NEW DELHI: Delhi court on Wednesday convicted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 riots case for killing two people of Saraswati Vihar area in the national capital.This case pertained to the killing of Jaswant Singh and his son, Tarundeep Singh, in Saraswati Vihar on November 1, 1984. Delhi’ Rouse Avenue court convicted Kumar…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the practice of announcing freebies and said that such schemes were discouraging people from working and participating in the development of the nation.“Unfortunately, because of these freebies… the people are not willing to work. They are getting free rations. They are getting amount without doing any work,”…
NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician K Chiranjeevi sparked headlines on Wednesday after he said that he wants his son, RRR superstar Ram Charan, to have a boy next to “continue the legacy,” while expressing concern that he “might welcome another girl again.”Speaking at the Brahma Anandam pre-release event, where he was the chief guest, the former Union…
A drunk UK man went on a racist rant abusing an Indian-origin woman and a man on train while raving about how England had conquered the world, including India.The incident occurred on a train when a 26-year-old Gabrielle Forsyth, who was travelling from London to Manchester, found herself in a heated argument with another passenger…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft received a terror attack threat ahead of his two-day US visit, Mumbai Police said on Wednesday. The person who made the call has been arrested and is claimed to be mentally ill.“On 11th February, a call was received at Mumbai Police control room warning that terrorists may attack…
Photo credit: X/@sundarpichai NEW DELHI: Google CEO Sundar Pichai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi late on Tuesday in Paris during the AI Action Summit and discussed the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in India’s digital transformation.Following the meeting, Pichai shared his thoughts on social media, saying, “Delighted to meet with PM Narendra Modi today while…
NEW DELHI: Government on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that 864.5 km of the total 4,096.7 km India-Bangladesh land border, is yet to be fenced, which includes 174.5 km of non-feasible gap, in a written reply to question by Trinamool Congress MP Deepak Adhikari.The MP from West Bengal, which shares the longest border with Bangladesh,…
AHMEDABAD: A special CBI court in Ahmedabad on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old teacher to life imprisonment “till his last breath” for raping a student and impregnating her, after eloping with her on the pretext of marriage.This is the second time the accused, Dhaval Trivedi, has been awarded life sentence. A repeat offender, he was already…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court hearing a Rs 2,435 crore bank fraud case pulled up CBI for its failure to produce the crime files, as directed earlier, saying the act of “clear-cut defiance and recalcitrance” indicated the agency wanted to keep the truth hidden under a “veil of secrecy“.“It appears that CBI has something material…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ruled that investigating agencies are duty-bound to inform grounds of arrest to the accused while taking them into custody and failure to comply with it would render the arrest illegal. It said the requirement to inform the grounds of arrest is not a “formality but a mandatory constitutional requirement”.A bench…
