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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday asked the West Bengal police chief to file a personal affidavit responding to Election Commission’s allegation that governing party TMC functionaries were making systematic, deliberate and concerted attempts to “derail, paralyse and frustrate” the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Though state counsel Menaka Guruswamy strongly refuted the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday termed the siphoning of over Rs 54,000 crore through digital arrests as nothing short of “robbery or dacoity” and directed the Centre to formulate a standard operating procedure (SoP) to tackle such offences.A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and…
Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to grant immediate relief to rape convict and former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape victim’s father, but requested the Delhi High Court to hear his plea seeking suspension of sentence…
Anand Mahindra’s recent post yet once again struck a familiar nerve among urban Indians who are forever bookmarking faraway travel bucket lists while ignoring what lies next door. “Travel bucket-list items can be right in your hometown,” he wrote, adding that a quick check revealed Gilbert Hill to be one of only three volcanic columns…
Travel scams are an uncomfortable reality in many popular tourist destinations, often discussed in hindsight rather than anticipation. From overpriced souvenirs to commission-based shopping stops, travellers frequently realise something went wrong only after the transaction is complete. Online forums like Reddit have increasingly become spaces where travellers seek clarity, not just about prices, but about…
Once envisioned as a grand Bollywood spectacle, Ekta Kapoor’s ‘Naagin’ faced skepticism when she approached A-list stars like Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who questioned its potential in the crowded cinema landscape. Undeterred, Kapoor shifted gears to television, where the show turned into a phenomenal success, demonstrating that an engaging narrative can triumph over…
Investigators have no proof that the missing mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie is still alive but are holding out hope she is “still out there,” a sheriff in Arizona said Thursday. Five days into the desperate search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, authorities have not identified any suspects or persons of interest, Pima County…
Supreme Court asks Centre to review Wangchuk’s detention NEW DELHI: Observing that the medical condition of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been in detention for more than four months, is not very good, Supreme Court asked the Centre Wednesday to rethink/relook its decision to continue to keep him in custody, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.SC…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre whether there was any possibility of it rethinking or relooking at the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, saying that “his medical condition is not that good”.The top court also asked the Centre to brief it on the government’s stand on the next date of…
UP CM Yogi Adityanath (PTI photo) LUCKNOW: UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday defended the police’s use of force against criminals with a poser: “Should police only be shot at and not shoot back (Agar police goli na maare toh kya police goli khaye)? Both cannot happen simultaneously.”“If a criminal has the freedom to…
