NEW DELHI: The AIADMK on Wednesday released the full constituency-wise seat-sharing list for its NDA allies in Tamil Nadu, formally spelling out which party will contest where in the April 23 Assembly election, while confirming that seven alliance partners have been allotted a combined 65 seats and the Edappadi K Palaniswami-led party will fight the…
The SC rapped Haryana Police and its child welfare committee for insensitive handling of three-year-old’s rape case. The Supreme Court of India has strongly criticised the Haryana Police and the state’s Child Welfare Committee for their handling of a three-year-old rape survivor’s case, calling their approach “insensitive” and “shameful.”The court took serious exception to the…
Congress 24 Akbar road headquarters (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Wednesday received an eviction notice for its long-held national headquarters at 24, Akbar Road, with instructions to vacate the premises by March 28. Reacting to the notice, Congress alleged that the ruling BJP government is attempting to divert public attention from the ongoing…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Tuesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist and Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment for conspiring to commit a crime against the State.Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh also sentenced two of Andrabi’s associates, Sofi Fehmeeda and Nahida Nasreen, to 30 years’ imprisonment in the case. The court awarded life sentences to…
NEW DELHI: In a setback for RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad, Delhi HC on Tuesday refused to quash a CBI case in the alleged land-for-railway-jobs scam involving him and his family.Justice Ravinder Dudeja rejected Lalu’s argument that the FIR under Section 17A of Prevention of Corruption Act was unsustainable as the legislation…
NEW DELHI: Showcasing synergy among different wings of the armed forces, the Army’s combat engineering arm in collaboration with the Air Force has deployed a pontoon assault bridge using the Chinook heavy-lift helicopter during a joint exercise along the western sector.The Army’s Western Command on X said Kharga Sappers and IAF “successfully validated rapid air…
New Delhi: A last-minute change in plans will cost you dearly, as the railways have announced a revised rule linking refunds to the timing of ticket cancellations before the scheduled departure of trains. As per the new rule, passengers who cancel their tickets less than eight hours before departure will receive no refund, while cancellations…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the West Bengal government over its objection to the maintainability of the Enforcement Directorate’s plea alleging obstruction by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a January 8 raid at I-PAC, asking what remedy ED officers would have if their rights were allegedly violated.As per news agency PTI, a…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking to quash a CBI FIR in the alleged land-for-jobs case, holding that the petition was “devoid of merit”. The order was passed by justice Ravinder Dudeja, effectively allowing the investigation and related proceedings…
NEW DELHI: Even though the first supplementary voters’ list was published on Monday in West Bengal based on adjudication of cases found ‘doubtful’ during special intensive revision (SIR), the window for filing appeals, based on electoral rules, by those aggrieved by exclusion and others objecting to electors’ inclusion may be rather small.As per rules, the…