NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Saturday issued a directive to the chief secretaries and administrators of all states and union territories. This directive concerns a report titled “Guardians of Faith or Oppressors of Rights: Constitutional Rights of Children vs madrasas.”The NCPCR’s report contains 11 chapters and discusses the…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, during the Dussehra event in Nagpur on Saturday, voiced strong criticism against anti-Hindu and anti-minority forces operating in Bangladesh. He said, “What happened in our neighbouring Bangladesh? It might have some immediate reasons but those who are concerned will discuss it. But, due to that chaos,…
DEHRADUN: In a move that has drawn attention amid the Uttarakhand govt’s consideration of a stringent law to safeguard agricultural land from acquisition by ‘outsiders’, the district administration of Nainital has confiscated over half a hectare (27.5 nali) of land belonging to Bhanvi Singh, the estranged wife of Uttar Pradesh MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh, also…
CHENNAI: A packed express train travelling at 75kmph rear-ended a stationary freight rake on the outskirts of Chennai at 8.30pm Friday, causing at least 12 passenger coaches to derail and sparking a fire in the parcel van. At least 20 passengers on Mysuru–Darbhanga Bagmati Express were injured but there was no casualty reported.Bagmati Express entered…
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate is preparing to launch legal proceedings for the extradition of Sourabh Chandrakar, who was arrested by UAE police on Friday, and his accomplice Ravi Uppal, masterminds of the Mahadev online betting scam.The arrest of Chandrakar, who was in house detention in Dubai following a red corner notice issued at ED’s behest,…
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav was stopped on Friday from visiting Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC) in Lucknow on security grounds on the socialist ideologue’s birth anniversary, prompting the SP president to garland a bust of the Loknayak (people’s hero) temporarily placed outside his house amid an outcry against Uttar Pradesh’s Bharatiya Janata…
RAIPUR: A three-year-old leopard, caught in a wire trap, gasped to an agonising death on Thursday as foresters stood watching for 12 hours, waiting for tranquiliser darts to be transported to the site in Chhattisgarh‘s Mohla Manpur, reports Partha Behera.By the time it was rescued and taken to Nandanvan Jungle Safari in Nava Raipur, 160km…
Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar clarified that he left a cabinet meeting early to attend a farmers’ event in Latur and denied any friction with CM Eknath Shinde. Opposition leader Vijay Wadettiwar criticized the government, alleging attempts to sideline Pawar. Important financial decisions were reportedly made in his absence. MUMBAI: Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar…
CJI DY Chandrachud (File photo) NEW DELHI:: As if responding to the oft-thrown jibe at judges – “tyranny of the unelected and unaccountable” – CJI D Y Chandrachud said judges, though neither elected nor accountable directly to the people like the political executive, are bound by the constitutional mandate to ensure equitable distribution of resources…
NEW DELHI: India is “cautiously optimistic” about the ongoing diplomatic-military talks with China to peacefully resolve the troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, while at the same time expressing full confidence in the Army to tackle any contingency if things go south along the frontier.“Our optimism” about the talks…
