Image credit: Indian Army’s X NEW DELHI: Ladakh councillor Konchok Stanzin has questioned the relevance of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji’s statue, installed by the Indian Army on the banks of Pangong lake.Criticizing the lack of local input in its construction, Stanzin, a local resident, called for a shift in focus towards projects that better reflect…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has blamed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government in Madhya Pradesh over the death of Dalit youth in police custody. He also drew parallels between the recent atrocities on Dalits in both- Odisha and MP- and said that the BJP’s ‘Manuvadi thinking‘ was responsible for…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday visited the violence-affected Sambhal district and handed the cheque of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of victims who were killed after being shot by the police.On November 24, during the mosque survey, there was chaos in the Kotpurvi neighbourhood, where rioters engaged in stone-pelting and firing,…
NEW DELHI: The national human rights commission (NHRC) on Monday directed social media platform X to remove a post by Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, and Delhi CM Atishi that featured children participating in political campaign activities. In a letter, the NHRC said that it had taken suo motu cognisance of the matter, expressing…
NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj party chief Prashant Kishor got into ugly spat with protesting Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants on Sunday in Patna, with students alleging that the political strategist-turned-politician intimidated them.The altercation took place early Monday after cops used water cannons to disperse the students demanding the cancellation of the BPSC exam held…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Gandhi pays last respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh during the latter’s State Funeral, at the Nigam Bodh Ghat in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Monday issued clarification on BJP’s allegations that the top party leaders did not accompany the family for immersion of the…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is set to visit Sandeshkhali on Monday, marking her first trip to the region since the massive and violent protests, erupted over allegations of sexual harassment against local TMC leaders.The visit focused on government welfare programs, comes as a…
NEW DELHI: Contemplating a terrorist act for years, even without executing it, constitutes a terrorist act, the Delhi high court has said.“The definition of ‘terrorist act’ under Section 15 of UAPA clearly includes the expressions ‘with intent to strike terror’, by any other means of whatever nature to cause or likely to cause. Such an…
To erase this perception of lineage trumping merit or a judicial officer getting priority over first-generation lawyers in getting recommended for appointment as high court judges, one of the collegium judges recently mooted the idea of instructing high court collegiums not to recommend lawyers or judicial officers whose parents or close relatives were/are judges of…
Though there will mostly be clear skies during the day, the maximum (day) temperatures in the region are expected to be in the range of 12-16 C. In the plains, a cold wave is considered when the minimum (night) temperature of a station is 10 C or less and it is at least 4.5 below…
