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Delhi HC summons SpiceJet CEO, COO after failure to pay lessors

New Delhi: In fresh trouble for beleaguered low-cost airline SpiceJet, the Delhi High Court has directed the chief operating officer (COO) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the carrier to appear before…
Bungalow allotment cancellation: AAP MP Raghav Chadha moves Delhi HC

New Delhi: AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Monday moved the Delhi High Court seeking to restrain the authorities from taking any action in relation to a letter cancelling the allotment of his…

8 Bills passed in Karnataka Assembly, including one to protect depositors’ interest

Belagavi: The Karnataka Assembly on Monday unanimously passed eight Bills, including one aimed at protecting the interests of depositors in private financial institutions. The bills tabled and passed included the Karnataka Goods…
NIA can investigate other accused connected with scheduled offences: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the National Investigation Agency could investigate other accused who might have also committed certain crimes connected with the scheduled offences. A bench of Justice…
2 accused in Baba Siddique murder case seek to retract confession

Mumbai: Two accused in the Baba Siddique murder case moved a plea before the MCOCA court on Monday seeking to retract their confessional statements recorded by police claiming these were not given…
BJP misleading people with baseless allegations on Waqf: Karnataka govt

Belagavi: Karnataka Minister for RDPR, IT and BT Priyank Kharge said on Monday that the BJP is BJP misleading people with baseless allegations on the issue of Waqf in the state. “The…
Over 40 Kashmiri students beaten, expelled from Mewar University

Several Kashmiri students on Saturday evening were reportedly subject to brutal physical violence by the Rajasthan police while peacefully protesting at Mewar University in Chittorgarh. The reports suggested that over 40 to…

SC seeks Karnataka’s response on ‘Jai Shri Ram’ shouting case inside mosque

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday, December 16 sought the position of Karnataka regarding a petition challenging the state High Court’s ruling that shouting “Jai Shri Ram” inside a mosque doesn’t constitute…
209 Hindus killed in Sambhal since 1947, claims Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, while addressing the Winter Session of the Assembly on Monday, December 16, stated that 209 Hindus have been killed in communal incidents in Sambhal since…
India, Sri Lanka decide to ramp up defence, energy, trade ties

New Delhi: India and Sri Lanka on Monday, December 16, adopted a futuristic vision to expand their partnership, resolved to soon conclude a defence cooperation pact and decided to ramp up energy…
Haj 2025: Deadline for payment of 2nd instalment extended

Hyderabad: The Haj Committee of India has extended the deadline for payment of the second instalment for Haj 2025 till December 30. Pilgrims selected from the waiting list, who have already paid…
UK: 12-year-old girl charged with killing elderly Indian-origin man

London: A 12-year-old girl on Monday, December 16 became the second person to be charged in connection with the death of 80-year-old Bhim Sen Kohli, who was assaulted while walking his dog…
Born in anger or out of deliberate devotion to music, many stories credit origin of tabla

New Delhi: Legend has it that a competition was held in a Mughal court between two pakhawaj players. The losing maestro was so enraged that he smashed his pakhawaj, a two-sided percussion…
Tribal man dragged in Wayanad after thumb gets caught in car door

A tribal man was dragged nearly half a kilometre along a road in north Kerala after his thumb got stuck in a car door, police said on Monday, December 16. The victim…
Priyanka Gandhi turns heads with ‘Palestine’ inscribed bag in Parliament

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made headlines after entering the ongoing Parliament session carrying a tote bag emblazoned with the word “Palestine” in vibrant colours. The tote bag featured not only…