NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of the deaths of three civil service aspirants due to flooding of a coaching centre basement in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar last month. The bench, comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, issued notices to the Centre and Delhi government and sought responses from…
Representative image The Indian diamond market is looking at a big opportunity to add a new shiny feather to its already glittering cap. India is positioning itself as the world’s largest producer and exporter of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs), leveraging a significant drop in prices and undercutting global competitors with more affordable production methods, ToI reported…
NEW DELHI: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged that she was placed under house arrest on the fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Mufti said that the party office had been locked amid heightened security measures. “I have been placed under house arrest while the PDP…
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to explain the surprising loss to Sri Lanka in the second ODI, India’s assistant coach Abhishek Nayar responded, “”Was it a shock? I would say yes.” He attributed the result to the spin-friendly circumstances, which have the power to drastically change the course of a game.Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay caused havoc…
Paris Olympics witnessed the closest ever men’s 100m final in modern history and two statistics highlight that the most. One, the difference between the gold and silver medal was five thousandth of a second. And two, it marked the first ever men’s 100m race where each of the eight runners clocked under 10 seconds with…
BENGALURU: A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted during her morning walk in Bengaluru on Friday, according to television reports.The woman resisted her attacker and managed to break free from his hold. Despite his attempts to subdue her, including trying to force a kiss, she continued to fight back.Throughout the ordeal, the woman screamed for help,…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday upheld Delhi lieutenant governor’s decision to nominate 10 ‘aldermen’ to the municipal corporation of Delhi, without consulting the state cabinet.In a setback to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government, a bench of CJ D Y Chandrachud, and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala ruled that the…
NEW DELHI: If catches win matches, run outs can also change the complexion of the game. And when it’s a direct hit, the impact can be the deciding factor too.In the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Colombo on Sunday, the hosts defeated the Rohit Sharma-led side by 32 runs to take a…
NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday increased security measures in anticipation of the fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution.According to officials, patrolling has been intensified in the Akhnoor LoC area with the establishment of checkposts at various locations. Vehicles and documents are also being thoroughly checked.A police…
BENGALURU: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) brought two suspected terrorist to The Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru for spot inspection on Monday, TV reports said. Adbul Matheen Taha and Mussavir Hussain Shazeb, who were arrested from Kolkata in April, this year, were brought to the popular city eatery where the NIA slueths inspected…
