NEW DELHI: The home ministry, complying with the directions issued by Supreme Court in October 2024, has updated its model prisons law and model prison manual to prohibit classification and segregation of prisoners or any allotment of duty to them on the basis of caste, besides specifically barring manual scavenging in jails.The ministry has also…
South Korean investigators attempted to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Friday, with hundreds of his supporters gathering outside his residence in Seoul to block the move. The operation came amid heightened tensions and a heavy police presence, as Yoon’s defiant stance against the allegations continues to draw public and political attention.The Corruption Investigation…
MUMBAI: Ketan Parekh, the infamous market operator who was once jailed for stock exchange-related manipulations, is in Sebi‘s net again. The markets regulator has unearthed a front-running scheme in which Parekh (also nicknamed KP) was one of the main brains. Along with Rohit Salgaocar – a Singapore citizen of Indian origin – KP orchestrated a…
NEW DELHI: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is set to visit India early next week to take stock of the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET). The iCET represents a landmark initiative between the two countries in areas of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, biotech, and defence innovation. Sullivan’s trip…
Chandigarh: Punjab government dismissed Thursday DSP Gursher Singh Sandhu in connection with a September 2022 interview of Lawrence Bishnoi while the gangster was in custody at the premises of police’s Crime Investigation Agency Mohali’s Kharar.The dismissal order was signed by state home secretary Gurkirat Kirpal Singh. It noted that Sandhu, under suspension since October 2024,…
NEW DELHI: Amid the controversy triggered by a little-known Hindu outfit claiming that a temple exists below the Ajmer Sharif dargah, PM Modi on Thursday handed over the ‘chadar’ that would be offered at the dargah on his behalf during Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, continuing a tradition that he has followed ever since he…
NEW DELHI: In view of its recent ruling staying all proceedings on disputes over religious sites, Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that the fight over the Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula mosque complex in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh be tagged and heard along with petitions challenging the validity of the Places of Worship Act which is…
AHMEDABAD: Depriving an employee of leave encashment earned by him is violation of constitutional rights, Gujarat high court said, dismissing a plea by Ahmedabad MC against a labour court’s order directing the civic body to pay leave encashment dues to a retired employee.Upholding labour court’s order, Justice M K Thakker said: “Leave encashment is akin…
NEW DELHI: As the recent thaw in India-Maldives ties holds, Maldives foreign minister Abdulla Khaleel arrived in India for a bilateral visit. He’s the first foreign minister to visit India in the new year and will meet his counterpart S Jaishankar on Friday.The two sides are expected to review bilateral cooperation in a range of…
JAIPUR: The commissioner of the devasthan department in Udaipur has ruled against Siddhi Kumari, a three-term BJP MLA from Bikaner (East), and in favour of Rajyashree Kumari and other trustees in a dispute over management of charitable trusts established by the late Dr Karni Singh, Bikaner’s last titular maharaja.Siddhi Kumari was accused of misusing her…
