DEHRADUN: In a landmark judgment, the Uttarakhand high court overturned a state education board decision that refused to alter name and gender in a transgender individual’s educational certificates. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday by a single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari in Dehradun.Petitioner Shreyansh Singh Bisht, previously Seema Bisht, underwent sexual reassignment surgery…
NEW DELHI: Justice Hima Kohli, the eighth woman to become a Supreme Court judge, bid farewell to judiciary on Friday ending her 40 year association with law – 18 years as a constitutional court judge and 22 years prior to that as a lawyer – with a final request to Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud:…
NEW DELHI: Indian para shooter Avani Lekhara won the gold medal at the ongoing Paris Paralympics, and double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker congratulated her for her achievement on Friday.In the women’s 10m air rifle final at the Paris Paralympics on Friday, reigning Paralympic champion Avani Lekhara continued her winning streak and took home the gold.Manu…
NEW DELHI: As bulldozers are increasingly being used by different state govts to demolish houses of those alleged to be involved in crimes, two aggrieved house owners from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have approached Supreme Court against the states for pulling down their homes and sought urgent hearing. The court agreed to hear the cases…
NEW DELHI: India’s growth momentum remains strong with Asia’s third-largest economy expected to expand 6.5-7% this year on the back of a good monsoon that is expected to help boost farm growth and rural demand as well as private investment, chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday.“In the medium term, the Indian economy…
LUDHIANA: A resident of Jalandhar allegedly killed an elderly person whose married daughter, living in Australia, refused to marry him. The accused committed the crime along with his nephew and later dumped the body in bushes at Pandori village near Dakha. However, later, the accused, identified as Ranjit Singh Kahlon of Bath Kalan in Nakodar…
LUCKNOW: Wolves have inhabited the region nestled between the Ghaghara and Katarniaghat forests for centuries. But a ‘killer’ pack hasn’t been known to be on prowl for decades. The question that’s bothering the wildlife officials is what has changed now. Forest department and wildlife experts studying the causes behind the recent wolf attacks believe that…
MUMBAI: In a purported case of road rage, an FIR was filed against an Audi owner, along with his wife, after a video showed him lifting a taxi aggregator’s driver and slamming him to the ground. Parksite police have issued a notice to the couple and haven’t made any arrest as yet.Taxi driver, Kayaumuddin Ansari…
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole MUMBAI: A few months before the crucial assembly polls, MPCC president Nana Patole on Friday expelled party MLAs Jitesh Antapurkar and Zeeshan Siddique for anti-party activities, particularly cross-voting during the legislative council polls. Earlier, the same day, Antapurkar joined the BJP in Mumbai in presence of party’s state president Chandrashekhar…
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole MUMBAI: A few months before the crucial assembly polls, MPCC president Nana Patole on Friday expelled party MLAs Jitesh Antapurkar and Zeeshan Siddique for anti-party activities, particularly cross-voting during the legislative council polls. Earlier, the same day, Antapurkar joined the BJP in Mumbai in presence of party’s state president Chandrashekhar…
