SC seeks CBI reply
on Jagan’s bail plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought a response from CBI on YSR Congress leader Jagan Mohan Reddy’s bail plea in a disproportionate assets case. A bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam asked the agency to file its response by May 6. Jaganmohan has moved the apex court challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s January 24 order refusing to grant him bail in the case. Jaganmohan, who was arrested on May 27, last year by CBI on corruption charges, is presently under judicial custody. In October last year, the apex court had dismissed Reddy’s bail plea in the case.
Panel for deferring
NCTC decision
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, headed by BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu, has asked the Centre to put on hold its move to set up the controversial anti-terror hub NCTC till all State Governments and political parties come on board. “The Committee suggested to the Government to keep the decision in abeyance until discussions were held with all the State Governments and all political parties and a consensus was arrived at,” it said. The panel said due to the prevailing circumstances, it “would like to impress upon the government that the matter be sorted out to the satisfaction of all the State Governments and Union Territories and decision may be taken with the consensus of all the concerned”
IAF needs 39 aircraft to face Pak-China attack
New Delhi: The IAF will require 39 combat aircraft units to meet the challenge of fighting a war simultaneously on the Pakistan and China fronts but it has only 34 squadrons, a Parliamentary panel has been informed. In its report, the Standing Committee on Defence has also come down heavily on the government for allocating only Rs 2,000 crore to the IAF for new modernisation schemes whereas Rs 15,000 crore is required only for the Rafale combat jet deal.
NHRC seeks report
on baby sale on FB
New Delhi: The NHRC on Monday sought reports from the Union Women and Child Ministry and police commissioners of ludhiana and Delhi in connection with reports of a baby being sold thrice through a deal struck on Facebook.