Even after formation of a separate high court for Telangana, advocates from Andhra Pradesh are being elevated as judges, depriving local advocates the opportunity to serve as judges, the association said Hyderabad: Telangana High Court Advocates’ Association held a protest at the high court on Wednesday, demanding that only practising advocates of Telangana origin be…
Jaipur: Cracking down on gaps in groundwater regulation, the National Green Tribunal‘s Bhopal bench Friday directed the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to submit a comprehensive groundwater recharge plan after taking note of concerns over how the Jal Shakti ministry’s Sept 24, 2020, notification is being implemented.The notification empowers the CGWA to regulate groundwater extraction…
In March, when the song ‘Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke’ from the Kannada pan-India film ‘KD: The Devil’ had released, it created a major stir. Featuring Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt, the track drew sharp criticism for its suggestive lyrics and provocative choreography. The backlash soon escalated, prompting the National Commission for Women (NCW) to summon…
Hyderabad: Reacting sharply to the AP deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan’s remarks on Telangana is not Jagir (private estate) of anyone, BRS working president KT Rama Rao said Telangana undoubtedly belongs to four crore of Telangana people, `sons of the soil’, who fought and sacrificed their lives for Telangana. He said in the past 12…
The first impression of the Chernobyl landscape is not drama but quiet that feels slightly unfinished, as if something stopped mid-sentence and never returned to complete it. Roads that once carried routine traffic now fade into grass and young trees, and the outlines of buildings in Pripyat sit with a kind of reluctant stillness. In…
Ex-IAS Subodh Agarwal remanded to judicial custody JAIPUR: Retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal was on Wednesday sent to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the alleged Rs 960-crore Jal Jeevan Mission scam. Agarwal, who was arrested on April 10, had been in police custody. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) produced him before an ACB court after…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar is set to embark on a six-nation visit from July 5 to 15, covering Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, the United States and Belgium.Jaishankar will visit the four Gulf countries from July 5 to 10, where he is scheduled to meet his counterparts and leadership figures. According to the Ministry of…
Lucknow: Shivam Kumar, a resident of a private hostel in Aliganj, is now scrambling to find new accommodation after the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) sealed his hostel because the building lacked fire safety norms. He was paying Rs 10,000 in monthly rent and made a Rs 4,500 security deposit. The hostel authorities have refused to…
The long-awaited first teaser trailer for ‘Shrek 5’ has finally arrived, and fans of the franchise have had a lot to say.Released by Universal Pictures on Tuesday, the teaser gives audiences a glimpse of a much older and wrinkled Shrek and Donkey as they set out on their latest adventure, more than a decade later.The…
Sanjay Kaul, Group CEO & MD, GIFT City Chennai: The Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) is eyeing a major share of the aircraft leasing market. Currently, GIFT City has a portfolio of about 40 lessors comprising more than 220 aircraft and engines.Dominated by Dublin, the global aircraft leasing market was valued at $187 billion…
