NEW DELHI: A fire at the residential bungalow of Delhi high court Judge Yashwant Varma led to the discovery of a significant amount of cash, triggering a swift response from the Supreme Court Collegium, which decided to transfer him to the Allahabad high court .Justice Varma was out of town when the fire broke out,…
File photo: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has been summoned by the district judge court of Sambhal in connection with a complaint filed over his controversial remarks stating that the Congress party’s fight…
LUCKNOW: Abhishek Prakash, CEO of Invest UP and former district magistrate of Lucknow, was suspended Thursday following charges of irregularities in the evaluation process for a proposed solar manufacturing project in the state. Also, the city police Thursday arrested a middleman on the charge of demanding a bribe for the approval of the solar project,…
NEW DELHI: The ordeal of acid attack survivor Laxmi drew the nation’s attention to the plight of women disfigured for life by jilted lovers or others and led the Supreme Court to issue a series of directions including payment of compensation.On Thursday, senior advocate Kavita Wadia, appearing for NGO Acid Survivors Sahaas Foundation, informed a…
Police personnel keep watch in Nagpur’s Chitnis Park on Thursday. An official of the cyber team said ‘the ferocity of the troll army was no less than the rioters on the ground’ NAGPUR: Authorities lifted curfew in two police station limits in Nagpur and relaxed restrictions for two hours in six areas Thursday. But Monday…
NEW DELHI: The menace of GPS spoofing, so far seen primarily in the conflict zones of West Asia, is now affecting aircraft in Indian airspace close to the Pakistan border also. Several airlines have reported cases of GPS interference and spoofing while operating in and around Amritsar, Parliament was informed on Thursday. The disruptions, which…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has pointed to “chronic underutilisation of funds” by the food processing ministry for flagship schemes, including in Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) and PM Formalisation of micro food processing enterprises scheme (PMFME). It said this reflects inadequate planning and execution by the ministry.The panel headed by former Punjab CM…
Election Commission to kick off all-party consultations to address poll issues NEW DELHI : All-party meetings and interactions will be hosted across the country by the 36 state/UT chief electoral officers (CEOs), each of the 788 district election officers (DEOs) and as many as 4,123 electoral registration officers (EROs) until this month-end to resolve outstanding…
NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday slammed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for showing disrespect to the national anthem and once again raised questions on his mental and physical health. The leader of the opposition in Bihar assembly shared a video on social media platform X in which Nitish Kumar is seen “talking”…
NEW DELHI: The Union government informed Parliament on Thursday that there have been reports of atrocities against minority communities in Pakistan, including Hindus. Minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh provided this information in a written response to a query in the Rajya Sabha. The ministry of external affairs was asked whether the…
