New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Shree Chandrashekhar on Tuesday recused himself from hearing the bail plea of lawyer-activist Surendra Gadling in the 2016 Gadchiroli arson case. He is the third judge to recuse himself in the case after Justice Atul Chandurkar and Justice MM Sundresh, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.At the outset of the hearing, which…
NEW DELHI: Two protesters injured on Monday remained hospitalised on Tuesday, with the rest being discharged. While a 21-year-old woman on ventilator support at RML Hospital is showing signs of improvement, doctors said she continues to be in critical condition, and it is too early to make any prognosis.Another protester, Sheikh Irshad, underwent surgery at…
SC set aside conviction and death sentence of an accused in Rajasthan’s 1996 Samleti bus blast case NEW DELHI: Holding that legitimacy of a judicial verdict is measured not by severity of the punishment but by the fairness of the processes through which guilt is determined, Supreme Court Tuesday set aside the conviction and death…
Rahul detained by cops; later released Govt: Ready To Discuss NEET Issue In Parl Rahul detained by cops; later released Govt: Ready To Discuss NEET Issue In Parl Rahul detained by cops; later released NEW DELHI: Stepping up their protest over NEET paper leak, senior Congress functionaries, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi…
In the past 100 days, J&K authorities arrested 2,581 drug traffickers SRINAGAR: In the past 100 days, J&K authorities arrested 2,581 drug traffickers, seized 1,431 kg of narcotics, including 23.3 kg of heroin, and confiscated assets worth over Rs 188.8 crore under the “Drug-Free J&K” campaign to cripple narco-terror financing, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said…
Omar Abdullah travelled in the auto-rickshaw along with his two sons, Zahir Abdullah and Zamir Abdullah. Photo credit: X @OmarAbdullah SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah Tuesday said his now-viral autorickshaw ride after Monday’s protest in New Delhi for restoration of statehood was a sudden decision prompted by concerns after supporters of the Cockroach…
A resident sits on the steps of a flood-affected house surrounded by inundated water NEW DELHI: At least 21 people were killed in Assam in the last 24 hours as the flood situation worsened, with more than 5.64 lakh people affected across 16 districts, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).The latest fatalities…
JP Nadda and minister of state for the Prime Minister’s Office, Dr Jitendra Singh met Sonam Wangchuk at Medanta hospital NEW DELHI: Union minister Jagat Prakash Nadda, minister of state for the Prime Minister’s office Dr Jitendra Singh went to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram and met Activist Sonam Wangchuk to enquire about his health, as…
Rahul issued a video message explaining why they staged a protest, demands debate on paper leak in Parliament NEW DELHI: The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi issued statement addressing the students and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Congress party’s protest outside PM residence over the NEET paper leak.He shared a video…
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay; DMK supremo MK Stalin NEW DELHI: DMK supremo MK Stalin on Tuesday hit out at Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay over the arrest of a party MLA, warning that the people would teach the ruling TVK a “befitting lesson” if it tried to “cover up its misrule” through arrests.“If…
