rich haul of 10 medals and have now broken into the top 10 for the first time since the multi-discipline extravaganza began on September 19.
With the addition of six more medals on Sunday, India were placed eighth in the table with a collection of four gold, five silver and 24 bronze. China continued to maintain their supremacy with a tally of 207 (101-61-45), followed by South Korea (41-45-44) and Japan (32-44-44).
4. President’s rule imposed in Maharashtra
President’s rule was imposed on Sunday in poll-bound Maharashtra after Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigned following the break-up of 15-year-old Congress-NCP alliance in the state.
President Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation for imposition of central rule in Maharashtra, a day after the Union Cabinet recommended clamping of President’s rule in the state, a Home Ministry spokesperson said.
The brief Cabinet meeting on Saturday was chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is away in the U.S.
5. GK Pillai takes over as Chairman of Tata International
The board of Tata International, the global trading and distribution company, has announced the appointment of GK Pillai as Chairman of the company with effect from September 26.
He succeeds B Muthuraman, who retires from the Tata group.
GK Pillai is a distinguished alumnus of IIT Madras.
He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (1972 batch) and has held various positions in his cadre and at the centre.
6. O. Paneerselvam will be the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu succeeding Jayalalithaa after she sent to jail.
7. Paid news should attract disqualification: CEC
Paid news should be made an electoral offence that attracts disqualification so that it acts as a deterrent, Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath on Sunday suggested and said inadequacies in legal framework were not allowing the poll panel to effectively check this and other malpractices.
He also said that there is a “crying need” for a “well defined legislation” governing expenditure of political parties during elections as its absence was allowing them and their candidates to circumvent the rules.
Mr. Sampath, who was speaking at a session organised by the Law Commission, said that when the Election Commission looked into whether it had the powers to deal with paid news it found the “answer was negative.”
8. Yuki settles for bronze in Asiad tennis
Yuki Bhambri on Sunday clinched India’s lone singles’ medal in tennis at the ongoing Asian Games, settling for a bronze in the men’s event after unforced errors cost him the semifinal clash against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in Incheon.
9. Modi pitches for UN reforms before Ban Ki-moon
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch before UN chief Ban Ki-moon for much- needed reforms in the world body, especially in its Security Council, before the UN celebrates its 70th anniversary next year.
Modi met Ban ahead of his maiden address to the UN General Assembly and the two leaders discussed regional issues as well as climate change.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters that the two leaders yesterday discussed issues like imminent reforms in the UN and the need to involve countries contributing peace troops in the decision making process of the multilateral institution.
Modi made a strong pitch before Ban for the UN reforms before its 70th anniversary next year, Akbaruddin said.
Modi during his address to the General Assembly said the reforms of the 15-member powerful body should be carried out by 2015 to make it more “democratic and participative“.
“We must reform the United Nations, including the Security Council, and make it more democratic and participative,” Modi said told the annual session of the 193 countries strong UN General Assembly.
“Institutions that reflect the imperatives of 20th century won’t be effective in the 21st. It would face the risk of irrelevance; and we will face the risk of continuing turbulence with no one capable of addressing it,” he said.
As the UN observes its 70th anniversary next year, of which India was a founding member, it is appropriate that the much needed reforms of the UN Security Council is carried out by 2015, Modi said.
10. Indian pair of Sania-Prarthana settles for bronze
Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare settled for a bronze after losing their women’s doubles semifinal to Chinese Taipei’s Chin Wei Chan and Su Wei Hsiehin in the Asian Games, in Incheon on Sunday.
The fifth seeded Indian combo put up a brave fight before going down 6-7 (1-7), 6-2, 10-4 to the Chinese Taipei duo, seeded second, at the Yeorumul Tennis Courts.
Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was on Sunday
sworn in as the 42nd Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee.63-year-old Justice Dattu took oath in the name of God at a brief ceremony held at the chandeliered Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Vice President Hamid Ansari, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Ravishankar Prasad, M. Venkaiah Naidu, Ananth Kumar and BJP veteran L.K. Advani were among those present at the ceremony.
Congress leaders Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Rajeev Shulka were the only prominent opposition leaders who attended the programme. Justice R.M. Lodha, who retired on Saturday as the CJI, senior judges of the Supreme Court, the High Court, retired judges and members of the Bar were also present.
2. George Clooney weds Amal Alamuddin in Venice
Actor George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin are now husband and wife.
“George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin were married on Saturday in a private ceremony in Venice, Italy,” the actor’s representative said in a statement, reports people.com.
The two were married by Walter Veltroni, former mayor of Rome.
3. Yogeshwar provides golden touch, India in top-10
tar wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt notched up India’s fourth gold medal, while Khushbir Kaur became the first woman from the country to win a medal in 20km Race Walking by clinching a silver as India shot up to eighth in overall standings on the ninth day of competitions in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon on Sunday.
Besides, tennis players accounted for three bronze medals through Yuki Bhambri (men’s singles and men’s doubles with Divij Sharan) and Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare (women’s doubles). Middle-distance runner M.R. Poovamma won a bronze in the women’s 400m race.
It was yet another joyful day for the Indian contingent after Saturday’s rich haul of 10 medals and have now broken into the top 10 for the first time since the multi-discipline extravaganza began on September 19.
With the addition of six more medals on Sunday, India were placed eighth in the table with a collection of four gold, five silver and 24 bronze. China continued to maintain their supremacy with a tally of 207 (101-61-45), followed by South Korea (41-45-44) and Japan (32-44-44).
4. President’s rule imposed in Maharashtra
President’s rule was imposed on Sunday in poll-bound Maharashtra after Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigned following the break-up of 15-year-old Congress-NCP alliance in the state.
President Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation for imposition of central rule in Maharashtra, a day after the Union Cabinet recommended clamping of President’s rule in the state, a Home Ministry spokesperson said.
The brief Cabinet meeting on Saturday was chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is away in the U.S.
5. GK Pillai takes over as Chairman of Tata International
The board of Tata International, the global trading and distribution company, has announced the appointment of GK Pillai as Chairman of the company with effect from September 26.
He succeeds B Muthuraman, who retires from the Tata group.
GK Pillai is a distinguished alumnus of IIT Madras.
He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (1972 batch) and has held various positions in his cadre and at the centre.
6. O. Paneerselvam will be the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu succeeding Jayalalithaa after she sent to jail.
7. Paid news should attract disqualification: CEC
Paid news should be made an electoral offence that attracts disqualification so that it acts as a deterrent, Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath on Sunday suggested and said inadequacies in legal framework were not allowing the poll panel to effectively check this and other malpractices.
He also said that there is a “crying need” for a “well defined legislation” governing expenditure of political parties during elections as its absence was allowing them and their candidates to circumvent the rules.
Mr. Sampath, who was speaking at a session organised by the Law Commission, said that when the Election Commission looked into whether it had the powers to deal with paid news it found the “answer was negative.”
8. Yuki settles for bronze in Asiad tennis
Yuki Bhambri on Sunday clinched India’s lone singles’ medal in tennis at the ongoing Asian Games, settling for a bronze in the men’s event after unforced errors cost him the semifinal clash against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in Incheon.
9. Modi pitches for UN reforms before Ban Ki-moon
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch before UN chief Ban Ki-moon for much- needed reforms in the world body, especially in its Security Council, before the UN celebrates its 70th anniversary next year.
Modi met Ban ahead of his maiden address to the UN General Assembly and the two leaders discussed regional issues as well as climate change.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters that the two leaders yesterday discussed issues like imminent reforms in the UN and the need to involve countries contributing peace troops in the decision making process of the multilateral institution.
Modi made a strong pitch before Ban for the UN reforms before its 70th anniversary next year, Akbaruddin said.
Modi during his address to the General Assembly said the reforms of the 15-member powerful body should be carried out by 2015 to make it more “democratic and participative“.
“We must reform the United Nations, including the Security Council, and make it more democratic and participative,” Modi said told the annual session of the 193 countries strong UN General Assembly.
“Institutions that reflect the imperatives of 20th century won’t be effective in the 21st. It would face the risk of irrelevance; and we will face the risk of continuing turbulence with no one capable of addressing it,” he said.
As the UN observes its 70th anniversary next year, of which India was a founding member, it is appropriate that the much needed reforms of the UN Security Council is carried out by 2015, Modi said.
10. Indian pair of Sania-Prarthana settles for bronze
Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare settled for a bronze after losing their women’s doubles semifinal to Chinese Taipei’s Chin Wei Chan and Su Wei Hsiehin in the Asian Games, in Incheon on Sunday.
The fifth seeded Indian combo put up a brave fight before going down 6-7 (1-7), 6-2, 10-4 to the Chinese Taipei duo, seeded second, at the Yeorumul Tennis Courts.
1. Justice Dattu sworn in as Chief Justice of India
Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was on Sunday
sworn in as the 42nd Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee.
63-year-old Justice Dattu took oath in the name of God at a brief ceremony held at the chandeliered Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Vice President Hamid Ansari, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Ravishankar Prasad, M. Venkaiah Naidu, Ananth Kumar and BJP veteran L.K. Advani were among those present at the ceremony.
Congress leaders Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Rajeev Shulka were the only prominent opposition leaders who attended the programme. Justice R.M. Lodha, who retired on Saturday as the CJI, senior judges of the Supreme Court, the High Court, retired judges and members of the Bar were also present.
2. George Clooney weds Amal Alamuddin in Venice
Actor George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin are now husband and wife.
“George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin were married on Saturday in a private ceremony in Venice, Italy,” the actor’s representative said in a statement, reports people.com.
The two were married by Walter Veltroni, former mayor of Rome.
3. Yogeshwar provides golden touch, India in top-10
tar wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt notched up India’s fourth gold medal, while Khushbir Kaur became the first woman from the country to win a medal in 20km Race Walking by clinching a silver as India shot up to eighth in overall standings on the ninth day of competitions in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon on Sunday.
Besides, tennis players accounted for three bronze medals through Yuki Bhambri (men’s singles and men’s doubles with Divij Sharan) and Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare (women’s doubles). Middle-distance runner M.R. Poovamma won a bronze in the women’s 400m race.
It was yet another joyful day for the Indian contingent after Saturday’s rich haul of 10 medals and have now broken into the top 10 for the first time since the multi-discipline extravaganza began on September 19.
With the addition of six more medals on Sunday, India were placed eighth in the table with a collection of four gold, five silver and 24 bronze. China continued to maintain their supremacy with a tally of 207 (101-61-45), followed by South Korea (41-45-44) and Japan (32-44-44).
4. President’s rule imposed in Maharashtra
President’s rule was imposed on Sunday in poll-bound Maharashtra after Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigned following the break-up of 15-year-old Congress-NCP alliance in the state.
President Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation for imposition of central rule in Maharashtra, a day after the Union Cabinet recommended clamping of President’s rule in the state, a Home Ministry spokesperson said.
The brief Cabinet meeting on Saturday was chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is away in the U.S.
5. GK Pillai takes over as Chairman of Tata International
The board of Tata International, the global trading and distribution company, has announced the appointment of GK Pillai as Chairman of the company with effect from September 26.
He succeeds B Muthuraman, who retires from the Tata group.
GK Pillai is a distinguished alumnus of IIT Madras.
He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (1972 batch) and has held various positions in his cadre and at the centre.
6. O. Paneerselvam will be the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu succeeding Jayalalithaa after she sent to jail.
7. Paid news should attract disqualification: CEC
Paid news should be made an electoral offence that attracts disqualification so that it acts as a deterrent, Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath on Sunday suggested and said inadequacies in legal framework were not allowing the poll panel to effectively check this and other malpractices.
He also said that there is a “crying need” for a “well defined legislation” governing expenditure of political parties during elections as its absence was allowing them and their candidates to circumvent the rules.
Mr. Sampath, who was speaking at a session organised by the Law Commission, said that when the Election Commission looked into whether it had the powers to deal with paid news it found the “answer was negative.”
8. Yuki settles for bronze in Asiad tennis
Yuki Bhambri on Sunday clinched India’s lone singles’ medal in tennis at the ongoing Asian Games, settling for a bronze in the men’s event after unforced errors cost him the semifinal clash against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in Incheon.
9. Modi pitches for UN reforms before Ban Ki-moon
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch before UN chief Ban Ki-moon for much- needed reforms in the world body, especially in its Security Council, before the UN celebrates its 70th anniversary next year.
Modi met Ban ahead of his maiden address to the UN General Assembly and the two leaders discussed regional issues as well as climate change.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters that the two leaders yesterday discussed issues like imminent reforms in the UN and the need to involve countries contributing peace troops in the decision making process of the multilateral institution.
Modi made a strong pitch before Ban for the UN reforms before its 70th anniversary next year, Akbaruddin said.
Modi during his address to the General Assembly said the reforms of the 15-member powerful body should be carried out by 2015 to make it more “democratic and participative“.
“We must reform the United Nations, including the Security Council, and make it more democratic and participative,” Modi said told the annual session of the 193 countries strong UN General Assembly.
“Institutions that reflect the imperatives of 20th century won’t be effective in the 21st. It would face the risk of irrelevance; and we will face the risk of continuing turbulence with no one capable of addressing it,” he said.
As the UN observes its 70th anniversary next year, of which India was a founding member, it is appropriate that the much needed reforms of the UN Security Council is carried out by 2015, Modi said.
10. Indian pair of Sania-Prarthana settles for bronze
Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare settled for a bronze after losing their women’s doubles semifinal to Chinese Taipei’s Chin Wei Chan and Su Wei Hsiehin in the Asian Games, in Incheon on Sunday.
The fifth seeded Indian combo put up a brave fight before going down 6-7 (1-7), 6-2, 10-4 to the Chinese Taipei duo, seeded second, at the Yeorumul Tennis Courts.
Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was on Sunday
sworn in as the 42nd Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee.63-year-old Justice Dattu took oath in the name of God at a brief ceremony held at the chandeliered Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Vice President Hamid Ansari, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Ravishankar Prasad, M. Venkaiah Naidu, Ananth Kumar and BJP veteran L.K. Advani were among those present at the ceremony.
Congress leaders Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Rajeev Shulka were the only prominent opposition leaders who attended the programme. Justice R.M. Lodha, who retired on Saturday as the CJI, senior judges of the Supreme Court, the High Court, retired judges and members of the Bar were also present.
2. George Clooney weds Amal Alamuddin in Venice
Actor George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin are now husband and wife.
“George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin were married on Saturday in a private ceremony in Venice, Italy,” the actor’s representative said in a statement, reports people.com.
The two were married by Walter Veltroni, former mayor of Rome.
3. Yogeshwar provides golden touch, India in top-10
tar wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt notched up India’s fourth gold medal, while Khushbir Kaur became the first woman from the country to win a medal in 20km Race Walking by clinching a silver as India shot up to eighth in overall standings on the ninth day of competitions in the 17th Asian Games in Incheon on Sunday.
Besides, tennis players accounted for three bronze medals through Yuki Bhambri (men’s singles and men’s doubles with Divij Sharan) and Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare (women’s doubles). Middle-distance runner M.R. Poovamma won a bronze in the women’s 400m race.
It was yet another joyful day for the Indian contingent after Saturday’s rich haul of 10 medals and have now broken into the top 10 for the first time since the multi-discipline extravaganza began on September 19.
With the addition of six more medals on Sunday, India were placed eighth in the table with a collection of four gold, five silver and 24 bronze. China continued to maintain their supremacy with a tally of 207 (101-61-45), followed by South Korea (41-45-44) and Japan (32-44-44).
4. President’s rule imposed in Maharashtra
President’s rule was imposed on Sunday in poll-bound Maharashtra after Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigned following the break-up of 15-year-old Congress-NCP alliance in the state.
President Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation for imposition of central rule in Maharashtra, a day after the Union Cabinet recommended clamping of President’s rule in the state, a Home Ministry spokesperson said.
The brief Cabinet meeting on Saturday was chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is away in the U.S.
5. GK Pillai takes over as Chairman of Tata International
The board of Tata International, the global trading and distribution company, has announced the appointment of GK Pillai as Chairman of the company with effect from September 26.
He succeeds B Muthuraman, who retires from the Tata group.
GK Pillai is a distinguished alumnus of IIT Madras.
He belongs to the Kerala cadre of the Indian Administrative Service (1972 batch) and has held various positions in his cadre and at the centre.
6. O. Paneerselvam will be the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu succeeding Jayalalithaa after she sent to jail.
7. Paid news should attract disqualification: CEC
Paid news should be made an electoral offence that attracts disqualification so that it acts as a deterrent, Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath on Sunday suggested and said inadequacies in legal framework were not allowing the poll panel to effectively check this and other malpractices.
He also said that there is a “crying need” for a “well defined legislation” governing expenditure of political parties during elections as its absence was allowing them and their candidates to circumvent the rules.
Mr. Sampath, who was speaking at a session organised by the Law Commission, said that when the Election Commission looked into whether it had the powers to deal with paid news it found the “answer was negative.”
8. Yuki settles for bronze in Asiad tennis
Yuki Bhambri on Sunday clinched India’s lone singles’ medal in tennis at the ongoing Asian Games, settling for a bronze in the men’s event after unforced errors cost him the semifinal clash against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in Incheon.
9. Modi pitches for UN reforms before Ban Ki-moon
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch before UN chief Ban Ki-moon for much- needed reforms in the world body, especially in its Security Council, before the UN celebrates its 70th anniversary next year.
Modi met Ban ahead of his maiden address to the UN General Assembly and the two leaders discussed regional issues as well as climate change.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters that the two leaders yesterday discussed issues like imminent reforms in the UN and the need to involve countries contributing peace troops in the decision making process of the multilateral institution.
Modi made a strong pitch before Ban for the UN reforms before its 70th anniversary next year, Akbaruddin said.
Modi during his address to the General Assembly said the reforms of the 15-member powerful body should be carried out by 2015 to make it more “democratic and participative“.
“We must reform the United Nations, including the Security Council, and make it more democratic and participative,” Modi said told the annual session of the 193 countries strong UN General Assembly.
“Institutions that reflect the imperatives of 20th century won’t be effective in the 21st. It would face the risk of irrelevance; and we will face the risk of continuing turbulence with no one capable of addressing it,” he said.
As the UN observes its 70th anniversary next year, of which India was a founding member, it is appropriate that the much needed reforms of the UN Security Council is carried out by 2015, Modi said.
10. Indian pair of Sania-Prarthana settles for bronze
Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare settled for a bronze after losing their women’s doubles semifinal to Chinese Taipei’s Chin Wei Chan and Su Wei Hsiehin in the Asian Games, in Incheon on Sunday.
The fifth seeded Indian combo put up a brave fight before going down 6-7 (1-7), 6-2, 10-4 to the Chinese Taipei duo, seeded second, at the Yeorumul Tennis Courts.
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