NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the corruption case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam, dealing a massive blow to the AAP leader. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest, holding that it cannot be…
BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi NEW DELHI: Former minority affairs minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has urged the Waqf system to move beyond its “touch-me-not” syndrome, following the government’s plan to introduce a Bill to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards. This amendment aims to ensure more accountability and transparency in…
Devanshi’s grandfather (left) and Gian Chand’s son NEW DELHI: “Organ donation of a loved one is surely the biggest sacrifice that a family can make, but the choice is not easy. And the decision becomes tougher if you donate even their skin. Not being able to bathe the body of your loved one before cremating…
A court in Delhi addressed the bail plea for four co-owners of a coaching centre’s basement tied to the drowning of three civil services aspirants. The case was shifted to the CBI for a credible investigation. NEW DELHI: The Tis Hazari court has dismissed the bail pleas of the co-owners of a basement in Old…
A bench led by CJI D Y Chandrachud asked petitioner-advocate Ashwini Upadhyay – ” Development of scientific temper among people cannot be done by judicial orders.” NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday criticised a serial PIL petitioner for seeking a direction to govts to take steps to eradicate superstitions, which he said claims hundreds…
The boy was rescued by his kin NEW DELHI: A seven-year-old boy studying in Class III in South Delhi Public School on Friday fell into a manhole that was covered with a cardboard outside the school in Defence Colony.The boy was being dropped off at school by his father around 8am. His mother and younger…
Delhi revenue minister Atishi. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Taking cognisance of a TOI report on a spurt in the number of deaths at Asha Kiran, a state-run facility for the intellectually impaired, lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Friday asked the Delhi chief secretary for a comprehensive inquiry into the working of all shelter homes, and fixing…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday expressed displeasure that its orders were not being implemented, criticizing the lack of respect for the law by the concerned authorities.The high court was hearing a PIL seeking formation of a high-level committee to investigate the death of UPSC aspirants in Old Rajender Nagar area. A petitioner’s…
NEW DELHI: Days after three UPSC aspirants drowned after rainwater accumulated on the road flooded the library at Rau’s IAS coaching centre in central Delhi’s Old Rajender Nagar, Anand Kumar, the renowned founder of Super 30, expressed his concerns about the current state of coaching institutes. Kumar pointed out that students have now become ‘clients’…
NEW DELHI: Panic prevailed in Delhi’s Greater Kailash area on Friday after a school received a threat email claiming that a bomb had been planted on its premises. The Delhi Police immediately launched a probe into the matter, deploying personnel to secure the school and conduct a thorough search.The email, which was received by the…
