NEW DELHI: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday rejected the demand for his resignation after the Karnataka High Court dismissed his petition challenging the governor’s approval of conducting an investigation against him in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority scam. “Why should I resign? HD Kumaraswamy is on bail. Did he resign? At an inquiry […]
BENGALURU: As pressure mounts on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah following High Court’s verdict in the alleged MUDA land scam, his deputy DK Shivakumar has thrown his weight behind his boss, terming the corruption allegations a big conspiracy. The Karnataka High Court rejected Siddaramaiah’s plea against Governor Thawarchand Gehlot’s decision to allow his prosecution in the […]
HYDERABAD: In a setback to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, the ED court at Nampally has summoned him to appear before it on October 16. He is an accused in the cash- for- vote case which had taken place in 2015. Reddy, as a TDP MLA ,was caught red handed offering a bribe of […]
COLOMBO: In a special address following his election loss, outgoing President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday expressed his deep gratitude to the people of Sri Lanka for the mandate granted during the 21st presidential election and acknowledged that, in accordance with the will of the people, the leadership of the country should now be passed on […]
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli on the sidelines of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Sunday. The two leaders reviewed the unique and close bilateral relationship between India and Nepal, and expressed satisfaction at the progress made in diverse sectors including development partnership, hydropower […]
NEW DELHI: Atishi on Monday formally took charge as the Delhi Chief Minister, replacing Arvind Kejriwal, who resigned earlier this month amid allegations of corruption in the liquor policy, which is scrapped now. Drawing a parallel with Bharat’s role during Lord Rama’s exile, she pledged to lead the government for the next four months while […]
Directs courts to refrain from using it NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that even storing child pornographic material without deletion and reporting indicates intention to transmit and constitutes an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice […]
NEW DELHI: India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission continues to make groundbreaking discoveries after its successful mission ended on the Moon in 2023. The data beamed back by the Pragyan rover from the Moon’s south polar region has now led to the discovery of an ancient crater. The Pragyan rover has discovered an ancient, 160-kilometre-wide buried crater near […]