PUNE: A 41-year-old chartered accountant working in Pune was identified Monday as the first casualty of the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) outbreak concentrated in the city, a day after the Maharashtra health department reported that a patient who died in a Solapur hospital on Jan 25 was “suspected” to have contracted the rare but treatable infection.“It’s…
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami during an event to announce the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (Photo credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: By getting its govt to promulgate UCC in Uttarakhand, BJP has signalled its allegiance to one of its foundational pledges and assured its cadre and supporters of its bonafides.Given difficulties involved in…
Eleven opposition members on the JPC issued a joint statement accusing committee chairperson Jagdambika Pal of violating panel rules and procedures NEW DELHI: As opposition dubbed proceedings of joint parliamentary committee on Waqf Amendment Bill as a ‘mockery’ and its impending report ‘pre-decided’, DMK MP A Raja announced that his party will move Supreme Court…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday rejected an application filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, challenging SC registrar’s order declining to list his previous application related to Hindenburg-Adani group controversy.SC registry had on Aug 5 refused to register his application citing absence of a “reasonable cause” for registration. In his plea, Tiwari pleaded that the registry be…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday lashed out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, attributing his attack on the media to frustration from continuous political failures.“Instead of introspecting on his failures, Rahul has made a habit of blaming institutions. His behaviour exemplifies the saying, ‘a bad workman quarrels with his tools’,” BJP spokesperson…
NEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting ministry on Monday unveiled a series of initiatives, including an e-marketplace designed to connect creators with global opportunities, in the run-up to the Feb 5-9 World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES), which is set to position India as a global hub for creative content.The WAVES awards were also…
BENGALURU: ED served summonses Monday on Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah‘s wife B M Parvathi and urban development minister Byrathi Suresh for questioning in Mysuru Urban Development Authority (Muda) land allotment case before the high court’s Dharwad bench clamped an interim stay on the central agency’s move until Feb 10.Justice M Nagaprasanna also reserved the court’s verdict…
Tamil Nadu deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain writ petitions seeking criminal action against Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin for his speech in Sept 2023 calling for the eradication of ‘Sanatana Dharma‘.A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Prasanna B Varale raised questions and asked the…
NEW DELHI: A division bench on Monday delivered a split verdict on the controversy over the burial of a Christian tribal in Chhattisgarh, with one judge terming denial of burial in his village by local and state authorities as “hostile discrimination” on the basis of religion and allowed burial on his private land, and the…
NEW DELHI: Infusion of information technology in court proceedings notwithstanding, Supreme Court has barred police and law enforcement agencies from sending pre-arrest notices through WhatsApp or other electronic means to people suspected of committing a cognisable offence under Section 41A of CrPC and Section 35 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).Both these provisions mandate a…
