NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday allowed a revision plea challenging a magistrate’s order refusing to probe the allegation that Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s name was included in the electoral roll in 1980, three years before she acquired Indian citizenship.Special Judge Vishal Gogne delivered the judgment two days after deferring it. He quashed the…
Imran Masood said only Congress can take BJP on. (ANI) NEW DELHI: With Uttar Pradesh gearing up for the 2027 assembly elections, Congress MP Imran Masood on Monday took a swipe at AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi‘s alliance pitch, warning that the party’s presence in the polls “would end up benefitting BJP.”His remarks came a day…
NEW DELHI: Govt Monday asked people to verify their mobile connections through the Sanchar Saathi Portal (http://www.sancharsaathi.gov.in), which allows them to check all numbers issued in their name and block those that are unnecessary or not genuinely theirs. The advice from the dept of telecom (DoT) came after a cybercrime probe led to a point…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday set aside a magistrate’s order that had refused to probe Congress leader Sonia Gandhi‘s alleged inclusion in electoral rolls three years prior to her acquiring Indian citizenship.The judgment, delivered by a Special Judge at Delhi’s Dwarka court after being deferred on September 19, heavily criticized the lower court’s…
NEW DELHI: The NCP (SP) on Monday demanded a complete rollback of the 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000, calling the move a “direct assault” on small traders and shopkeepers.NCP (SP) state spokesperson Mahesh Tapase alleged that the decision reflected “double standards” by the Narendra Modi government, questioning…
Punjab Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann Punjab Chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s government has expanded its ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ anti-drug campaign beyond a conventional police crackdown, combining action against drug networks with prevention in schools, youth engagement, community vigilance and treatment for people battling addiction.The government said the campaign seeks to make it harder to…
Govt has dissolved its apex decision-making body for telecom and digital communication. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Governmnet has with immediate effect dissolved its apex decision-making body for telecom and digital communication — digital communications commission (DCC), which was originally established as telecom commission in 1989 before being renamed in 2018.The communication ministry’s dept of telecommunications…
In the grand procession of Lord Ganesha organized by the Hindu Jagarana Vedike and the Hindu Mahaganapati Pratishthapana Committee in T. Narasipura. NEW DELHI: Karnataka Police on Sunday registered an FIR against former BJP MP Pratap Simha and others over an alleged provocative speech made during a Ganesha idol procession in T Narasipura, Mysuru.The FIR…
People offering milk to Lord Ganesha Thirty-one years ago, on September 21, 1995, I came home from school to find that something was strangely different. My aunt, who would diligently wait for me every day and was always the one to serve me lunch, was missing. She was more than just the person who fed…
IIT Bombay suspends Dean Suryanarayana Doolla MUMBAI: IIT-Bombay placed Prof Suryanarayana Doolla on immediate suspension from his deanship, following continued students’ protests on campus for the last three days. Prof Doolla was the dean of administrative affairs. He was accused of abetment of Sahil Wakode’s death by suicide. Wakode’s family also filed a case of…