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JNUSU seeks VC’s resignation over ‘casteist’ remarks on UGC rules
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union on Friday, February 20, condemned what it described as “blatantly casteist statements” made allegedly by Vice Chancellor Shantisree Dhulipudi Pandit during a podcast about…
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Gold standard in honesty: Scrap dealer returns Rs 15L jewellery to owners
Faridabad: Rummaging through junk he had collected six months ago, scrap dealer Haji Akhtar Khan discovered a stash of gold and went immediately to the police so it could be returned to…
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UP: Couple sentenced to death for sexual exploitation of 33 minor boys
Banda: In a landmark verdict, a special court in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda on Friday, February 20, sentenced a former junior engineer of the Irrigation Department and his wife to death for the…
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Delhi court convicts 21-year-old in 2016 NDPS case
New Delhi: A court here has convicted a 21-year-old man under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for possessing 200 grams of heroin, saying the prosecution has proved his guilt…
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CM Vijayan to inaugurate Akkulam-Chettuva Waterway Phase 1 on Feb 26
Thiruvananthapuram: Marking a milestone in Kerala’s inland waterways development, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the first phase of 280-km Akkulam-Chettuva Water Way at Chilakoor Beach Park in Varkala on February 26.…
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Democracy on trial: Umar Khalid’s endless wait for justice
On February 17, the Press Club of India in New Delhi hosted the release of “Umar Khalid and His World,” a book put together by his friends, supporters and fellow travellers, honouring…
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Extraordinary decision: SC orders deployment of judicial officers for Bengal SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, February 20, directed the Calcutta High Court to assign judicial officers to help complete the Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal, calling it an “extraordinary…
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Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah mosque dispute: HC fixes Mar 12 for next hearing
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday fixed March 12 as the date of the next hearing on the amendment application moved by the Muslim side in the Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi…
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Karnataka’s Bagalkote 3rd city facing communal clash during Shivaji Jayanti
Bagalkote: A tense situation prevailed in Karnataka’s Bagalkote on Friday, February 20, as several people took to the streets and allegedly hurled stones at meat shops despite prohibitory orders being in place,…
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Raj Kundra appears before court in Bitcoin money laundering case; granted bail
Mumbai: A special court here on Friday granted bail to businessman Raj Kundra after he appeared before it in a money laundering case linked to an alleged Bitcoin scam. Special judge for…
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India-US interim trade pact likely to be operationalised in April: Goyal
New Delhi: An interim trade agreement between India and the US is likely to be signed in March and operationalised in April, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, February…
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Revanth Reddy calls for setting up AI village, war room in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, February 20, proposed an AI war room to be established in Hyderabad with the help of the central government to monitor and respond to…
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High-rise near INS Shikra: HC raps Navy over ‘lapse’, ‘intelligence failure’
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday pulled up the Navy for its “failure in intelligence” while questioning how a high-rise came up unnoticed in the vicinity of INS Shikra, the maritime…
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After Macron’s praise for UPI, Congress credits UPA; takes dig at PM Modi
New Delhi: A day after French President Emmanuel Macron lauded India’s UPI architecture, the Congress on Friday said its initial conception happened under the UPA government in 2012-2013 and likened Prime Minister…
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Shirtless Youth Congress workers protest at AI Summit, 10 detained
New Delhi: A group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers on Friday, February 20, staged a brief protest, where they removed their shirts at an exhibition hall of the AI Impact Summit…
