Allahabad High Court on Ram Temple theft (ANI image on right) NEW DELHI: Allahabad High Court judge, on Tuesday, made strong observations on the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, saying the incident reflected the”nadir of Indians’ integrity”and that those unfazed by it could not be shamed.The observations were made while…
SC asked the Centre and CPCB to provide details of how the over Rs 1,000-crore Environment Protection Fund was used NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to provide details of how the over Rs 1,000-crore Environment Protection Fund (EPF), which was set up in 2008 to compensate…
NEW DELHI: New York witnessed demonstrations in support of ‘cockroaches’, on Tuesday, as students and members of Indian diaspora rallied over alleged irregularities in the NEET examinations.The protesters gathered at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in New York City’s Union Square carrying placards in support of students.Protests spread to LondonSimilar solidarity demonstrations were held in London,…
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ’s octogenarian Germany-based daughter, Anita Pfaff, moved Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Three months after a failed attempt by his grandnephew, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s octogenarian Germany-based daughter, Anita Pfaff, moved Supreme Court Tuesday seeking a direction to govt to bring his ashes back from the Renko-Ji temple in Japan.Pfaff’s petition, settled…
A day after the Chalo Sansad march NEW DELHI: BJP had a go at opposition parties Tuesday as Aam Aadmi Party attacked Congress over its dharna outside PM’s residence on the NEET-UG paper leak issue, saying it is quite obvious that the “sponsored” protests were never about students but about the opposition’s search for political…
The developments came as thousands of protesters returned to Jantar Mantar to continue the agitation. NEW DELHI: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were released after being detained by Delhi Police during a protest near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence. The party had marched to Lok Kalyan Marg demanding the resignation of Prime…
CRPF introduced a similar amendment in recruitment rules last year NEW DELHI: Former Agniveers will get 50% reservation in posts of constable (general duty) and rifleman in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles, the home ministry told Lok Sabha on Tuesday.In reply to a written question, junior home minister Nityanand Rai said…
Supporters gather at CJP’s camping site at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday expressed reluctance to entertain a PIL seeking its intervention to curb question paper leaks in competitive examinations and to protect students’ interests, saying the scope of the plea was too vast.“What can the court do? How much the court…
The exercise brought together 254 participants from 26 countries NEW DELHI: A four-day multinational maritime security training engagement, Operation Southern Readiness 26-2, commenced at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi on Monday. Hosted by the Indian Navy’s Southern Naval Command, the engagement is being conducted under the aegis of the Navy-led Combined Task Force 154…
Harjit Singh Grewal is the second Sikh to head the body under the Modi govt after Iqbal Singh Lalpura NEW DELHI: After remaining without a chief for 15 months, National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Tuesday saw its new chairman Harjit Singh Grewal, assume charge. He is the second Sikh to head the body under the…
