CHANDIGARH : The Punjab and Haryana high court has observed that voice of dissent against or criticism of acts of a public representative cannot be silenced by the institution of criminal proceedings merely because it is “not palatable to the person holding the position of dominance.”Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj said this while quashing an FIR…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi’s visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on June 18, his first after taking office, will highlight govt’s efforts to improve farmer welfare, including transferring Rs 2,000 each to 9.3 crore farmers under PM-Kisan and recognise 30,000 self-help groups as ‘Krishi Sakhis’—women professionals trained in farm extension services.Modi will connect with…
NEW DELHI: Along with a Pakistan delegation expected early next week, India will also host a team of World Bank experts for talks on the hydroelectric power projects in J&K that Islamabad has objected to. The talks will happen under the provisions of the World Bank-backed 1960 Indus Waters Treaty which provides a framework for…
MUMBAI: In a detailed order rejecting the discharge pleas of three doctors accused of abetting the 2019 suicide of their junior, Dr Payal Tadvi, by harassing her over her caste, a special court observed that had they filed the pleas only to prolong trial.The court said there is prima-facie sufficient material on their participation and…
RAIPUR: Sukki is 13, and feels she is on borrowed time. “How can I save myself from the next blast?” asked the orphaned tribal girl from Sukma in conflict-ridden Bastar, who lost her left leg in a Maoist-triggered IED explosion three weeks ago.She was collecting mahua fruits when the blast happened. She now questions her…
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka CM and BJP veteran BS Yediyurappa said he will appear before CID on June 17 for an inquiry, following his return to Bengaluru Saturday. His statement came a day after Karnataka HC stayed a non-bailable warrant against him, in connection with a Pocso case.“I had gone to Delhi for a pre-scheduled event….
PATNA: A day after a Mumbai doctor found a human finger in his ice cream ordered online, students of a govt engineering college in Bihar’s Banka were horrified to discover pieces of what appeared to be a snake in their dinner served at the college mess Thursday evening.At least 11 students fell ill and were…
HYDERABAD: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials on Saturday razed two rooms built on the footpath outside the Jubilee Hills residence of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.The makeshift structures that encroached the footpath along the compound wall of Jagan’s residence housed security personnel.Bulldozers brought down the two illegal…
NEW DELHI: A Punjab-origin NRI, Kawaljit Singh, alleged he was assaulted by a group of men after an argument over parking while visiting Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh. Singh, who claims he was targeted for being Punjabi, is currently receiving treatment for his injuries at a hospital in Amritsar. The incident has raised tensions, with Punjab politicians…
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on Saturday talked about a shared commitment between India and Canada in the future to tackle crucial concerns. “I’m not going to get into the details of this important, sensitive issue that we need to follow up, but this was a commitment to work together, in the coming times, to deal…
