Thane: The Thane district court on Saturday refused to grant pre-arrest bail to BJP MLA Ganesh Naik in a case of rape and intimidation filed by a woman with whom he was allegedly in a relationship. District and Additional Sessions Judge N K Brahme pronounced the order. Two First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered against […]
Bhagalpur: A section of an under construction road bridge over the Ganga at Sultanganj in Bihar collapsed during a thunderstorm but there were no report of any casualty in the incident, an official said on Saturday. The incident took place at around midnight on Friday. Sultanganj MLA Lalit Narayan Mandal said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar […]
Patiala: The Punjab government on Saturday suspended mobile internet and SMS services in Patiala district, a day after clashes between two groups over an anti-Khalistan march left four people injured. The government also transferred the inspector general of police (IG) Patiala Range, the Patiala senior superintendent of police and the superintendent of police with immediate […]
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday directed Delhi Police to hand over copies of the FIR and certain other documents to two accused in a case related to Jahangirpuri violence here. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepika Singh passed the order on a plea moved by both the accused – Zafar and Babuddin – but said […]
New Delhi: The first dose of Sputnik V vaccine can be administered as the precaution dose to all those vaccinated with the Russian COVID-19 jab, an NTAGI panel has recommended, official sources told PTI on Saturday. The two doses of Sputnik V vaccine have separate compositions. Currently, there is no policy decision on providing a […]
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday condemned the clashes between two groups in Patiala district of Punjab and asserted that it will not allow “anyone” disturb peace and harmony in the state. The party, which rules Punjab, also demanded that “all miscreants must be brought to book and punished.” Local authorities announced an […]
Saharanpur: Islamic educational institution Darul Uloom Deoband has made this year’s admission process more stringent by making police verification of the documents submitted by the applicants mandatory, the institute’s management said on Friday. “Students seeking admission this year will have to submit their documents, including their Aadhaar cards, original residence certificates and an affidavit, which […]
New Delhi: Already reeling under a deadly heatwave, a few places in Delhi are likely to see the mercury touch the 46-degree Celsius mark on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The Safdarjung observatory — Delhi’s base station — had recorded a maximum temperature of 43.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest in April […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that candidates belonging to the Other Backward Class (OBC) category are required to be adjusted against the general category who were more meritorious than the last of the general category candidates appointed. The apex court said in such circumstances, the appointments of OBC candidates could not have […]
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath resigned as the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, with Govind Singh succeeding him in the post. Nath’s resignation was accepted by party president Sonia Gandhi keeping in view the party’s ‘one person-one post’ policy. The senior Congress leader will, however, continue to be […]