NEW DELHI: The official YouTube channel of the Supreme Court of India was hacked on Friday. The channel, which is typically used to live stream hearings of Constitution Bench cases and matters of public interest, is now showing videos promoting XRP, a cryptocurrency developed by the US-based company Ripple Labs.The incident came to light when…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking transfer of West Bengal post-poll violence cases on the ground that there is a “hostile environment” in the state courts.The top court rapped the central investigation agency’s remark, saying not liking a particular state “does not allow them to…
RAIPUR: IPS officer Vikas Kumar, additional SP of Chhattisgarh’s Kabirdham district, was suspended on Thursday, a day after a suspect in the lynching of a BJP deputy sarpanch was found dead in a prison.“On the orders of CM Vishnu Deo Sai, Kabirdham ASP Vikas Kumar has been suspended following the death of Prashant Sahu. The…
Uttar Pradesh government has told Supreme Court the madrassa education system, focusing on religious studies, is out of sync with mainstream education and that students studying in the theological establishments could be employed only in jobs requiring class 10 or 12 pass qualifications, reported. UP government’s affidavit was filed in a clutch of appeals by…
MUMBAI: Within 14 hours after a garment trader and his burqa-clad girlfriend on a scooter allegedly pranked actor Salman Khan‘s producer-screenwriter father Salim Khan at Bandra promenade by invoking the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, police arrested Umar Asif Shaikh (26) and Ashma Shaikh (22) from Sewri on Wednesday, reported.“During interrogation, Umar said he had…
NEW DELHI: While lauding India on most counts, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog, has called for efforts to reduce pending money laundering cases and recommended “major changes” to address prosecution in terror financing cases.FATF’s Mutual Evaluation Report on India, released on Thursday, noted that the main sources…
NEW DELHI: India dismissed Khalistan secessionist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun‘s allegations in a US lawsuit against Indian govt officials, saying they were completely “unwarranted and unsubstantiate” imputations.Panun, who heads the radical Sikh for Justice outfit and has been designated a terrorist by India, has filed a civil lawsuit in a US federal district court demanding damages…
MUMBAI: Bombay high court Thursday said creative freedom and the freedom of expression could not be curtailed and the censor board could not refuse to certify a film just because there was an apprehension of a law and order problem. Expressing its displeasure with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for not taking a…
NEW DELHI: Government described as speculative and misleading an international news agency’s report that claimed Indian defence exports to Europe were diverted to Ukraine. In an official statement, the ministry of external affairs said that the report implied violations by India, where none existed and, hence, was “inaccurate and mischievous”.The report said that artillery shells…
NEW DELHI: Junior doctors in Kolkata have called off their strike after 41 days and announced their decision to return to duty from Saturday. According to the doctors, emergency services will resume, but outpatient department (OPD) services will remain suspended.The decision was made on Thursday following a general body meeting of the protesting doctors.They plan…
