NEW DELHI: Two days after many died in the stampede at Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj, partly blamed on alleged restrictions to facilitate visit of important dignitaries, SC Friday said it agreed with the PIL petitioner that there should not be any special arrangement for VVIP darshans at temples and religious places, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. A…
VARANASI/LUCKOW: Ten pilgrims returning to their homes after a holy dip during the Maha Kumbh were killed in two separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, eight of them falling off the upper deck of a vehicle converted into a double-decker and being crushed under the wheels of a truck, report Rajeev Dikshit &…
Multiple media outlets and social media handles quoted these witnesses as saying that many people were injured in the alleged 6am rerun of Wednesday’s Akhara Marg stampede, triggered by waves of pilgrims running towards the ghats just when batches that had just bathed at Sangam were making their way back. Some reports alleged “six to…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh Friday asked chartered accountants to become strategic advisers, ethical guardians & innovators to stay relevant in today’s dynamic & technology-driven times.Addressing a gathering of CAs at the ‘World Forum of Accountants’, Singh said it requires “new set of skills, including critical thinking, emotional intelligence and adaptability” in today’s environment…
GADAG: The district court in Gadag in Karnataka sentenced on Friday four people to death in connection with a so-called “honour killing” in 2019.All four accused – Parashuram Rathod, Shivappa Rathod, Ravi Rathod, and Ramesh Rathod – were relatives of Gangamma Rathod, 23, who, along with her husband Ramesh Madar, 29, were murdered two years…
BATHINDA: Another protesting farmer died at Shambhu border early Friday, bringing the toll to 36 in nearly a year since the protest started at Shambhu and Khanauri borders on Feb 13, 2024, to press for their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price as per the C2+50% formula.The deceased farmer, Pargat Singh (65),…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday took a jibe at opposition and said it was perhaps the first time in many years that no attempt had been made from abroad to “spark a fire” in the country ahead of Parliament session, in what was seen as a reference to short-seller Hindenburg Research downing its…
NEW DELHI: Every man is duty bound under law to provide maintenance to his wife even if he is unemployed but what about in cases where the wife is employed and earning handsomely? Can she claim maintenance from her estranged husband? Supreme Court on Friday decided to adjudicate the issue, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.While hearing…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand government has listed 37 “prohibited relationships” each for men and women under the newly-implemented Uniform Civil Code (UCC). These relationships, detailed in Schedule 1 of the Act, primarily involve blood relatives, extended family, and certain connections spanning three generations – many of which are practically impossible due to age differences.Some unusual prohibited relationships…
Mohali: A special CBI court Friday convicted two former Punjab Police officials for murder of two youths in a fake encounter over two decades ago in Amritsar’s Majitha. The court acquitted two other former cops in the case, reports Barinderjit Saluja.Court convicted ex-SHO Gurbhinder Singh and ex-ASI Parshotam Singh for killing Baldev Singh alias Deba…
