NEW DELHI: Manorama Khedkar, the mother of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, has been granted bail in a case concerning alleged criminal intimidation tied to a land dispute. Manorama was apprehended on July 18 from a lodge in Hirkaniwadi village near Mahad in Raigad district, where she had been hiding.Paud police in rural Pune…
NEW DELHI: Veteran actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, just a few days after getting annoyed in Rajya Sabha for being addressed as ‘Jaya Amitabh Bachchan‘, on Friday introduced herself with the same.As chairman Jagdeep Dhankar called out Jawhar Sircar to speak, someone interrupted saying “on a lighter note” and Jaya Bachchan inquired if…
Indonesia has banned the privacy-oriented search engine DuckDuckGo. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, the country’s communications ministry has cited concerns that the browser could be used to access pornography and online gambling websites, which are illegal in Indonesia. With the world’s largest Muslim population, Indonesia enforces strict rules against sharing obscene…
CBSE Class 12 Supplementary Results 2024: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today declared the results of the Class 12 Supplementary Examinations. A total of 37,957 students cleared the exams out of 1,27,473 who appeared, resulting in an overall pass percentage of 29.78%.The supplementary exams were conducted on July 15, 2024, for students who…
NEW DELHI: India will soon open an embassy in Timor-Leste and vice-versa, Secretary (East) Jaideep Mazumdar said on Friday, adding that this will strengthen the Delhi-Dili connect. President Droupadi Murmu, under the Act East Policy, is all set to take a six-day visit to Fiji, New Zealand, and Timor-Leste beginning August 5, the ministry of…
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Friday transferred the probe into the deaths of three UPSC students due to drowning at a Delhi coaching centre basement to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The court said it is transferring the case to the CBI so that the public does not doubt the probe and cited the…
NEW DELHI: Virender Sehwag, one of India’s greatest Test openers, expressed his approval of youngsters starting their cricket journeys with T20, if it helps them develop an aggressive streak that enhances their Test performances. Speaking at an event in New Delhi on Friday, where he was revealed as the Brand Ambassador for the inaugural Delhi…
Australia’s Victoria has recorded 71 confirmed cases of legionnaires’ disease and a woman died from the disease which authorities believe started in cooling towers in Melbourne‘s industrial west. Legionnaires’ disease is caused by the Legionella bacteria, which can only be found in natural bodies of water such as lakes and hot springs, as well as…
Amazon has been teasing its next biggest sale of the year — Great Freedom Festival — on its website. Now, the e-commerce platform has announced the start date of the upcoming sale. Along with this, the online shopping platform has also revealed the early access details for Prime members. Amazon Great Freedom Festival: DatesAmazon Great…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday expressed displeasure that its orders were not being implemented, criticizing the lack of respect for the law by the concerned authorities.The high court was hearing a PIL seeking formation of a high-level committee to investigate the death of UPSC aspirants in Old Rajender Nagar area. A petitioner’s…
