Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday made it clear that only Parliament has the jurisdiction to constitutionally remove a high court judge as he pointed out that a notice for removal of Justice Shekhar Yadav of Allahabad high court was pending with him.Members of opposition parties…
KOTTAYAM: A day after five third-year students of Govt College of Nursing in Kerala’s Kottayam were arrested for brutally ragging their juniors, a video surfaced on Thursday, showing the seniors laughing as a junior writhes in pain when poked with a geometry divider. They counted the number of times they poked him with the sharp…
PRAYAGRAJ: The spiritual journey to Maha Kumbh proved to be the “final destination” for 54 devotees facing health issues. These deaths in the mela area since the world’s largest congregation began on Jan 13 do not include 30 pilgrims who died in the Mauni Amavasya stampede on Jan 29, reports Rajeev Mani.The congregation also witnessed…
Allahabad high court (File photo) PRAYAGRAJ: Teachers shouldn’t be deployed for election duties unless no employees from all other categories mentioned in Election Commission guideline are available, Allahabad HC has ruled, stressing the compliance of the guideline regarding “minimal appointment of teachers” for poll duties.Justice Ajay Bhanot‘s observation came on Tuesday on a plea filed…
NEW DELHI: Blaming BJP for violence in Manipur, Congress Thursday said its demand for President’s rule in state has finally been accepted, but after a lapse of 20 months which has resulted in killing of 300 people and massive displacement. It blamed home minister Amit Shah for failing to manage Manipur, and criticised “globe trotting”…
Meitei groups oppose President’s rule in Manipur GUWAHATI: Meitei opposition to Manipur being brought under President’s rule within days of chief minister Biren Singh’s resignation accentuated the ethnic divide in state Thursday, contrasting with what tribal groups said was “a ray of hope for Kuki-Zos”.Ginza Vualzong of Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF) said President’s rule…
Two captive elephants ran amok at a temple in Kerala’s Kozhikode, killing three persons and injuring nearly 30 of the assembled devotees on Thursday. The tragedy unfolded on the fifth and final day of the annual festival at Manakkulangara Bhagavathi temple at Kuruvangad, run by Malabar Devaswom Board. According to Kozhikode rural police chief K…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met US national security advisor Michael Waltz and said that h has always been a great friend of India. The two leaders greeted each other by shaking hands and commenced the bilateral meeting.After the meeting , PM Modi took his account on X and said that he had a…
NEW DELHI: A CRPF jawan allegedly shot and killed two of his colleagues and injured eight others before taking his own life at a camp in Manipur on Thursday, news agency PTI reported quoting official sources.The incident occurred around 8.20 pm at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Lamphel, Imphal West district. According…
NEW DELHI: A fresh political storm erupted on Thursday in the capital after Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva accused former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of “stealing” the official X handle of the Delhi chief minister’s Office (CMO).The controversy erupted when the X handle of the Delhi CMO, which typically represents the office and not an…
