NEW DELHI: Observing that courts should refrain from imposing bail conditions which are difficult to fulfill, Supreme Court on Thursday said “excessive bail is no bail”.A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said, “To grant bail and thereafter to impose excessive and onerous conditions, is to take away with the left…
KOLKATA: A country dealing with the “horrifying” statistic of almost 90 rapes a day needs special fast-track courts with a mandate to wrap up trials within 15 days, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said Thursday in an official letter to PM Narendra Modi.“This (recurrent cases of sexual violence) shakes the confidence and conscience of society and…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah announced Thursday that his party and Congress have finalised an alliance for the three-phase J&K assembly elections from September 8 to Oct 1. The decision followed discussions with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi, who are on a two-day visit to…
KOLKATA: RG Kar Medical College‘s ex-principal Sandip Ghosh and four colleagues of the junior doctor found raped and murdered on campus agreed Thursday to take polygraph tests, based on CBI’s request for their legal consent to use this method for verification of statements made to the agency so far.CBI wants a polygraph test on Ghosh,…
GUWAHATI: Assam govt introduced a repealing Bill in the assembly on first day of autumn session Thursday, seeking to replace a state ordinance that had nullified the 89-year-old Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act of 1935. It aims to table a new “Muslim Marriage Registration Bill” soon, making it mandatory to register all Muslim…
NEW DELHI: The intelligence establishment has dismantled an al-Qaida-inspired module comprising extremist Wahhabis spread across several states, which was purportedly on the cusp of executing terror strikes. The intelligence agency orchestrated simultaneous operations in four states, culminating in the arrest of a dozen individuals. One of them, Dr Ishtiyaq Ahmed from Jharkhand, allegedly holds a…
Ahead of his departure for Kyiv, PM Narendra Modi joined his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk in expressing deep concern over the war raging in Ukraine, including its “terrible and tragic” humanitarian consequences. In a joint statement, Modi and Tusk called for a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in line with international law, consistent with the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to make his historic visit to war-torn Ukraine on Friday via a luxurious Polish train Rail Force One. The 10-hour trip to “friend and partner” country will start late on Thursday and will mark the first visit by any Indian PM since Ukraine’s independence.“From Poland, I…
KYIV: When the full-scale war began in Feb 2022, it came as a bolt from the blue for the Indian community in Ukraine. While back home in India people were transfixed by the massive evacuation of Indian medical students from Ukraine, choices for long-term Indian residents of the country were tough. Having dedicated decades to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court hearing on the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case on Thursday took a tense turn when Solicitor General Tushar sternly remarked: “Somebody has lost their life. Don’t at least laugh.”Mehta, who was representing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case, presented details during the proceedings highlighting the timeline of when…
