NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to BRS leader K Kavitha in the Delhi excise policy case.Th bench comprising of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan questioned CBI and ED about the evidence they have against during her bail plea hearing.“Investigation is complete and chargesheet has been filed. Custody of…
NEW DELHI/JAMMU: BJP‘s campaign for J&K elections got off to an awkward start with the party having to prune the list of its candidates after protests over selections and omissions.The party had released a list of 44 candidates for the three-phase election to 90 assembly seats in J&K, but withdrew it after a few minutes…
HYDERABAD: There has been an alarming spike in deaths due to lightning strikes across country between 2010 and 2020. And climate-change induced extreme weather may only trigger more deaths.A team of researchers led by Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha, studied National Crime Records Bureau data to find that lightning caused a staggering 1,01,309 deaths between…
BENGALURU: Karnataka govt suspended nine prison officials on Monday after photos emerged of actor Darshan, currently in judicial custody for the Renukaswamy murder case, smoking and socialising with notorious rowdies inside Bengaluru Central Prison. Additionally, a video clip surfaced showing Darshan making a video call from the high-security facility to Sathya J, the son of…
PM Narendra Modi spoke to his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese Monday about bilateral ties and also cooperation under the Quad mechanism that both countries are a part of along with the US and Japan. “Delighted to speak to my friend Anthony Albanese. We took stock of progress in our bilateral relations and cooperation in the…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday released the first list of 44 candidates for the upcoming J&K assembly elections, a day after the party’s top brass led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting over the names. However, in a rare turn of events, the party was forced to withdraw the original list and…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Monday responded to Bangladesh’s allegations of “non-cooperation” from New Delhi over the opening of gates at the Farakka Barrage, which was done “without any prior warning.”Refuting the allegations, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have seen media reports of the opening of Farraka barrage gates that will…
NEW DELHI: The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Monday took suo motu cognizance of rape threats issued against the minor daughter of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee and called upon the police to take strict action under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Juvenile Justice Act, and…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday responded to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting incidents of rape cases across India. The Centra said that West Bengal has been allocated 123 fast-track courts, but most of them are not functional yet.Union minister Annuparna Devi responded to Mamata’s letter and…
NEW DELHI: Veteran actor Rajinikanth‘s “old student” remark for the senior DMK leaders has miffed a few in the party as one of the ministers took a vitriolic dig at the superstar, saying that old actors “continue to act even after growing beards and loosing teeth”.On Saturday, during a book launch event Rajinikanth had praised…
