Sukhu-led government has rushed to SC seeking to validate appointment of six parliamentary secretaries NEW DELHI: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government of Himachal Pradesh has rushed to Supreme Court seeking to validate appointment of six parliamentary secretaries based on a 2006 state law that was quashed by high court two days ago for being illegal…
MADURAI: Hugging and kissing between two persons in love is not sexual harassment, rather it is quite natural, observed Madras high court recently quashing a trial court proceedings against a 20-year-old man in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin. Srivaikuntam All Women Police had charged the man with sexually harassing a 19-year-old woman. In 2023, the man filed…
PANAJI: Merely entering a hotel room with a man doesn’t imply a woman’s consent to sex, the high court of Bombay at Goa held while setting aside a sessions court order discharging a rape accused.Noting that the survivor came out of the hotel room crying and immediately filed a police complaint for rape, Justice Bharat…
AHMEDABAD: A magisterial court on Friday sent head constable Virendrasinh Padheria to 10-day police remand in connection with the killing of a second-year MICA student, Priyanshu Jain, on November 10. The prosecution submitted that Padheria is a habitual offender and cited a criminal case registered against him in 2017. Padheria, who was arrested by the…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand capital Dehradun grappled with the devastating aftermath of a car crash that claimed six young lives and left one critically injured as horrid details of the accident came in. With the tragedy shaking the city to its core, sparking grief, shock, and a collective determination to tackle the dangers of reckless driving, parents…
BENGALURU: To counter BJP and JD(S)’s allegations of misuse of funds belonging to Hindu temples, Karnataka government has decided to make public audit reports of A and B category temples that are under endowment (muzrai) department.State government will ask management committees of all such temples to provide details of their revenue, maintenance expenditure, and funds….
MUMBAI: MNS president Raj Thackeray Friday said he will not hold his closing election rally at Dadar’s Shivaji Park on Sunday as the state urban development (UD) department is yet to grant his party permission for the event.Now, only Uddhav Thackeray-headed Shiv Sena (UBT)’s application seeking to host its rally at the iconic ground remains….
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft faced a technical issue at Deoghar airport in Jharkhand on Friday, causing a delay in his return to Delhi. The snag occurred after the PM attended an event in Bihar’s Jamui, marking the 150th birth anniversary of tribal leader Birsa Munda, celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.After flying by…
AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau, Delhi, Indian Navy and Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) seized 700 kg of methamphetamine – worth between Rs 1,500 crore and Rs 3,000 crore – from a foreign boat in a joint operation off the Porbandar coast, officials said on Friday. Separately, NCB seized 82.5 kg of cocaine, worth around Rs…
GUWAHATI: The backlash against CRPF and Manipur police over the November 11 Jiribam gunfight in which 10 “armed militants” died spilled over to Churachandpur Friday – marked by street protests, petitions to Union home minister Amit Shah and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), and a campaign for a judicial inquiry.Hundreds of protesters joined the…
