Rahul Gandhi and Gulzar Singh NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and called for an independent, impartial and time-bound investigation into the death of Gulzar Singh, a member of the Valmiki community.The Congress leader also urged people in Punjab, particularly members of the…
White House aide Natalie Harp, right, looks after President Donald Trump, left. (AP Photo) US President Donald Trump gave USD 45,000 (about Rs 42 lakh) in cash holiday gifts to three White House aides, including executive assistant Natalie Harp, according to newly released financial disclosures. Another senior aide received USD 20,000 (about Rs 19 lakh).The…
Ajit Bharti moves Delhi High Court against trial court order denying anticipatory bail in SC/ST act case NEW DELHI: Social media influencer and YouTuber Ajit Bharti has approached the Delhi high court seeking anticipatory bail in the SC/ST Act case registered against him over his comments concerning Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan, after a trial court denied…
For Riteish Deshmukh, a seemingly ordinary moment outside a Mumbai restaurant turned into a reminder that kindness can come from the most unexpected places. The actor recently recalled how a paparazzo he had never met before stepped in to help him when he was trying to buy something from a child but realised he had…
Mayne is challenging drilling rights beneath the mountain where he lives and has brought other landowners into the dispute. (Photo: The Slope) A Colorado motorcycle instructor and Desert Storm veteran is continuing his fight against oil and gas drilling rights beneath his mountain after federal regulators rejected his protest. Joel Mayne, who lives near Craig…
Naga Chaitanya will be next seen in the mystical action adventure thriller, ‘Vrushakarma’ directed by Karthik Dandu. According to the latest reports, the makers are planning to release the film in theatres on December 3. Interestingly, the date is also set for the release of Prabhas’ war action drama ‘Fauzi’, directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. ‘Vrushakarma’…
US official said they have suspended the Green Card filings of Cognizant and Cloudera. Thousands of foreign technology workers hoping to secure US Green Cards through employer sponsorship are facing fresh uncertainty after the US Department of Labor suspended PERM filings by IT services giant Cognizant and software company Cloudera amid an investigation into alleged…
A small planting on a South African farm in 1976 was meant to solve an immediate problem: stopping floodwater from washing away soil and threatening livestock. The spekboom cuttings survived, but their story did not end there. More than four decades later, the same hillside had become a valuable example of how degraded land can…
Long before Shah Rukh Khan became one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, he was simply the charming schoolboy known for winning over classmates and teachers at St. Columba’s School in Delhi. Singer Palash Sen, who was his senior by a year, recently looked back at their school days and recalled a friendship that he described as…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine whether the law excluding non-consensual sexual intercourse by a husband against his wife from the definition of rape can withstand constitutional scrutiny. The court is hearing challenges to the marital rape exception under both the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).The…