Residents demanded an immediate halt to the demolition drive Gurgaon: Residents of DLF phases 1 to 5, Nathupur and adjoining villages on Wednesday demanded an immediate halt to the ongoing sealing and demolition drive, calling for a govt policy to regularise existing homes and commercial properties instead of tearing them down.The demands were raised at…
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Lucknow: Chief minister’s whataboutery coupled with rampant BJP corruption has left the people of the state reeling under acute crises of basic needs, said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday.He said housewives were grappling with kitchen budgets because of rising prices of essential commodities and residents, the common man…
Hyderabad: Senior Supreme Court lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP Menaka Guruswamy on Saturday termed it “shameful and unacceptable” that Bar Council of India (BCI) chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra had not faced an election in over a decade.“Manan Kumar Mishra is an unelected entity heading the BCI. He has not faced an election in over a…
Guwahati: Parents of sound engineer Nilotpal Das and his businessman friend Abhijeet Nath, who were lynched in 2018 in Karbi Anglong by a mob suspecting them as child lifters, expressed their disappointment over the outcome of the legal battle. They said more than half of the accused have been acquitted by the trial court on…
GURGAON: The cyber crime police have arrested six persons for allegedly cheating people by posing as bank officials and offering to adjust credit card reward points against outstanding bills.The arrests were made during the investigation into a cyber fraud case registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station (West) after a city resident complained of being…
Bengaluru: India is a secular country, but it does not mean Dharmic and cultural activities can’t be entertained, Karnataka high court has observed. The court made the observation, setting aside a city corporation’s order denying permission to Malleshwaram Brahmana Sabha for holding Shankaracharya Jayanti at one of its auditoriums. Bengaluru West City Corporation had said…
Aamir Khan is often referred to as a perfectionist but the actor has also faced his share of box office flops and may have gone wrong with his choices sometimes. In a recent interview, Aamir Khan opened up about the way he chooses films, thus adding that the story always matters more to him than…
Waterlogging is particularly harmful in Delhi because a few vulnerable spots can disrupt movement across large areas of the capital. NEW DELHI: Delhi has seen a very rainy start to August, with Safdarjung recording 127mm of rain in the first seven days—making it the wettest first week of August in at least 16 years. Delhi…
You’re not adamant to be small this morning. There’s a feeling that something in you is begging to test your endurance, your courage and maybe even push your limits. The Moon is a catalyst for confidence and Mars is a great motivator to do something different for you, whether it’s running the task of completing…
Hyderabad: Girls have surged ahead in Telangana’s degree college admissions this year, securing nearly two out of every three seats in phase I of the Degree Online Services Telangana (DOST) allotments. Their share now stands at almost 65%, leaving boys with just over a third—a striking reversal that has widened steadily over the past five…
