NEW DELHI: Observing that courts should refrain from imposing bail conditions which are difficult to fulfill, Supreme Court on Thursday said “excessive bail is no bail”.A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said, “To grant bail and thereafter to impose excessive and onerous conditions, is to take away with the left…
KOLKATA: A country dealing with the “horrifying” statistic of almost 90 rapes a day needs special fast-track courts with a mandate to wrap up trials within 15 days, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said Thursday in an official letter to PM Narendra Modi.“This (recurrent cases of sexual violence) shakes the confidence and conscience of society and…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah announced Thursday that his party and Congress have finalised an alliance for the three-phase J&K assembly elections from September 8 to Oct 1. The decision followed discussions with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi, who are on a two-day visit to…
BENGALURU: Karnataka cabinet, led by CM Siddaramaiah, advised governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Thursday to act swiftly on the pending prosecution against Union minister for heavy industry and steel HD Kumaraswamy. It also advised the governor to approve prosecution against MLAs Shashikala Jolle, G Janardhan Reddy, and former minister Murugesh Nirani.“The Cabinet decided to advise…
DHAKA: India has reiterated its commitment to working with Bangladesh to fulfil “shared aspirations” of the peoples of India and Bangladesh for “peace, security and development” but expressed concerns regarding the safety and security of Indian establishments and minorities in Bangladesh, including its high commission in Dhaka.Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma flagged these…
KOLKATA: RG Kar Medical College‘s ex-principal Sandip Ghosh and four colleagues of the junior doctor found raped and murdered on campus agreed Thursday to take polygraph tests, based on CBI’s request for their legal consent to use this method for verification of statements made to the agency so far.CBI wants a polygraph test on Ghosh,…
NEW DELHI: Following Punjab and Haryana govts suggesting names of eminent persons to be included in the panel for talks with protesting farmers at the Shambhu border, Supreme Court on Thursday said it would soon constitute a multi-member committee to amicably resolve the grievances of farmers “for all times”.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar…
GUWAHATI: Assam govt introduced a repealing Bill in the assembly on first day of autumn session Thursday, seeking to replace a state ordinance that had nullified the 89-year-old Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act of 1935. It aims to table a new “Muslim Marriage Registration Bill” soon, making it mandatory to register all Muslim…
NEW DELHI: The intelligence establishment has dismantled an al-Qaida-inspired module comprising extremist Wahhabis spread across several states, which was purportedly on the cusp of executing terror strikes. The intelligence agency orchestrated simultaneous operations in four states, culminating in the arrest of a dozen individuals. One of them, Dr Ishtiyaq Ahmed from Jharkhand, allegedly holds a…
NEW DELHI: Taking exception to a nearly 14-hour delay in registering an FIR following the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital on August 9, Supreme Court on Thursday peppered West Bengal govt with questions: “Who was the principal in touch with to delay registering a complaint with police? What was…
