Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha made the observations while convicting a man of sexually harassing a girl in 2013 and overturning his acquittal by a trial court in 2014. NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has said that a girl’s choice of clothing is a matter of personal choice and that suggesting that wearing jeans could “corrupt…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday sought a reply from the Brihanmumbai Municiapal Corporation (BMC) to a petition filed by the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) that has challenged a move to turn Mumbai’s key football venue at Bandra into a convention complex.At a hearing before Acting Chief Justice RV Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad,…
Some stakeholders have distanced themselves from the bandh call after rain lashed parts of Karnataka in the past few days Bengaluru: Amid speculation that the statewide bandh on Aug 13 could be called off following the improved monsoon and increased reservoir storage, the Federation of Kannada Organisations Monday reiterated that the protest over the Cauvery…
CHENNAI: DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran on Monday accused the Congress of staging drama in the delimitation issue. Referring to the remarks of Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy that delimitation would shape Telangana with increased representation, Dayanidhi on X questioned the silence of Congress in states that the party rules. “Why is the Congress staging a…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao has alleged serious financial irregularities and a massive scam in the tender process for the proposed PM Ekta (Unity) Mall at Raidurg, Hyderabad, and demanded the immediate cancellation of the tender and an independent investigation into the entire transaction.In a letter to union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on…
Incident spot on Maa flyover. Pix:- Biplab Bhattacharjee Kolkata: A 57-year-old assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Kolkata Police Special Branch was seriously injured on Sunday evening after a glass-coated kite string (manja) cut his neck while he was riding a bike on the Maa Flyover.The victim, Sanjib Nag, a resident of Sector II in Salt…
Swati Mujumdar with S B Mujumdar Pune: Swati Mujumdar, renowned expert in skill education, has been appointed chancellor of Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (SSPU) in Pune.A Ph.D in skill development and a Fulbright Scholar, Mujumdar has also served as chairperson of the Maharashtra Govt’s Vocational Education and Skill Development Committee. She is also associated…
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Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the death of a 57-year-old woman inmate in Central Jail, Bikaner, after her plea for parole on medical grounds remained undecided until her death, terming the case a “classic case of insensitiveness” by the authorities concerned Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of…
NEW DELHI: The annual Akhil Bharatiya Samanvay Baithak, a coordination meeting of organisations inspired by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), will be held at Gudilova in Andhra Pradesh‘s Visakhapatnam district from August 19 to 21, the organisation said on Monday.The three-day meeting will bring together senior office-bearers of 32 organisations associated with the Sangh, including…
