1984 riots: Nation still bleeding; punish retired cop who failed to act, says Delhi HC

1984 riots: Nation still bleeding; punish retired cop who failed to act, says Delhi HC

New Delhi: Observing the nation was still bleeding years after the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, the Delhi High Court on Monday granted liberty to the competent authority to issue “appropriate order of punishment” to a retired city police officer who allegedly failed to deploy adequate force, make preventive detentions and take action to break up […]

Gyanvapi case: HC fixes Sept 28 as next date of hearing on maintainability of 1991 suit

Gyanvapi case: HC fixes Sept 28 as next date of hearing on maintainability of 1991 suit

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Monday fixed September 28 as the next date of hearing in a case pertaining to a petition filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masjid of Varanasi challenging the maintainability of an original suit filed in 1991 in the Varanasi district court. The original suit has sought the restoration of the ancient […]

First hurdle crossed, should not be seen as victory or defeat: VHP on court order in Gyanvapi mosque case

New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Monday termed the Varanasi district court order in the Gyanvapi mosque lawsuit as very satisfactory , while stressing that it is not about victory or defeat and should be accepted with “grace and calmness”. The legal battle in the matter has crossed its first hurdle with the court’s […]

Will never surrender before rulers in Delhi: Sharad Pawar

Will never surrender before rulers in Delhi: Sharad Pawar

New Delhi, Sep 11 (PTI) Even as several Opposition leaders are under the scanner of central probe agencies, NCP president Sharad Pawar on Sunday said his party will never surrender before the “rulers in Delhi” and urged non-BJP parties to work together to keep the saffron party away from power. Addressing the eighth national convention […]

Jaishankar optimistic about India achieving 7% growth despite challenges posed by Ukraine crisis

Jaishankar optimistic about India achieving 7% growth despite challenges posed by Ukraine crisis

Riyadh: India has made powerful efforts to grow its economy and emerge as a higher-income country, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, expressing hope that it will be the fastest growing major economy in the world this year with at least 7 per cent growth despite the challenges posed by the Ukraine crisis. Jaishankar […]

Delhi schools recorded 16 pc increase in pass percentage in CBSE Class 10 compartment exam: Govt

Delhi schools recorded 16 pc increase in pass percentage in CBSE Class 10 compartment exam: Govt

New Delhi: Delhi government schools recorded an increase of 16 per cent in pass percentage in the CBSE Class 10 compartment examination, an official statement said on Sunday. While the pass percentage of Class 10 increased from 81.27 per cent to 97.29 per cent, the pass percentage of Class 12 increased from 96.29 per cent […]

Modi calls for concerted efforts to make India global centre of research and innovation

Modi calls for concerted efforts to make India global centre of research and innovation

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for concerted efforts to make India a global centre of research and innovation, and urged state governments to frame modern policies in the fields of science and technology. Addressing via video link the inaugural session of the Centre-State Science Conclave organised here, Modi said India is going […]

Woman killed, houses filled with sludge as cloudburst triggers flash flood in Uttarakhand village

Woman killed, houses filled with sludge as cloudburst triggers flash flood in Uttarakhand village

Pithoragarh (U’khand): A cloudburst in a border village of Nepal triggered a flash flood in Khotila village on the Indian side as waters of the swelling Kali river rushed into homes, filling them with sludge and killing a woman. The body of Pashupati Devi, a resident of Khotila village, was later pulled out of the […]

BJP ‘terrorising’ Muslims on pretext of conducting madrassa survey: Mayawati

BJP ‘terrorising’ Muslims on pretext of conducting madrassa survey: Mayawati

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday accused the BJP government of interfering in the running of private madrassas in Uttar Pradesh on the pretext of conducting surveys and “terrorising” the Muslim community. In a tweet in Hindi, Mayawati said, “The complaints of the Muslim community being exploited, neglected and being affected by […]

Don’t want SC to become ‘Tareekh pe Tareekh’ court: SC judge Chandrachud

Don’t want SC to become ‘Tareekh pe Tareekh’ court: SC judge Chandrachud

New Delhi: “We don’t want the Supreme Court to be ‘tareekh pe tareekh’ court,” Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud said on Friday, trenchantly deprecating the practice of lawyers seeking repeated adjournments. A bench of Justice Chandrachud and Hima Kohli got annoyed when a lawyer sought time to argue a matter and said he has […]