Supreme Court had held suo motu hearings over the earlier ‘judicial corruption’ chapter NEW DELHI: A new NCERT textbook has described the judiciary as an “impartial and independent institution”, months after the Supreme Court objected to a section on alleged “corruption in the judiciary” in an NCERT Class 8 textbook.The Class 9 social science textbook…
Britain to release 6000 prisoners to ease jail crisis. Thousands of prisoners in England and Wales are set to be released early under the UK government’s prison reform programme, with the first group expected to leave custody in September as ministers try to ease overcrowding in the prison system.The Ministry of Justice plans to release…
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $963 million to $672.587 billion in the week ended June 19, reversing the previous week’s sharp decline, as a surge in gold reserves more than offset a fall in foreign currency assets, according to RBI data released on Friday, PTI reported.The country’s forex reserves had declined by $9.985 billion…
Kylie Jenner faces another lawsuit with former chef alleging long worlk hours caused her miscarriage Trigger warning: The article contains a sensitive and potentially distressing topic: the loss of a child due to miscarriage. Reader discretion is advised.Kylie Jenner’s former private chef has made serious allegations against the Kardashian family after leaving her job. According…
Five schoolchildren were thrown out of a moving private school van after its rear door reportedly opened mid-journey near Gayathri Layout in KR Pura, Bengaluru, on Friday morning. Three children were injured in the incident.The children were seated at the back of the van when the rear door suddenly opened, causing them to fall onto…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The wait for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s historic India debut will continue after newly-appointed captain Shreyas Iyer confirmed that the 15-year-old batting sensation was not included in the playing XI for the opening T20I against Ireland in Belfast on Friday.Sooryavanshi had been widely tipped to make his maiden international appearance after…
The asteroid that’s set to drift past Earth this weekend is not the kind of object that usually catches public attention, even in astronomical circles where near-Earth flybys are fairly routine. Still, there are moments when the numbers line up in a way that makes people look twice. A rocky body several times taller than…
Social media trial affecting our lives and jobs, says kin of Mumbai local train stabbing accused MUMBAI: As Roshan Suvarna remains in police custody for allegedly stabbing co-passenger Mayank Lohar to death on a Mumbai local train, his family says they have become victims of what they describe as a “social media trial”.While insisting they…
Dibrugarh: Police destroyed seized narcotics at the Assam Medical College and Hospital Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility on Friday, coinciding with the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.The drugs, comprising 271g of heroin and 77kg of marijuana with an estimated international market value of Rs 1.4 crore, were incinerated under the supervision of IGPW…
Eight individuals arrested in connection with the alleged theft of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple donations have been remanded to judicial custody until June 29 LUCKNOW: A local court on Friday remanded all eight accused arrested in the alleged Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple donation theft case to judicial custody till June 29. They will remain in…
