NEW DELHI: Ratcheting up pressure on the Adani issue, Congress will hit the streets on Aug 22 to demand a JPC probe into the “mega scam” demanding the resignation of SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch in the wake of fresh Hindenburg allegations.The nationwide agitation, decided in a meeting of top Congress leaders chaired by Mallikarjun…
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP Lok Sabha member Jagdambika Pal was on Tuesday named chairperson of the joint committee of Parliament (JPC), which will examine the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill.A Lok Sabha notification said Speaker Om Birla appointed Pal as the head of the 31-member committee.Amid protests by the opposition in Lok Sabha on its provisions,…
NEW DELHI: Railways may not go for aluminum-bodied Vande Bharat trains with sleeper facility because of high cost and considering that no Indian company has the knowhow. It’s instead planning to manufacture 24-coach sleeper version of these modern trains that can travel at higher speeds.Sources said besides high cost, manufacture of these trains with aluminium…
MUMBAI: Neeraj Chopra dazzled all with a breathtaking javelin throw, clinching a silver medal. Meanwhile, Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh, Swapnil Kusale, Aman Sehrawat, and the relentless Indian hockey team brought home bronze and captured our hearts with their indomitable spirit. These athletes will undoubtedly be showered with cash, gifts, and rewards, whether from govt or…
MUMBAI: Neeraj Chopra dazzled all with a breathtaking javelin throw, clinching a silver medal. Meanwhile, Manu Bhaker, Sarabjot Singh, Swapnil Kusale, Aman Sehrawat, and the relentless Indian hockey team brought home bronze and captured our hearts with their indomitable spirit. These athletes will undoubtedly be showered with cash, gifts, and rewards, whether from govt or…
MUMBAI: After a 15-year-old girl had a change of mind on medically terminating her 27-week pregnancy, the Bombay HC underlined her autonomy over her body and her right of choice in taking the decision. It said in case she again desires to terminate her pregnancy, she may do so.Court said, “Notwithstanding that the petition was…
KOLKATA: The outgoing principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was ordered to go on leave from Tuesday after Calcutta high court expressed astonishment at the Bengal govt rehabilitating him as Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital principal “within four hours” of his resignation the previous day.“Let him be at home,” Chief Justice T…
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC Tuesday directed Centre to clarify if sodomy and non-consensual unnatural sex remain offences under BNS, which came into force on July 1, 2024, replacing IPC.“Where is that provision? There is no provision at all. It is not there. There has to be something. The question is if an offence is not…
BOKARO: A 68-year-old director of a private school in Jharkhand’s Bokaro immolated herself Monday after heated arguments with NHAI officials who asked her to vacate the building saying it had become an obstacle in an expansion project.A case for compensation for school land is pending with Jharkhand HC amid a dispute between two factions of…
MUMBAI: Auto driver Ganesh Yadav (36) died after an SUV ran over him while his friend Bablu Shrivastav (36), a courier delivery boy, escaped with bruises to his face and left hand, while they were sleeping on Versova beach early on Monday. Police have arrested the SUV driver, Nikhil Jawade (34), from Nagpur and his…
