Justice V Srishananda (Photo credit: Karnataka judiciary website) NEW DELHI: Supreme Court‘s top five judges, part of the collegium for transfer of HC judges and comprised the bench that had taken suo motu cognisance of Justice V Srishananda‘s unwarranted gratuitous remarks, had mulled transferring him outside Karnataka HC.Between September 20, when the bench of CJI…
BENGALURU: Congress government in Karnataka withdrew Thursday “general consent” to CBI for any new probe against public servants in the state on the ground that the agency was biased. The step coincides with BJP‘s clamour for a CBI probe into Mysore Urban Development Authority land-allotment case involving CM Siddaramaiah‘s wife. “It’s clear central government isn’t…
NEW DELHI: Observing that rigorous bail provisions in statutes like PMLA, anti-terror law UAPA and NDPS Act cannot become a ‘tool’ to keep an undertrial accused in jail for unreasonably long time, Supreme Court on Thursday held that the requirement of expeditious disposal of cases must be read into these statutes as inordinate delay in…
JAMMU: Union home minister Amit Shah cautioned Thursday that electing candidates from the NC-Congress alliance and PDP in the ongoing J&K assembly elections would play into Pakistan’s hands. “If they get elected, Pakistan will celebrate,” he said, addressing a BJP campaign rally at Chenani in Udhampur district for the third and final phase of polling…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday it was developing new travel guidelines for foreign diplomats to ensure their safety following a recent attack on a convoy of envoys from 12 countries in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.One policeman was killed and four wounded in the roadside bomb attack in Malam Jabba, a tourist resort in Swat district,…
NEW DELHI: India has ranked 39th out of 133 economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024, according to a report by the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization. This marks an improvement from last year, when the country was ranked 40th.“India rises to 39th position among 133 global economies in the Global Innovation Index 2024,”…
NEW DELHI: Department-related standing committees of Parliament were announced on Thursday. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) B Mahtab will now helm the panel on finance. Crucial committees of external affairs will be chaired by Congress‘ Shashi Tharoor and home will be lead by BJP’s Radha Mohan Das Agarwal.BJP’s Radha Mohan Singh will head defence committee,…
NEW DELHI: Disney California Adventure Park threw a woman and her children out after she tried to sneak her children free. A footage posted on TikTok shows a woman was arrested at Disney park and threw out by the security guards while her helpless children called out for “Help” in Spanish. According to the Anaheim…
NEW DELHI: Everyone knows the destruction MS Dhoni has unleashed on opponents with his iconic “Helicopter Shot” when the pressure is on.However, few are familiar with Santosh Lal, the man behind Dhoni’s famous shot.Growing up playing cricket together in Ranchi, Santosh and Dhoni were close friends long before Dhoni became a household name. While Dhoni’s…
NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to inaugurate the new phase of the Pune Metro through an online ceremony, and in a dig, also pointed out that he has already inaugurated the project “five times before”. Her call comes amidst concerns from local leaders who accused that…
