PUNE: Juvenile Justice Board on Wednesday cancelled the bail of the 17-year-old son of a builder involved in Sunday’s Porsche Taycan crash while allowing police’s application for reviewing the board’s earlier order on Sunday to set him free. Police had sought cancellation of the teen’s bail arguing that he should be tried as an adult…
Adani Group said any suggestion that one of its companies supplied inferior coal is incorrect. “Allegations (in FT report) are false and baseless,” it said. Report on supply of ‘low quality’ coal false, baseless: Adani GroupNEW DELHI: The Adani Group on Wednesday said any suggestion that one of its companies supplied inferior coal to the…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday launched an attack on PM Modi, highlighting a report in the Financial Times, London, which claimed Adani Group allegedly bought low-quality coal from Indonesia in 2014 and sold it at three times the price in India. It promised to set up a joint parliamentary panel to probe the “scam” if…
LUCKNOW: An alumnus of IIT-Kanpur and IIM-Lucknow, Rahul Verma, was handed down a life sentence by a special CBI court in Lucknow on Wednesday for the murder of 30-year-old Mumbai-based fashion designer Adesh Bajpai, reported.Special CBI judge Anurodh Mishra pronounced the sentence after finding Verma guilty of charges under IPC 302, 364, and 120 B.A…
NEW DELHI: Dismissing the noise over the gap in election day turnout numbers and the final figures released by it, Election Commission officials on Wednesday said any calculation of “change” in turnout has to be made on the difference between the numbers updated on the day after voting () and the final figures which are…
KOCHI: The crisis in Air India Express is deepening. The airline had to cancel over 400 flights in the last 12 days after employees who went on mass sick leave agreed to rejoin duty, reported.In a letter to the chief labour commissioner, Air India Express Employees Union (AIEEU), affiliated with Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, attributed the…
NEW DELHI: Intensifying his attack on the opposition’s “politics of appeasement”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Calcutta high court order striking down the OBC status granted since 2010 in West Bengal was a “big slap” in the face of parties which were “crossing all limits” in their quest to win over the…
KOLKATA: Terming Calcutta HC‘s order invalidating all OBC categorisations in Bengal since 2010 “BJP‘s verdict”, CM Mamata Banerjee declared on Wednesday, “We will not accept it. OBC reservation is continuing, and it will continue.”Mamata, who was speaking at a campaign rally in Khardah on the outskirts of Kolkata, indicated that her govt would appeal in…
NEW DELHI: In a thrilling moment during the IPL 2024 Eliminator, Royal Challengers Bengaluru‘s Virat Kohli showcased his fielding brilliance with a spectacular throw to dismiss Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Dhruv Jurel.Kohli’s lightning-fast reflexes and pinpoint accuracy caught Jurel short as he attempted a second run at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.Positioned…
NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Wednesday hailed India for executing the world’s largest democratic election Lok Sabha polls 2024 with such vibrance.Calling the elections extraordinary and inspiring Garcetti said, “It’s extraordinary to see the world’s largest democracy execute the biggest election in the world and we’ve seen incredible, vibrant campaigning, we’ve…
