Новости за 18.10.2019

Hours after CJI Ranjan Gogoi recommended to the Union government to appoint Justice Bobde as the next CJI, the senior-most Supreme Court judge told TOI, "My priority and goal can be explained by just one word - justice. What I mean is justice for all litigants. Courts exist only for that purpose and nothing else. These are courts of justice."

The Prudent Electoral Trust has once again disbursed the biggest chunk of corporate donations to political parties, a total of Rs 182.3 crore during the financial year 2018-19. The biggest beneficiary was BJP, receiving contributions of Rs 67.25 crore, followed by Congress with Rs 39 crore, as per a report filed by Prudent for the last fiscal.

In keeping with tradition, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Friday recommended, exactly a month before his retirement, to the Union government to appoint senior-most SC judge Sharad Arvind Bobde as the next CJI. Ranjan Gogoi handed over a copy of the recommendation letter to Justice Bobde.

A day after Islamabad said that any attempt by New Delhi to divert water of rivers flowing into Pakistan will be considered as an 'act of aggression', PM Modi sent across a strong message on Friday saying, "Once I decide to do something, I always accomplish it." Modi had said, earlier this week, he would stop water of rivers flowing into Pakistan and divert it to Haryana.

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and the Assam government to take steps to "forthwith" shift Assam-Meghalaya cadre IAS officer Prateek Hajela, who as coordinator of Assam's National Register of Citizens had published the final NRC, to Madhya Pradesh.

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday said the firing by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) along a riverine stretch between Bangladesh and West Bengal, in which killed a BSF head constable was killed, was "unprovoked". It also refuted BGB's version of the incident that its patrol party had fired in self-defence amid gunfire by BSF men.

Enforcement Directorate's investigation into Praful Patel's real estate dealings with Iqbal Mirchi's family took a serious turn on Friday with the probe agency confronting him with documents which allegedly suggested that the NCP leader had first entered into a commercial agreement with Dawood Ibrahim's associate in 1999. The ED questioned Patel for over 10 hours on Friday in Mumbai.

The CBI on Friday filed an over 2,000-page chargesheet against former finance minister P Chidambaram, his son Karti, former media baron Peter Mukerjea and 11 others, including six former officials of the finance ministry in the INX Media case. Indrani, who is accused of murdering her daughter, has not been charged as she had turned approver and will be made a prosecution witness.

For six months, these 311 Indians had responded to numbers. "308," the guard at the camp for illegal immigrants in Mexico would call out and someone would step forward. "201" and another would resignedly acknowledge the summons. It was, therefore, with deep contentment that they heard their names being called by relatives after they landed at the Delhi airport on Friday.

Rannvijay Singha was in Noida recently for an event. The actor got talking with us about how Delhi contestants have shaped 'Roadies' and made it what it is today.

The 'Saraswatichandra' actor travelled all the way to Varanasi to be with his wife. The couple also observed a fast for each other

Yielding to the protests against the Supreme Court-directed demolition of a Guru Ravidas temple in south Delhi, the Centre has agreed to allot the same site to the devotees to construct a new temple. A Supreme Court-bench said that it would pass the order after hearing the two petitioners who are against the proposal and posted the case for hearing on October 21.

Johnson & Johnson is recalling a shipment of baby powder after the Food and Drug Administration discovered evidence of asbestos, the company said Friday, after months spent denying the presence of the carcinogen in its talc-based products. In a test, the regulator found trace levels of chrysotile asbestos in samples from a bottle of baby powder purchased from an online retailer.

Here are the big sports events lined up for Saturday (October 19) that comprise action from Day 1 of India-South Africa third Test, Pro Kabaddi League final and Premier League.

In the latest episode of Bigg Boss 13, Bigg Boss announces a new task wherein the four nominated male contestants are divided into two teams.

India has its 65th Grandmaster in Raunak Sadhwani. The 13-year-old has given a good account of himself in the ongoing FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss tournament at Isle of Man. None could have been happier with Raunak’s exploits than former world champion Vladimir Kramnik.

—Neha.Maheshwri@timesgroup.com Actor Karan Singh Grover’s exit — which may seem premature to many — from ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2’ (‘KSK2’), has left his fans in a state of dismay. While the cast of the show organised farewell celebrations on Karan’s last day on the set, his fans and followers of the show are hoping for him to

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton sent his fans a burst of positive energy on Friday after he started the week by saying he felt like "giving up on everything" because the world was in such a mess.

Bigg Boss 13's Rashami Desai made headlines before entering the show for her link-up rumours with Badho Bahu actor Arhaan Khan.

Italian teenager Jannik Sinner became the youngest ATP semi-finalist in five years on Friday when he defeated Frances Tiafoe of the United States 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to make the last four of the European Open in Antwerp.

Addressing his last campaign rally for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, PM Modi also spoke of the economic reforms brought in by the BJP-led Central and Maharashtra governments, which he said had no "stain of corruption" on them.

The latest episode of Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum begins with Tanya’s car hitting Sonakshi’s stalker. Tanya takes him home along with her and says that she didn’t do anything. Rohit says that he is alright and asks her to calm down.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has taken a swipe at France boss Didier Deschamps after N'Golo Kante was injured on international duty. Kante will miss Chelsea's Premier League clash with Newcastle on Saturday after the midfielder suffered a groin injury last week.

Two matches each stand in the way of the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams’ qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. While the men take on Russia, the women will clash with USA. For the first time, the teams will play at the same venue — Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar — on November 1 and 2.