NEW DELHI: The central government on Wednesday opposed the petition seeking imposition of lifetime ban on convicted politicians and said that taking such a step was solely under Parliament’s domain.“The question whether a life-time ban would be appropriate or not is a question that is solely within the domain of the parliament,” the affidavit said….
NEW DELHI: Terrorists on Wednesday opened fire at an army vehicle in the Sunderbani area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri, officials told news agency PTI.There were no immediate reports of any casualties in the brief firing near Phal village in the Sunderbani sector, they said.The terrorists, believed to be hiding in a forest, fired a…
NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday said it neutralised an intruder after observing “a suspicious movement across the IB (International Border)”.The army said the intruder was shot as he kept moving even after the alert troops challenged him.“At pre-dawn today, BSF troops observed a suspicious movement across the IB (International Border) in…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File photo) NEW DELHI: Telangana government has announced that Telugu will be a compulsory subject for all students from classes 1 to 10 in schools across all boards, including CBSE, ICSE, IB, and other affiliated institutions, starting from the 2025-26 academic year.This decision comes amid ongoing debates over the National Education…
NEW DELHI: Actress Preity Zinta on Wednesday took the third holy dip at Maha Kumbh mela, the spiritual gathering that is set to wrap up with ‘Shahi Snan’ on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.Sharing her experience from her visit to Kumbh in Prayagraj, the actress said attending the gathering was “magical, heartwarming & a bit sad”.“This…
NEW DELHI: Delhi government suffered a revenue loss of more than Rs 2,000 crore in implementing the contentious Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) revealed in a report that was tabled in Delhi assembly on Tuesday. The policy was withdrawn after nine months following registration of a case by CBI in…
File photo of Sajjan Kumar (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Tuesday awarded two life terms to Congress ex-MP Sajjan Kumar (80) for murdering a Sikh man and his son during the anti-Sikh riots in Nov 1984. The court said the offences committed were “undoubtedly brutal and reprehensible”.The two life terms – one…
PRAYAGRAJ/VARANASI: The city of Prayagraj became the spiritual epicentre for 45 days, welcoming more than 64 crore people in a colossal pilgrimage. Now, as Maha Kumbh draws to a close after Wednesday’s Maha Shivratri snan, the sacred hum of prayers will fade. The makeshift settlements along Triveni Sangam will be dismantled. The city will slowly…
NEW DELHI: In a rare surgical procedure, doctors at AIIMS successfully conducted a procedure to separate a ‘parasitic twin’ weighing 15 kg from a 17-year-old boy hailing from UP’s Unnao district. The occurrence of conjoined twins is notably uncommon, with frequencies of 1 in 50,000 to 100,000 births. In certain instances, incomplete development results in…
NEW DELHI: Holding that the evidence of a child witness stands on the same footing as any other witness if the child is competent to testify, Supreme Court has convicted and sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife by relying upon the statement of the couple’s seven-year-old daughter who witnessed the incident.A…
