MUMBAI: Observing that her absence is hampering the court proceedings and her presence is required to record her final statement, a special court on Wednesday directed the NIA to verify the health condition of BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur.She failed to appear before the court to record her final statement as an accused in the…
RAIPUR: Security forces found three more bodies of Maoists from Tuesday’s shootout site in Gangaloor area of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh‘s Bastar belt, bringing the death toll of insurgents to 13. No security personnel were wounded, officials said Wednesday. The gunfight began at 6am and lasted 14 hours. Bastar range IG P Sundarraj confirmed that three…
BENGALURU: A 51-year-old man from Mysuru attempted to die by suicide by slitting his throat with a knife inside the Karnataka high court on Wednesday. The incident unfolded around 1.15 pm in courtroom no. 1 where a division bench of Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice HB Prabhakra Shastri, who was due to retire later…
NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry has cancelled the foreign funding licence of at least five more NGOs over alleged violation of provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, and Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011, sources told TOI on Wednesday.The NGOs whose registrations under FCRA have been cancelled are CNI Synodical Board of Social…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has held that high courts should refrain from interfering with a trial court order if there is no perversity of fact and law in the verdict. It further said that a person should not be convicted merely on the ground of suspicion no matter how strong it is.In a relief granted…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday approved the expulsion of party leader Sanjay Nirupam for 6 years after complaints of indiscipline and anti-party statements.This comes after the Congress had dropped Nirupam from the list of star campaigners in Maharashtra and announced that action will be taken against him for his remarks against the…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday said his party was “born from agitation” and it was time to give the “BJP a fitting reply”. The AAP leader had been in jail for the past 6 months in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case. The SC had granted him bail…
NEW DELHI: Chirag Paswan, son of late Ram Vilas Paswan, may have succeeded in thwarting the political challenge from his estranged uncle Pashupati Paras, but the young Bihar leader now faces rebellion from his party leaders over ticket distribution for Lok Sabha elections.According to news agency ANI, 22 leaders of Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas), including…
NEW DELHI: Olympic medal-winning boxer Vijender Singh on Wednesday explained his switch from the Congress to the BJP, describing it as a “well thought out decision” after establishing a connection with the saffron party through a mutual acquaintance. Singh, who had previously aligned with the Congress before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and was perceived…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday took a potshot at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, stating that if the young leader came to the state to campaign it would only end up benefitting the BJP.Gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections, Sarma addressed a mega election campaign rally and took part in…
