HYDERABAD: SC judge Justice BV Nagarathna Saturday questioned the way some governors were withholding assent to bills sent by state govts and said it was embarrassing for courts to tell governors to do their duty. Delivering the inaugural address at the ‘Courts and Constitution-2023 in Review’ conference at Nalsar University, the judge also criticised the…
BHUBANESHWAR: Police detained a 30-year-old British citizen for allegedly assaulting some on-duty cops inside Lord Jagannath temple in Puri on Saturday, after they asked him to leave the shrine that is off limits for non-Hindus.Puri SP Pinak Mishra said a case had been registered against the man, identified as Thomas Craig Sheldon from Wandsworth in…
NEW DELHI: Questioning CBI’s clean chit to former Union minister and NCP Ajit Pawar faction leader Praful Patel, Congress Saturday said he is the 21st big leader who was accused of corruption by BJP but has been washed clean after joining BJP’s washing machine. It sough an apology from PM Narendra Modi.Using a press conference…
AGRA: To upset NDA‘s Jat calculations, there are strong indications of Congress fielding boxer-turned-politician Vijender Singh from Mathura LS seat. As per senior Congress leaders, if all goes well, Singh, who belongs to Jat community, will take on two-time MP and BJP candidate Hema Malini.The buzz regarding Singh contesting from the seat got stronger after…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address his first party rally for Lok Sabha elections in UP in Meerut on Sunday. Modi will address the rally in presence of chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary.This will be the first occasion when Modi and Chaudhary will share the stage,…
MUMBAI: A 24-year review of cadaver or deceased organ donations in Mumbai showed only 10% of the 18,226 patients who had registered for a transplant could get an organ.“There clearly is a need to promote cadaver donation in a bigger way as numbers reveal that 90% of those registered patients didn’t get an organ,” said…
NEW DELHI: Russia on Saturday said that it is committed to decisively fight’ towards the menace of terrorism together with India and other countries, bilaterally and multilaterally.Russia’s ambassador to India, Denis Alipov emphasised the joint commitment of Russia and India in combating terrorism both bilaterally and multilaterally. The recent terrorist attack near Moscow on March…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday arrested Sandeshkhali accused and now suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan after interrogation in a Prevention of Money Laundary Act case.The central agency interrogated Shahjahan at the Basirhat Sub Correctional Home in North 24 Parganas district. Shahjahan will now be produced before ED special court.Shahjahan was first arrested by…
NEW DELHI: Indian Navy on Saturday said that 9 pirates who surrendered following the Navy’s rescue operation on an Iranian fishing vessel are being brought to India for further legal action under the Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2022.According to a statement from the Navy’s spokesperson, the crew which consisted of 23-Pakistani nationals were given a medical…
NEW DELHI: Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren‘s wife Kalpana Soren on Saturday met jailed Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s wife Sunita Kejriwal at her residence on 6 Flagstaff Road in Delhi.According to the officials, the meeting between the two lasted for for 15-20 minutes“What happened in Jharkhand two months ago, has happened in Delhi…
