NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday denied chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s request for consultation with a private doctor through video conferencing, agreeing with the Tihar Jail authorities that he cannot be treated differently from other inmates and that the laws and jail manual must apply equally to all. “The request for private treatment can…
RAIPUR: Six days after the most successful operation by security forces in Chhattisgarh in which 29 Maoists were killed in Kanker district, Union home minister Amit Shah warned Naxals to “give up arms or face severe consequences for spreading violence”.“There can be no roads, education, electricity, ration shops, gas cylinders, employment, healthcare or homes until…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Monday attacked Congress leader P Chidambaram’s statement that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) and the three new criminal laws will be revoked if Congress comes to office, calling it as a brazen act of appeasement and the former finance minister’s party has lost nerve after seeing the…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reviewed the operational situation and military preparedness in the Siachen Glacier-Saltoro Ridge region, dubbing it “India’s capital of courage, grit and determination” just as Delhi was the national capital and Mumbai the financial one.“We are leading a peaceful life as we have an assurance that our brave…
SHIVAMOGGA/HUBBALLI: Facing tough questions over handling of MCA student Neha Hiremath’s murder on BVB College campus in Hubballi, Karnataka govt Monday decided to hand over the probe to CID and set up a special court to fast-track the trial.Neha (24), daughter of Hubballi-Dharwad Congress corporator Niranjan Hiremath, was stabbed to death on Thursday by Fayaz…
NEW DELHI: Stylish opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on Monday roared back to form with a sizzling ton after Sandeep Sharma’s maiden IPL five-for as a rampaging Rajasthan Royals hammered Mumbai Indians by nine wickets at home.After Sandeep returned 4-0-18-5 to record the best bowling figures this IPL, Jaiswal found form at last in Rajasthan’s final home…
SRINAGAR: Terrorists killed a Territorial Army soldier’s brother Monday night, firing multiple shots at his home in Kunda village near Sharda Sharief of Thanamandi in Jammu division’s Rajouri district.Sources said 40-year-old Mohammad Razak, who worked in the social welfare department, suffered critical bullet wounds and died while being transported to a nearby hospital.The attack, believed…
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party on Monday announced its support to Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone in Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, much to the chagrin of National Conference.“Apni Party has fielded candidates from Srinagar and Anantnag-Rajouri constituencies and have received Lone’s support. We will reciprocate it in north Kashmir (Baramulla),” said Apni Party…
NEW DELHI: Professor Naima Khatoon, Professor/ Principal, Women’s College has been appointed as the new vice chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Monday. She became the first woman VC in the history of 123-year-old university. With this AMU became the third central university to get its first women VC, after Jamia Millia Islamia and…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of making a false claim about the rise in poverty in the country and urged the Election Commission to take “strict action” against him.Lodging a complaint with the poll panel, the saffron party has also accused Gandhi of continuing to create…
