- India
Judiciary played yeoman’s role in endeavour for gender equality: SC Judge
New Delhi: The judiciary has played a yeoman’s role in the noble endeavour for gender equality and affirmative action to enhance representation of women in all spheres of public life is a…
- India
Dissent needed, gives assurance to public that SC doing its task well: Fali
New Delhi: Noted jurist Fali S Nariman emphasised on Friday the need of dissent in judiciary, saying it sends out a message of assurance to curious public that the highest court of…
- India
Myanmar refugees won’t be sent until normalcy returns: Shah to Mizoram CM
Aizawl: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has informed Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma that the Centre won’t deport Myanmar nationals who sought refuge in the state since February 2021 until normalcy is restored…
- World
3 EC members from India reach Dhaka to observe Jan 7 Bangladesh polls
Dhaka: More than 100 foreign observers, including three from India, reached Dhaka on Friday to monitor Sunday’s general election in Bangladesh, boycotted by the main Opposition party, which has called for a…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Writing from jail, Imran Khan raises doubts over Feb 8 polls
London: Raising serious doubts over whether the scheduled February 8 polls in Pakistan will be held, jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has reiterated his “engineered” removal from power in 2022 by…
- India
Dhoni files criminal case on ex-business partners for alleged fraud of Rs 16 cr
Ranchi: Former Team India captain MS Dhoni has filed a criminal case against two of his former business partners, claiming that they duped him of around Rs 16 crore by not honouring…
- Bangalore
Buddha, Basaveshwara & Ambedkar considered as divine incarnates: Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: While dismissing a public interest litigation that challenged the sanctity of the oath taken by Members of the Legislative Assembly in the name of certain persons instead of as mandated in…
- India
West Bengal: ED team attacked during raid, oppn demands president rule
Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers on Friday, January 5, were attacked by the loyalists of a TMC leader during a raid in West Bengal, triggering a political showdown with the opposition baying for…
- Telangana
Cash-for-vote case: SC to hear Telangana CM’s plea against HC order in Feb
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday deferred till February the hearing of Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s petition challenging the high court order dismissing his plea questioning the jurisdiction of…
- Delhi
Delhi court sends Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist to 7-day police custody
New Delhi: A local court on Friday sent a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist accused in 11 terror attack cases in Jammu and Kashmir to seven-day police custody. The Delhi Police’s Special Cell…
- India
619 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states till Jan 4
New Delhi: The number of cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states till January 4 rose to 619, official sources said on Friday. They said 199 cases have been reported…
- Sports
Australia topple India as world’s No 1 Test side
Dubai: Despite a seven-wicket win at Cape Town to draw their two-match series in South Africa, India were toppled from the top spot in ICC Test rankings by Australia on Friday. Australia’s…
- India
Babri litigant Iqbal Ansari gets invitation for Ram temple consecration
Ayodhya: Iqbal Ansari, a litigant in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, on Friday received an invitation for the Ram temple consecration ceremony here, his daughter said. The invitation was delivered to him at…
- India
EC dismisses Jairam Ramesh’s concerns on VVPATs, asserts full faith in EVMs
New Delhi: Dismissing Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s concerns on the VVPATs, the Election Commission on Friday said that it raised “no new assertions or reasonable and legitimate doubts which require further clarifications”,…
- World
Indian-American medical biller arrested for stealing more than USD 1 million
New York: A 61-year-old Indian-origin medical biller has been arrested for stealing more than USD 1 million from doctors who provided medical care to injured workers in New York, according to the…
