Mumbai: A person cannot be incarcerated for an indefinite period of time pending trial as it is violative of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution of India, the Bombay High Court said while granting bail to a man, accused in a double murder case. A single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre on September 26 […]
New Delhi: The four-month monsoon season has ended with India receiving “near normal” cumulative rainfall — 820 mm against a long-period average of 868.6 mm — amid positive factors countering the effect of El Nino conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. Rainfall between 96 per cent and 104 per cent of the […]
Jammu: The train traffic was restored at the Jammu Railway Station Saturday evening after agitating farmers in Punjab called off their three-day long strike, a senior railway official said. The resumption of rail traffic provided much needed relief to hundreds of passengers including Vaishno Devi pilgrims who were left stranded at Jammu and Katra railway […]
New Delhi: The last date to exchange Rs 2,000 notes at banks has been extended till October 7, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a statement today. The RBI said the ? 2,000 note will remain valid even after the deadline to exchange ends. The previous deadline was today. Banks will stop accepting […]
Varanasi (UP): A court here on Saturday completed the hearing on a petition seeking the handing over of keys to the basement at the Gyanvapi mosque complex to the Varanasi district magistrate and reserved its order for October 4. Authorities had barricaded and locked the basement known as Vyas ji ka Tehkhana in 1993. Prior […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Aspirational Districts Programme that ushered in change in 112 districts will form the basis of the programme to uplift aspirational blocks, adding that he will be back next year to review its success. Addressing a programme to launch the ‘Sankalp Saptaah’, linked to the implementation […]
Colombo: The threat of the Nipah virus spreading to Sri Lanka from India remains minimal, the island nation’s health ministry said on Saturday amidst the rising fear about the contagious disease among the citizens. In a statement issued by the health ministry’s epidemiology unit, which is the nodal wing for such diseases, the department said […]
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has notified October 1 as the date for implementation of the amended GST law provisions for taxing e-gaming, casinos and horse racing. According to the changes to the Central GST Act, these supplies will henceforth be treated as “actionable claims” similar to lottery, betting and gambling and subject to 28 […]
Hyderabad: Kuldeep Yadav is the best spinner going into the World Cup and will give India a distinct advantage in the middle overs through the course of the 50-over showpiece, reckons former Pakistan captain Intikhab Alam. The 28-year-old Kuldeep is being seen as India’s trump card in the World Cup at home, having taken 33 […]
Guwahati: Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday conceded the upcoming World Cup could be his last for India after the veteran spinner replaced Axar Patel in the hosts’ 15-member squad for the event, starting on October 5. Ashwin, who enjoyed a successful outing against Australia featuring in the first two ODIs of the recently-concluded series, was named […]