NEW DELHI: A politician can’t be allowed to judge judicial competence merely based on “personal perception”, the Delhi high court said on Monday, dismissing petitions by AAP netas seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the liquor policy case.“This court will stand up for itself and institution…. I will not recuse,” the judge said,…
Rajkot: A 21-year-old student of Saurashtra University has lodged a complaint at the University police station against a city bus driver for allegedly running over her leg inside the campus last month.According to police, complainant Ishita Gadhecha said the incident occurred on April 6 near the statistics department when she and her friend, Priyanka Makwana,…
Kolkata: “Even if my name is restored in the electoral roll later, shall I remain alive to cast my vote next time?” asked septuagenarian cancer survivor Rita Bhattacharjee, a resident of Genexx Valley in Joka, whose name was struck off during SIR. Over 100 residents of the Joka complex could not cast their votes. “I…
Hyderabad: As part of the ongoing search for abandoned Huskies, recently found deserted along the Shankarpally–Patancheru stretch on Hyderabad’s outskirts, the local police rescued three more dogs from the same area over the weekend, one of them a German Shepherd, taking the total number of dogs rescued so far to nine. Another dog was found…
A California man posed as a US immigration officer to cheat vulnerable migrants out of large sums of money. He has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges, reports NBC San Diego.55-year-old Davyd George Brand Jimenez admitted in a Los Angeles court this week that he impersonated an agent from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
Bengaluru: The first phase of Census 2027, which involves house-to-house visits by enumerators, commenced in Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) limits Thursday. GBA special commissioner Munish Moudgil appealed to residents to cooperate with enumerators and complete the process, which is expected to take less than 10 minutes.Citizens were given the opportunity to self-enumerate on the census…
Panaji: M/s Delta Pleasures Cruise Company Pvt Ltd on Monday told the Bombay high court that its new 2,000-capacity casino vessel will not be able to enter the Mandovi before the monsoons.Senior counsel Darius Khambata, representing the casino company, said in view of certain developments where some permissions have been withdrawn, it has to do…
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Laser technology has revealed a hidden world of sophisticated urban centers and extensive networks within the Amazon rainforest, challenging the long-held perception of it as an untouched wilderness. For years now, Amazon has been depicted as the “ultimate green hell.” The favourite explorer stories and textbooks always described it as an endless wilderness, which had…
Overspeeding car hits 3 vehicles in Jaipur Jaipur: An overspeeding car rammed into three vehicles in the Vaishali Nagar area of the city Saturday, dragging one of them for about 15 feet, police said.No injuries were reported in the incident.The accident occurred around 2.45 pm near the Vaishali Nagar police station. Police said the speeding…
