New Delhi: Delhi High Court Thursday agreed to hear a public interest litigation seeking a probe into the July 20 Sansad Chalo march over the NEET paper leak.The counsel for the petitioner mentioned the PIL before a bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia and requested that the case be listed Friday….
Mumbai: Three persons suffered fractures after a car collided with an autorickshaw and a two-wheeler in Andheri (E) on Thursday afternoon, police said.The accident occurred in the afternoon near J.B. Nagar Metro Station in Chakala. Police detained the driver and seized the car, and a case was being registered against him.According to the police, the…
By Karthikeyan SairamThere’s something magical about travelling by train during the monsoon. Raindrops race across the window as a steaming cup of tea and hot fritters keep you company. The rhythmic clatter of the tracks, the calls of station vendors and the changing landscape outside become part of the journey. Misty hills, overflowing waterfalls and…
Chennai: A Right to Information (RTI) application by a 66-year-old retired professor has brought to light how his private patta land in Kanyakumari district had been mistakenly classified as a temple property in the (HR&CE) department’s online ITMS database. The State Information Commission has now ordered a departmental inquiry and a show-cause notice proposing the…
A protester holds placards demanding the resignation of India’s education minister (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Hyderabad: What began as a student-led movement in Delhi has now spread across continents, with members of the Indian diaspora taking to the streets in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests. Demonstrations were held in cities including London, Berlin,…
Gurgaon: A 50-year-old bike taxi driver died after an unknown vehicle allegedly hit him near Hero Honda Chowk Thursday morning and fled the spot.The deceased, Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Begumpur, was driving along the National Highway service road towards Jaipur when a vehicle allegedly struck him down at around 6.30 am. A few minutes…
Kolkata: Health and physical education will be introduced as a new compulsory subject from Classes 9 to 12 in schools affiliated to the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) from this academic year.A notification with detailed guidelines for implementing this was issued by CISCE Chief Executive and Secretary Joseph Emmanuel on Wednesday.The move, which…
Traffic snarl on the Kalindi Kunj to Mahamaya Flyover stretch Noida: After identifying 12 of the district’s most chronically congested roads, police have launched a multi-pronged plan to ease traffic by combining stricter enforcement with road engineering, dedicated route monitoring and faster emergency response. The reducing traffic congestion (RTC) project, officials said, has already led…
At 31, three-time Olympian Manika Batra has plenty of honours in her kitty Panaji: Manika Batra took time to get into the groove at Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), the country’s franchise-based league.Representing Ahmedabad APL Pipers, the experienced paddler was stunned by 16-year-old debutant Syndrela Das in her opening match, suffered a reverse against another teenager,…
Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday assured people that the state govt is committed to resolving public grievances and providing financial assistance for the treatment of serious illnesses“No one will be denied treatment due to lack of money,” the CM said while interacting with over 200 people during aJanata Darshan programme at Gorakhnath Temple.Yogi…
