Justice Surya Kant (File photo) NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Surya Kant on Sunday said a nation growing “economically, politically, in the rule of law and in good governance” requires not only the “military in dress” but also a “civilian army” of experts to diligently and intelligently look after its interests both within and outsideAddressing…
NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Sunday ordered the removal of Advocate Sanjeev Nasiar, head of the AAP’s legal cell, from his position as vice chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi.The decision comes amidst allegations of irregularities in Nasiar’s LLB (Hons) degree, issued in 1988 by Devi Ahilyabai Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. The…
NEW DELHI: Tensions within Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) continue to simmer, with Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Aaditya Thackeray hitting out at the Maharashtra unit of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and its chief, Abu Azmi, for the intention to withdraw from the alliance over “Hindutva credentials.”“Our Hindutva is about ‘hriday mein Ram aur haath ko kaam’ (Ram…
NEW DELHI: Two police personnel were found dead with gunshot wounds in J&K’s Udhampur district early Sunday, in what authorities suspect to be a case of fratricide, as officials said.The bodies were found in the Rehambal area inside a police departmental vehicle en route to the STC Talwara training center.According to Udhampur district police’s statement,…
NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party and said that the latter’s “attack-dog behaviour” had turned out to be an “embarrassment for India”, after the US rejected the saffron party’s allegations of backing anti-India agenda.He said that the BJP “neither understands democracy nor diplomacy” and accused the Prime Minister…
NEW DELHI: Union ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sukanta Majumdar surprised attendees by walking the ramp at the Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav fashion show in New Delhi on Saturday. Dressed in traditional northeastern-style jackets, the ministers showed the vibrant fashion heritage of Northeast India.The fashion show was a key highlight of the three-day Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav, a festival dedicated…
A penthouse was sold for Rs 190 crore, with stamp duty of Rs 13 crore NEW DELHI: An apartment in Gurgaon’s DLF Camellias recently sold for Rs 190 crore, making it the most expensive high-rise condominium apartment deal in NCR, and among the largest ever in the country, in terms of price per sq ft.Info-x…
Keralite priest George Jacob Koovakad and Pope Francis In a grand consistory held in the Vatican Saturday, 51-year-old Keralite priest George Jacob Koovakad was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis. Koovakad will be remembered in history as the first priest to be directly elevated as a cardinal from India. The other cardinals…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A report submitted by Kerala Police to state government, accessed by TOI, termed the actions of IAS officer K Gopalakrishnan, who was suspended for creating WhatsApp groups with communal overtones, as “suspicious”. The report, submitted to home secretary, details a scientific investigation indicating that Gopalakrishnan not only gave false statements and tampered with the…
Khaleel with his mom Sara HYDERABAD: At just 22 years old, Mohammad Khaleel Ghori has lived a life marked by incredible transitions, heartbreak, and rediscovery in a world often divided by religion and identity. Over the past decade, he has lived through three distinct identities – Khaleel, Altaf, and Abhinav Singh – each shaped by…
