Arvind Kejriwal will boycott excise case hearings before Delhi HC judge Swarana Kanta Sharma, citing concerns over justice perception and potential conflict of interest NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal has decided to boycott excise case hearings before Delhi HC judge Swarana Kanta Sharma. In a four-page letter to judge Sharma, the AAP chief and former Delhi…
Mumbai: Andheri police arrested Joseph Thomas Coelho, 65, and his wife Maria, 63, from Andheri (East) Marol Pipeline locality for allegedly killing Coelho’s 80-year-old sister, Blance James Sequeira, and dumping her body in a five-feet storm water drain, before filing a false missing complaint with Sahar police on January 10.The case came to light on…
BENGALURU: What could have turned into a major tragedy was narrowly averted in Bengaluru’s Nandini Layout, where around 50 young women escaped a raging fire by jumping from their building to safety.The incident occurred on Sunday night.A major fire broke out in an LED banner godown. The flames quickly started spreading to adjacent buildings, including…
CHENNAI: A G Perarivalan, a life convict, who spent three decades in jail for his involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, enrolled as an advocate on Monday. He was released by the Supreme Court on May 18, 2022. After his release, he joined a private law college in Karnataka and completed…
Hyderabad: BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday, in a meeting with party representatives to mark the foundation day, emphasised that there would be zero tolerance for breaches of party discipline or actions that undermine the sentiments of workers. He reminded leaders that attempts to generate buzz on social media or through theatrics might not…
Kolkata: In Beleghata assembly constituency, dotted with at least 100 statues of Bengal’s icons and religious figures — from Mahatma Gandhi, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Vidyasagar to Swami Vivekananda — the attack on “Bengali asmita” has emerged as a key poll plank alongside everyday civic concerns, including reopening of Sukanta Mancha, named after poet Sukanta…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Information Commission (GIC) has set aside an order imposing a Rs 1,000 cost on an RTI applicant and directed that the amount be refunded within 10 days, holding that the first appellate authority had no legal power to levy such a penalty.The order was issued during an appeal filed by Vishal Panchmatiya…
Chandigarh: Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora, whose premises were raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) recently, on Monday said he had not spoken with defector Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha for the past six-eight months, while asserting he would continue to be with AAP.Replying to a question if he would quit AAP, Arora said, “I am…
Pune: Water supply across Pimpri Chinchwad will be suspended on Tuesday evening to facilitate essential civil and electrical maintenance at the Nigdi water purification centre.Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) officials said supply on Wednesday morning is likely to remain irregular and at low pressure. Residents have been urged to store sufficient water in advance and…
Lucknow: Though the mercury levels dropped a bit in most parts of the state on Monday, the record-breaking heatwave continued unabated in Banda, with the maximum temperature touching 47.6 degrees Celsius, the highest in 75 years in the month of April.Banda was also the hottest place in the country.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD),…
