Jaipur school demolished after CJP’s interference (PTI ) NEW DELHI: A dilapidated government school building in Rajasthan’s Rampura (Kanwarpura) village, whose poor condition was highlighted by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) last month, was demolished by authorities on Wednesday.Visuals from the spot show the old building being brought down by a bulldozer in the presence…
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI investigation into Disha Salian’s death, citing concerns over the prolonged police probe and failure to register an FIR NEW DELHI: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR and take over the investigation into the death of…
Satheesan’s remarks came amid mounting criticism of Aboobacker over his comments defending restrictions issued by the Kanthapuram faction of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama on women’s participation in religious events. NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister VD Satheesan on Wednesday rejected Sunni cleric and Grand Mufti of India Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar’s call for restrictions on…
SC hears plea challenging BCI’s chairperson prolonged tenure NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Bar Council of India (BCI) must take its policy decisions in consultation with the Attorney General for India and the Solicitor General for India.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana made…
The water supply network has also suffered disruption, with 40 schemes currently affected. Hamirpur accounts for 23 of the disrupted schemes, while Shimla has reported 17. NEW DELHI: Monsoon rains have claimed 259 lives and caused damage worth more than Rs 1,200 crore across Himachal Pradesh in just 64 days, according to State Emergency Operations…
Hussain had challenged the trial court’s judgment, alleging that the investigation was aimed at implicating him to satisfy public anger. Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Delhi police on Wednesday seeking a response after former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain challenged his life sentence conviction over the murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma…
FSSAI held a meeting with representatives of leading five-star hotels from across the country NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued directions to major five-star hotels that there should be a “zero-tolerance” approach towards food safety and other violations ahead of the two-day Brics Summit in the national capital.“FSSAI…
Shinde’s remarks came after Sharif’s office shared an edited version of the SCO family photograph NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde criticised Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Office for cropping Prime Minister Narendra Modi out of a photograph from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, saying Pakistan should not attempt to “play such…
Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Congress MLA Tharahai Cuthbert on Wednesday dismissed ally TVK’s projection of its leader, C Joseph Vijay, as the prime ministerial candidate for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, saying TVK leaders were making the claim as “fans” of the chief minister, a reference to Vijay’s past…
Sikkim recorded the highest incidence among Northeast states, with 374 dengue cases in 2024. Using the state’s revised population estimate, the dengue incidence was 57.9 per lakh. NEW DELHI: Climate change, deforestation, unplanned urbanisation and poor drainage are creating conditions for mosquitoes and other disease-carrying vectors to spread into new areas of the Northeast, a…