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Delhi to San Francisco flight made a precautionary landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport in Russia. Relief flight has been arranged by the carrier that will ferry guests out of Krasnoyarsk later Air India has shared a latest update on Delhi to San Francisco flight which made a precautionary landing at Krasnoyarsk International Airport (KJA) in Russia. The…

Jindal Steel Chairperson Naveen Jindal has assured the woman that the matter will be investigated at the earliest and strict action will be taken. A woman was allegedly shown porn clips and groped by a senior executive from a Jindal group company aboard a flight from Kolkata to Abu Dhabi. Jindal Steel Chairperson Naveen Jindal has assured…

Manorama Khedkar was arrested from Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Thursday in connection with the viral video in which she is seen brandishing a firearm and threatening some villagers. Days after the mother of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar was arrested, Pune Police has seized a pistol and three bullets from her house, which she used to…

In January, the ED had searched premises linked to Surender Panwar and his aides in Sonepat. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Sonepat Congress MLA Surender Panwar in connection with a money-laundering case linked to illegal mining in Yamunanagar and some other areas of the state. In January, the ED has searched premises linked to Panwar…

Several social media users in Karnataka have begun boycotting the digital payments app PhonePe after its CEO and co-founder, Sameer Nigam, criticised the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government’s proposed job reservation bill. Hashtags such as #UninstallPhonePe and #BoycottPhonePe started trending on the social media platform ‘X,’ with numerous users sharing screen recordings of uninstalling the digital payment app from…

Bangladesh on Friday announced the imposition of a curfew and the deployment of military forces amid deadly unrest that has spread throughout the country and claimed the lives of over 100 people. Protesting students are demanding that the Sheikh Hasina-led government should scrap a controversial job quota system. Here are some of the top updates from the…

According to the preliminary probe, the women workers first had symptoms of breathing and coughing, later they fainted after which they were all taken to nearby hospital for emergency treatment. 29 women workers of a fish plant in Thoothukudi district fainted due to an ammonia gas leak and were immediately rushed to an hospital nearby for treatment.…

The petitioners approached the Court seeking protection, claiming they are an inter-faith couple in a live-in relationship and were being threatened by the girl’s parents and brother. The Uttarakhand High Court recently granted police protection to an inter-faith couple in a live-in relationship subject to the condition that they register their relationship under the Uniform Civil Code…

It was held that PM Modi’s speech was “purely election propaganda for cornering the opponent” and that the allegations made in the complaint were far-fetched. The Lokpal of India on Friday refused to entertain a complaint against Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over allegations that they received black…

The Samajwadi Party’s Bhiwandi East MLA Rais Shaikh accused the BJP, Shiv Sena (without specifying the faction) and Congress-NCP of doing injustice to his party’s workers. Upbeat after the Lok Sabha performance in Uttar Pradesh, leaders of the Samajwadi Party (SP) have said they expect that the I.N.D.I.A. bloc allies will give them the respect they deserve…

In south Mumbai, continuous rainfall was observed through the night of Friday and Saturday began with heavy rainfall that is expected to continue Heavy rainfall is expected to continue to keep Mumbaikars on toes. Traffic snarls are expected with water logging in low lying areas. Trains are expected to run a little behind schedule on the Central…

Manoj Soni had submitted his resignation to the President a month ago, but the government has yet to decide on it. Amid the ongoing controversy regarding the use of fake caste and disability certificates by UPSC candidates for selection, news has emerged that Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Chairperson Manoj Soni has resigned. According to a report…

A US police officer has been fired for saying that an Indian student’s life was of “limited value” after she died last year. The Seattle Police Department said that officer Daniel Auderer’s comments about Jaahnavi Kandula’s death were “vile” and callous”, The Seattle Times reported. Kandula, 23, was fatally struck down in January by another police vehicle…

Notably, AAP, the then an ally of Congress as INDIA bloc constituent, had fought the recent Lok Sabha elections in Haryana in alliance, though had no such truck in Punjab; The assembly elections in Haryana are due in October this year. Sounding the poll bugle in Haryana, senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders accompanied by Punjab chief…

Apart from creating confusion among the general public, such activities also hurt local traditions and religious beliefs and there is also a possibility of outrage at the local level, Secretary Shailesh Bagauli said. The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Thursday decided to implement strict legal provisions to stop use of names similar to the four Dhams in the state,…

The Supreme Court on Thursday heard a clutch of petitions seeking re-test or cancellation of the 2024 NEET-UG. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday heard a clutch of petitions seeking re-test or cancellation of the 2024 NEET-UG – for entrance to undergraduate medical courses – and raised concerns over the stand of the Centre and the…

The saffron party’s central leadership has instructed the warring factions, one led by CM Yogi Adityanath and the other by his deputy Keshav Maurya, to focus on the bypolls keeping aside their differences. Lucknow/New Delhi: Amid the ongoing turmoil within the Uttar Pradesh unit of the BJP triggered by deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s veiled criticism of…

The government’s Information Disorder Tackling Unit (IDTU) started operations quietly during the Lok Sabha election through its website satya.karnataka.gov.in Karnataka’s first government-sponsored fight against fake news has ended after a 90-day trial in which authorities combed 64,000 articles per day on the internet, resulting in at least 18 FIRs and some lessons to tighten the system further.…

New Delhi: It will take another 19 years to do away with the backlog of child marriage cases with our current resources, a report has revealed. The report, ‘Towards Justice: Ending Child Marriage’, released by the NCPCR on Wednesday also showed a model that has worked — A reduction of 80 per cent in cases in 20…

The encounter took place at Jaddan Bata village in Kastigarh area around 2:00 am when terrorists opened fire on a temporary security camp established in a government school for the ongoing search operations, the officials said. Jammu: Two soldiers were injured in an encounter with terrorists in a forest village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district early…

Jitan Sahani, 70, was found murdered at his house in Jirat village under the Biraul police station in Darbhanga district, Bihar, on July 16, 2024. Special investigation team of Bihar police on Wednesday arrested the main accused in the murder of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani’s father, Jitan Sahani. The accused, Kazim Ansari (49), is…

The Pune ACB unit has sought directions from the ACB headquarters, as there is already an ongoing inquiry regarding disproportionate assets to known sources of income by the Nashik division of the ACB against Dilip Khedkar. Pune: The Pune unit of the Anti Corruption Bureau has received a complaint application seeking an open inquiry against Dilip Khedkar,…

The ‘wagh nakh’ will now be taken to Satara in western Maharashtra and put on display from Friday. The ‘wagh nakh’ or tiger claw-shaped weapon used by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was brought to Mumbai from a London museum today, state Culture Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said. This wagh nakh will now be taken to Satara in western Maharashtra…

Aanvi Kamdar was on a trip with seven friends to the waterfall when she slipped into a deep crevice while they were filming a video. Aanvi Kamdar, a 26-year-old Mumbai-based Instagram travel influencer, died after falling into a gorge at Kumbhe waterfall near Maharashtra’s Raigad while shooting a reel, authorities have confirmed. Aanvi Kamdar was on a…

One PSI of C60 and one jawan have suffered bullet injuries An ops was launched today around 10 am from Gadchiroli in which 7 C60 parties led by Dy SP Ops have been sent near Chattisgarh Border in Wandoli Village as credible Intel was received of location of 12-15 Naxals camping near the village. An heavy exchange…

Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder made the remarks at a press conference in Washington on Tuesday. Milwaukee: India is a “strategic” ally, and the United States is looking forward to continuing to develop that partnership, the Pentagon has said. Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder made the remarks at a press conference in Washington on Tuesday. “India is…

The Tribunal passed the order on a petition filed by ICICI Bank under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Hyderabad has admitted an insolvency petition filed by ICICI Bank against GVK Power and Infrastructure. Source: https://www.barandbench.com/news/nclt-holds-gvk-power-infra-bankrupt-admits-insolvency-petition-icici-bank

Thousands of people turned up in Mumbai’s Kalina for a walk-in interview conducted by Air India Airport Services Ltd. As the situation went out of control, the applicants were asked to submit their resumes and leave. Chaotic scenes were witnessed in Mumbai’s Kalina on Tuesday as thousands of jobseekers turned up for a walk-in interview conducted by…

Pooja Khedkar, the controversial probationary IAS officer currently under public scrutiny, has filed a police complaint alleging harassment against Pune District Collector Suhas Diwase. According to police sources, Khedkar filed the complaint with the Washim police on July 15. The complaint was transferred to the Pune police Tuesday night. According to the sources, the case is likely…

Surve, renowned for his poems about the struggles of the proletariat, died in 2010 and his daughter and son-in-law now live in his home Had he been alive he may well have written a poem on the man who broke into his house. Earlier this month, an as-yet unidentified thief broke into the house of one of…

“The Cabinet meeting held yesterday approved a bill to make recruitment of 100 per cent Kannadigas mandatory for ‘C and D’ grade posts in all private industries in the state,” Siddaramaiah said in a post on social media platform X. Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet has approved a bill mandating 100 per cent reservation for Kannadigas in private…

The deceased were warkaris (devotees of Lord Vitthal) who were on their way to Pandharpur for the Ashadhi Ekadashi celebrations from their hometown Dombivli near Mumbai, police said. Thousands of devotees have set off towards Pandharpur in the state for the occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi tomorrow. However, a severe accident occurred on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway around 1…

Muhammad moved to the UK with his four children after paying a recruitment agent £19,000 – however soon after arriving in the country he found out there was no work for him. More than a hundred migrants and their families face being in Britain illegally after the company which sponsored them to come to work in the…

The closure call of Pollution Under Control Centres (PUCC) by the Delhi Petrol Dealers’ Association (DPDA) comes following the Delhi government’s proposed hike in pollution certificate charges. New Delhi: Around 600 PUC centres across 400 petrol pumps in the national capital will remain closed from Monday in response to a protest call by petrol dealers and pump…

Prime Minister Modi visited the UN headquarters on June 21 last year, leading the historic Yoga Day commemoration at the North Lawn of the world body’s headquarters before heading to Washington DC for a State Visit hosted by Biden. United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Mod is likely to address the high-level UN General Assembly session here on…

The BCI has said that it will hold consultations with stakeholders to address issues in its Rules allowing the entry of foreign lawyers, as raised by Indian lawyers and law firms. Defending its decision to allow the entry of foreign law firms and lawyers into India, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has informed the Delhi High…

The victim, Riyazuddin, had been admitted on June 23 for treatment of an abdominal infection. A 32-year-old man was shot and killed by a teenager inside a ward at Delhi’s GTB Hospital on Sunday, according to police. The victim Riyazuddin, had been admitted on June 23 for treatment of an abdominal infection. The incident occurred in Ward…

Justice PS Narasimha not mincing his words stated that “unless and until people change internally there would be no use of law and people would be only filing petitions at the NGT.” Four Supreme Court judges, three of whom who are in line to be future Chief Justices of India, shed light on the dangers of climate…

The report shows the gains made in 2022 over 2021 has eroded a year later as the measles and DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus) vaccines could not be administered to over 350,000 kids in 2023, despite the Union Health Ministry’s campaigns. New Delhi: Three years after the pandemic, India’s child immunisation level is yet to reach the…

“The BJP’s conspiracy is not just to put Arvind Kejriwal in jail, rather it is a conspiracy to harm his health,” said AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi. New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has alleged that the Centre is conspiring to harm Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s health by keeping him in jail. Alleging that…

A key accused in the murder of BSP Tamil Nadu chief K Armstrong was shot dead here on Sunday after he attempted to assault police personnel and flee from custody, police said. When the accused, K Thiruvengadam, was taken by sleuths to a location in north Chennai as part of the investigation to unearth weapons concealed in…

The managing committee of the Delhi Petrol Dealers Association has thus resolved to close PUC centres at their retail outlets across Delhi from July 15 in light of arbitrary and grossly insufficient hike in PUC certification rates, which will not in any way mitigate the losses of the dealers in operating the PUC centres, the statement said.…

Saturday, July 13: After grappling with incessant downpours and massive waterlogging for an entire week, Mumbaikars once again woke up to heavy rains on Saturday morning. The relentless rainfall led to severe inundation in several areas, including the APMC Market in Turbhe Mafco, Navi Mumbai, and King’s Circle. City authorities have also issued a ‘high tide’ warning,…

After 46 years, the treasury of 12th-century Jagannath temple in Puri was audited. The chamber contained gold, silver, and jewels. No snakes were found inside. The inner chamber of the treasury of the 12th-century Jagannath temple in Puri was reopened on Sunday for an audit of valuables after 46 years, officials aware of the matter said, underscoring…

Puja recently came under intense media glare after she kicked up a controversy with her alleged demands for a separate cabin and staff during her posting in Pune and her abrupt transfer to Washim district. The father of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, accused of using fake disability and OBC certificates to clear the civil services…

Election Results 2024: The BJP, which returned for a record third term at the Centre last month, managed to claim only two seats in the bypolls. The Opposition INDIA bloc won 10 of the 13 seats that went to polls across seven states, backing up their strong show in the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP, which returned…

Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operation (IFSO) cell has registered an FIR over an alleged lewd remark made on the widow of Kirti Chakra Captain Anshuman Singh on social media platform X, officials said on Saturday. The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday took a suo motu cognisance and filed a complaint before Delhi Police…

The speed of the train was slow and it stopped on the bridge but by that time the couple had jumped. The train driver and the guard got down from the bridge and picked up the couple, who were seriously injured. Jaipur: A young couple jumped from the Jogmandi railway bridge in Pali after seeing the train…

The Court explained that for Talaq/ Talaak (divorce) pronouncement to be valid, it has to be pronounced at a specific interval, in the presence of witnesses and after efforts to reconcile do not bear any fruit. The mere pronouncement Talaak or Talaq (a form of divorce) three times by a husband is not enough to end a…

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud recently spoke at the convocation ceremony of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, on the value of embracing local languages as a way of efficient justice delivery mechanism. In the address, he highlighted the cultural adjustments he faced moving from Mumbai to Allahabad as a High Court Judge and how these experiences…

A CBI Exclusive Magistrate had on July 2 rejected the CBI’s application seeking remand of the accused persons. The Patna High Court on Friday permitted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take custody of 13 persons accused in a National Eligibility cum Entrance Test undergraduate (NEET-UG 2024) paper leak case. [The Central Bureau of Investigation v.…

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Doval and Sullivan reiterated the need to work ‘collectively’ to address global challenges to peace and security and further expand the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a phone conversation on Friday with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan amid some indication of unease…

BMC engineer Sunil Dalvi, who was posted at the ‘N’ ward was questioned by the crime branch but he was not arrested. The Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch filed a 3,299-page chargesheet in the Ghatkopar illegal hoarding collapse case which killed over 17 and injured 100 plus individuals during the incident that took place on May 13. According…

The Centre on Thursday constituted a single-member committee to investigate the eligibility of the controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar. Pune Rural Police on Friday registered an FIR against Manoram Khedkar and Dilip Khedkar, the parents of Maharashtra cadre IAS officer Dr. Puja Khedkar, and five others. This comes after a complaint from a local farmer who…

Prosecutors accused at least two of those tried of belonging to the Los Lobos crime gang – one of around 22 criminal gangs designated as terrorists. Five people convicted of murdering presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Ecuador have been jailed. The journalist and former legislator was shot as he left a rally in August 2023, becoming the…

The bypolls in 13 Assembly constituencies across seven states were the first electoral exercise since the Lok Sabha polls. The counting is currently underway for bypolls to 13 Assembly seats across seven states. The electoral exercise was the first since the Lok Sabha polls, which saw the BJP-led NDA forming the government for a third straight term.…

Regarded as a crucial ‘semi-final’ contest leading up to the Maharashtra Assembly election later this year, the MLC polls witnessed 11 seats up for grabs with 12 candidates vying for them The BJP entered the fray with five candidates, including Pankaja Munde, daughter of the late senior leader Gopinath Munde, who secured wins. Likewise, both the Shinde…

Speaking exclusively to India Today TV, Captain Anshuman Singh’s father, Ravi Pratap Singh, revealed that his daughter-in-law not only relocated the official address in her late husband’s documents from Lucknow to Gurdaspur but also monopolised all communication regarding their son The family of the late Captain Anshuman Singh, who very courageously sacrificed his life during a fire…

MUMBAI: India could emerge as the world’s second largest economy by 2031 and the largest economy by 2060, riding on a stable investment rate, macroeconomic and financial stability, favourable demographics and growth multipliers like digitisation, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Michael Patra said on Friday. The role of monetary policy will be crucial in navigating…

According to experts, a strict cycle to eliminate horizontal transmission from adult mosquitoes and vertical transmission in the larvae will help reduce the transmission of Zika virus To combat the Zika virus disease threat in Maharashtra, especially Pune city, experts from the National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC), ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW),…

CBI had arrested the accused Gunde on June 26 from Dehradun. This case was initially registered by the Latur Police at Shivaji Nagar Police Station. Later on, the FIR was taken over by the CBI. The Rouse Avenue court on Friday granted bail to one Gangadhar Gunde whose counsel claimed that he was wrongly arrested by the…

The three gangsters killed in the encounter have been identified as Ashish Kalu, Vicky Ridhana, and Sunny Gujjar A man who was involved in a murder at a Burger King outlet in Delhi was among three gangsters who were shot dead by a joint team of the Delhi Police Crime Branch and the Haryana Special Task Force…

The government think tank gave India a score of 71 out of 100 on sustainable development goals, compared with 57 in 2018 The government think tank NITI Aayog on Friday released its fourth evaluation report of India’s progress on the 16 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015 by all United Nations member countries, giving India a…

US Ambassador Eric Garcetti expressed concerns regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Russia, particularly in light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Garcetti argued that concepts like “strategic autonomy” should not hinder international cooperation during crises, suggesting India could leverage its relationship with Russia to influence a peaceful resolution to the conflict. New Delhi: US…

This comes after a lizard was allegedly found in the breakfast served to students of a girls’ hostel attached to a government school in Medak district of Telangana on Tuesday, an official said. The Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of India on Friday took a “serious note” of the situation where a lizard was reportedly…

Justifying Kejriwal’s arrest in the case, the ED had told the court that he was the mastermind and main conspirator in the case. New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its judgement on Friday on an appeal filed by Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate and subsequent remand in…

The video of the incident went viral on social media. In the video, it is seen that following an argument, the woman SpiceJet employee slapped the CISF jawan at Jaipur Airport. Her action shocked the other people and staff members and security standing there. A shocking incident was reported from Jaipur Airport on Thursday where a SpiceJet…

It is the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Austria in over 40 years, the last being of Indira Gandhi in 1983. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Vienna on Tuesday from Moscow on a two-day visit to Austria during which the two nations will explore ways to further deepen their bilateral relationship and closer…

The 2023-batch on-probation IAS officer is facing serious charges of impropriety and “abuse of power”. Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, caught in the middle of a massive controversy over claims she made in her UPSC candidature, has properties worth crores, NDTV has found. According to Ms Khedkar’s “statement of immovable property for the year 2023”, updated as…

‘San Fernando’, a vessel of the world’s second-largest shipping company Maersk, arrived at the port country with over 2,000 containers on it, thus creating history. Adani Group’s Vizhinjam Port, India’s first trans-shipment port near Kovalam Beach in Kerala, received its first mothership. ‘San Fernando’, a vessel of the world’s second-largest shipping company Maersk, arrived at the port…

The 2023-batch on-probation IAS officer is facing serious charges of impropriety and “abuse of power”. Videos of a massive queue, marked by pushing and shoving, as aspirants tried to get a toehold on a ramp leading to the entrance of a hotel in Ankleshwar where the interview was being held, has gone viral on social media. The…

“Smriti, our daughter-in-law, receives most entitlements after our son’s death. However, she does not live with us,” the Captain’s parents told a news channel. Days after their son received a posthumous Kirti Chakra, India’s second-highest peacetime gallantry award, parents of Captain Anshuman Singh have called for changes in the Indian Army’s ‘next of kin’ (NOK) policy, under…

The Court upheld a ₹5 lakh fine for non-deployment of airbags, and an additional ₹5 lakh fine for the failure of Mercedes Benz to disclose the limits of the functioning of its airbag features. The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a ₹10 lakh fine imposed on Mercedes Benz India Private Limited for deficiency of service and unfair…

Amid the ongoing controversy over “misuse of power” by 2022-batch probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, the central government has formed a one-member committee to look into the matter. The panel will probe allegations related to fake certificates and scrutiny at the time of her interview, while the IAS Academy will additionally look into her conduct during probation.…

A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih pronounced separate but concurring judgments. The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a divorced Muslim woman can file a claim for maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) against her former husband [Mohd Abdul Samad vs State of Telangana and Another]. Source: https://www.barandbench.com/news/divorced-muslim-woman-claim-maintenance-section-125-crpc-supreme-court

In a notable Judgment delivered by the Supreme Court regarding the right of the Muslim woman to claim maintenance from her husband under Section 125 Cr.P.C., the Court has adverted to the vulnerability suffered by married women in India particularly ‘Homemakers’ who do not have an independent source of income and the problems faced by them in…

Jugti Bai’s eldest daughter is 22 years old. She was born when the woman was just 13. Just two days before the World Population Day on Thursday, a 35-year-old woman becomes the mother of the tenth child in 30 years. The woman Jugti Bai belonging to the Baiga tribe gave birth to her tenth child at the…

In a heartwarming gesture ahead of their wedding festivities, Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant have opened their hearts and home to the larger community. The Ambani family commenced the celebrations that lay ahead with a grand ‘bhandara,’ providing a sumptuous feast for the community. The function was organised at their home Antilia, in Mumbai.   View this…

According to officials, the truck was travelling behind the army vehicles on a mountainous road when it slowed down near Badnota village in Lohai Malhar. The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have detained 50 people, including a truck driver, for questioning as they searched for the terrorists who ambushed an Army vehicle. Five army personnel died in…

The accused Mihir was arrested by police on Tuesday from Virar Naka with his friend Avdeep , who was also immediately detained. Mihir Shah (23), the man driving a BMW limousine who fatally knocked down a woman and injured her husband at Worli on Saturday, had changed his looks when he was on the run after the…

Of the nine, five were admitted to a hospital while four others suffered minor injuries, said Puri Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain At least nine servitors of the Puri Jagannath temple were injured on July 9 when the idol of Lord Balabhadra fell on them while it was being taken out from the chariot to a temple as…

Magistrate KN Shivakumar rejected the application after taking into account the objections raised by the prosecution. A court in Bengaluru on Tuesday rejected the bail application filed by Karnataka Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Suraj Revanna, elder son of HD Revanna and brother of Prajwal Revanna, in connection with a sexual abuse case. Magistrate KN Shivakumar, who…

The Court made the observation while dismissing the Madhya Pradesh’s government appeal against acquittal of an accused in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO Act). The public is largely unaware that the age of consent for sexual intercourse with a girl has been raised from 16 years to 18 years, the…

The 850-page report said that the organisers did not disclose the number of devotees expected to take part in the event while applying for permission. Six days after 121 devotees were trampled to death in a stampede at a ‘satsang’ (religious congregation) in Hathras, the special investigation team (SIT), formed to investigate the incident, on Tuesday submitted…

It is the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Austria in over 40 years, the last being of Indira Gandhi in 1983. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Vienna on Tuesday from Moscow on a two-day visit to Austria during which the two nations will explore ways to further deepen their bilateral relationship and closer…

It took the Mumbai Police three days to catch the BMW hit-and-run accused Mihir Shah because he, along with his mother and sisters, had switched off their mobile phones, sources said. The mobile phone of a friend of the key accused in the Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case led the police to Mihir Shah, who had fled the…

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that the only way to compel Pakistan to cease its sponsorship of terrorism is to increase pressure from the international community. “The only way forward now is that the pressure of the world on that country must increase,” Abdullah told news agency ANI. “This is…

Worli BMW hit-and-run case accused Mihir Shah was hiding in a resort in Virar Phata with his friend. The friend switched on his mobile for 15 minutes this morning, leading to the police tracking them down. Mihir Shah, the prime accused in the Worli hit-and-run case, was arrested on Tuesday after being untraceable for three days. The…

In order to ascertain the extent of leak, the Court sought details from the NTA on when the leak first took place, the manner in which the question papers were leaked and the time duration between leak and the exam. There is no doubt that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) exam (NEET ) held on…

Lionel Messi’s bodyguard, Yassine Chueko, gained viral fame after a Reddit video showcasing his quick interventions to protect Messi from fans. The world-famous football player Lionel Messi is a prime target for overly passionate supporters. To ensure his safety, Messi has a bodyguard, Yassine Chueko, who has recently gained recognition online. On Reddit, a video showing Chueko’s…

The Supreme Court on Monday said that the NEET-UG 2024 test was indeed compromised since a paper leak had happened and ordered the National Testing Agency to submit a full disclosure affidavit on the case. The court, while a hearing multiple petitions, also noted that before a retest is ordered, “We must be conscious of extent of…