NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday rejected a PIL seeking direction to grant ‘extraordinary interim bail‘ to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in all the criminal cases.A division bench of acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, upon dismissal of the PIL fined the petitioner with Rs 75,000.The bench headed…
NEW DELHI: National Investigating Agency on Monday swooped down several locations in Srinagar in a case linked to terror activities.The central agency along with the police and the CRPF carried out raids at 9 locations associated with suspects linked to terrorism as part of a case registered by the agency in 2022.The search was launched…
NEW DELHI: Google has unveiled a new doodle on Monday celebrating Earth Day. The Google Doodle, which replaces the iconic ‘Google’ logo on the search engine’s homepage, featured aerial photos from Earth, highlighting some areas where progress has been made towards a more sustainable future.The Google letters highlight various locations worldwide where individuals, communities, and…
RANCHI: Two empty chairs for jailed Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren headlined INDIA bloc’s bid to turn the tables on BJP at a joint rally here today as the Delhi chief minister’s wife Sunita Kejriwal led the offensive by accusing the Narendra Modi govt of conspiring to kill her diabetic husband in Tihar jail by…
BENGALURU: Building on the allegation of “injustice to south Indian states”, Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s govt was “discriminating” against the south and this will result in “his downfall”.In a freewheeling chat with select journalists, Reddy said multinational companies intending to invest in southern states are being “threatened”…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that former Congress president Sonia Gandhi opted for the Rajya Sabha route to enter Parliament, accusing her of lacking the courage to contest Lok Sabha polls. He further alleged that the state of her party is so dire that even members of its “dynasty” are not supporting Congress candidates in…
NEW DELHI: Reflecting a tragic side of society, Union govt has informed Supreme Court that 18,807 orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children are awaiting adoption in child care institutions (CCIs) across India of which nearly 8,800 children have no visitation from their parents.In Nov, the court had asked additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati to personally ensure…
CHANDIGARH: Injuries suffered due to slipping in the bathroom of army barracks do not qualify a soldier for disability pension, Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has ruled, underscoring that wounds or death must be directly linked to armed forces services rather than being accidental occurrences common to people. An AFT division bench, comprising Justice (retd) Anil…
PATNA: A 28-year-old woman died during a botched-up sterilisation surgery, allegedly conducted by the compounder of a private clinic in Bihar’s Samastipur district in the absence of doctors Saturday.Family members of the deceased, Babita Devi, protested against the medical negligence at the clinic. The compounder managed to flee. A search is on to nab him,…
JAMMU: In two successful counter-terrorism operations in J&K on Sunday, police arrested a govt teacher and recovered arms and ammunition from his house in Poonch, and busted a terrorist hideout in Rajouri’s Thanamandi.Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of army, police, and special operation group raided the house of Qamar-ud-Din, the headmaster, in Poonch’s…
