CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Slain Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh’s brother Dhananjay met Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Tuesday in Mumbai and confirmed that a criminal writ petition pertaining to the murder filed in his name before Bombay high court’s Aurangabad bench has been withdrawn.The HC was yet to admit the online petition, which demanded a fair probe into…
BENGALURU: In a jaw-dropping episode straight out of a wildlife thriller, a quick-thinking and brave farmer stopped a leopard in its tracks – literally by its tail.The incident occurred on Monday during a leopard rescue operation by the forest department at Chikkakottigehalli, 160km from Bengaluru, in Tumakuru district of Karnataka. The hero of the day…
NEW DELHI: After more than four-and-a-half decade at 24, Akbar Road, Congress will have its new headquarters at ‘Indira Gandhi Bhawan’ at Kotla Marg. The inauguration of the new office will be held on January 15.“It is time for us to move ahead with the times and embrace the new!” Congress general secretary in-charge of…
NEW DELHI: The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the ‘one nation, one election’ bills is scheduled for Wednesday, with the primary focus on introducing the members to the two key bills.The bills were introduced in Lok Sabha on December 17 after a heated debate. The JPC, chaired by BJP’s P P…
CHENNAI: Terming draft UGC Regulations 2025 as an assault on federalism, Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin on Tuesday criticised the Centre for granting governors broader control over vice-chancellor’s appointment and allowing non-academicians to hold VC posts.“This overreach is unacceptable. Tamil Nadu will fight it legally and politically,” he said. The draft regulations say the…
BATHINDA/PATIALA: The protesting farmers in Punjab will organise tractor marches across the country on Jan 26. They have also planned to burn effigies of the Central govt on Jan 10 and burn copies of the national policy framework on agricultural marketing on Jan 13, even as farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s health deteriorated significantly since…
HYDERABAD: Telangana high court dismissed on Tuesday a criminal petition filed by BRS working president and former municipal administration minister KT Rama Rao challenging the registration of an FIR against him in connection with the Formula E race case.The court upheld that prima facie material existed to initiate an investigation into the allegations, thereby revoking…
GUWAHATI: With tigers on the prowl in the vicinity of Kaliabor tea estate in Assam’s Nagaon, armed forest guards had to take on the role of student escorts at a govt school this week.Nam Kamakhya Lower Primary School has seen nearly 70% decline in attendance, with parents keeping their children at home due to regular…
BENGALURU: The Government of India has appointed V Narayanan as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and secretary, department of space. Narayana will take charge from S Somanath on Jan 14, when the latter’s tenure at the helm ends.According to an official order issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet…
NEW DELHI: Bad weather affected flight operations for another day at Delhi Airport. More than 300 flights were delayed on Tuesday. However, no flights needed to be diverted, according to an official, quoted by PTI.The official confirmed that poor visibility led to delays affecting over 300 flights at the facility.Later, Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL)…
