JAIPUR: Princely states are long gone, but the ‘Maharaj’ has lingered. Now, Rajasthan high court has drawn a line.Justice Mahendra Kumar Goyal directed descendants of the former Jaipur royal family to drop the prefixes “Maharaj” and “Princess” from their ongoing petitions or see their 24-year-old case dismissed. The court set Oct 13 as the final…
KARUR: Tamil Nadu police charged the driver of actor-politician Vijay’s bus with negligent driving, a day after Madras high court questioned why no FIR was filed over two alleged hit-and-run accidents involving the convoy of the TVK chief’s campaign during the September 27 Karur stampede that killed 41 people.Inspector RS Om Prakash said a case…
File photo: Congress spokesperson Alka Lamba NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday alleged that the names of 23 lakh women have been removed from the voters’ list of Bihar, with a bulk of them being from dalit and Muslim segments and in seats that witnessed a close contest in the 2020 assembly election.The Election Commission is…
File photo: Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk (PTI) SRINAGAR/JAIPUR: Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has demanded an independent judicial inquiry into the September 24 firing in Leh, which left four people dead and over 70 wounded, and said he was prepared to remain in prison until the probe is conducted.In his first message from Jodhpur…
Mahagathbandhan leaders (File photo) NEW DELHI: Leaders of the opposition Mahagathbandhan alliance in poll-bound Bihar on Sunday said their seat-sharing formula would be announced “within a couple of days,” adding that a few issues were yet to be sorted.The decision was made in a meeting at the residence of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the alliance’s…
Jalpaiguri & Kolkata: Forest areas and wildlife have taken a hit after heavy rains in north Bengal since Saturday night led to severe flooding.A senior forest department official said that as per reports till Sunday afternoon, affected areas include Hamiltonganj under Buxa west in Alipurduar, forests under Jalpaiguri division, Jaldapara National Park (particularly the Sisamara…
Rescue operation underway after landslides hit the area following heavy rainfall, in Darjeeling. (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: At least 20 people, including children, have died and scores have been injured as relentless downpours triggered massive landslides across the Mirik and Darjeeling hills in West Bengal on Sunday. Homes were swept away, roads severed, and…
Jammu amid torrential rains (File – ANI) NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday ordered the closure of all government and private schools in the Jammu division for two days – October 6 and 7 – following a heavy rainfall forecast by the India meteorological department (IMD).The government circular, issued in view of…
Assam Rifles vehicle after an ambush in Nambol Sabal area last month NEW DELHI: Intelligence agencies suspect that last month’s attack on an Assam Rifles convoy in Nambol, Manipur, may have been a politically motivated “contract killing.” Officials, quoted by PTI, say it could have been aimed at destabilising the state’s fragile situation, undermining President’s…
Air India (For representational purposes only) NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), a pilots’ body, on Sunday called for a thorough inspection of the electrical systems of all Boeing 787 planes operating in India “in the interest of air safety.”The FIP’s appeal to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) comes a day…
