Supreme Court agrees to hear plea on pension to MLA, MLCs NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Uttar Pradesh government and others on a plea challenging provisions of a 1980 law that provide pension and other facilities to sitting and former MLAs and MLCs in the state.A bench of Justices … Read more
Adhikari said the government would respond in the language of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose rather than Mahatma Gandhi. NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday warned that his government would take a tough approach towards those he described as sympathisers of “anti-national forces” at Jadavpur University, saying they would need “strict medicines”.Speaking … Read more
AI-driven defence as cyber threats increasingly operate at machine speed, with India seeing a sharp rise in cyber fraud. Mumbai: Visa is shifting from periodic cybersecurity checks to continuous, AI-driven defence as cyber threats increasingly operate at machine speed, with India seeing a sharp rise in cyber fraud.Visa said it has moved from schedule-based vulnerability … Read more
Roy had earlier approached the Supreme Court after the Calcutta High Court denied him anticipatory bail on August 3 (Photo: PTI). NEW DELHI: The Bengal CID on Thursday detained TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s PA, Sumit Roy. This came after the Supreme Court rejected Roy’s anticipatory bail plea in the Salboni land scam caseA bench headed … Read more
‘Administration cremated the body forcibly, without our consent,’ says Gulzar Singh’s son. NEW DELHI: The family of Gulzar Singh, a Dalit labourer from Punjab’s Sangrur district who died by suicide after allegedly facing harassment and intimidation, has accused the administration of forcibly cremating his body without their consent.Gulzar’s son Lakhwinder Singh alleged that the family … Read more
His remarks came after Vijay launched a strong attack on the DMK in the assembly NEW DELHI: DMK president MK Stalin on Thursday hit back at Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay over his recent remarks in the state assembly, accusing him of attempting to demean the party and its leaders while recalling his … Read more
In an official statement, Vijay urged party functionaries and cadres to work towards a “historic victory” with a “single goal”. CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president and chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday announced Maragatham Kumaravel and P Sathyabama as the candidates of the party-led Secular Social Justice alliance for the upcoming by-elections to Mathurantagam … Read more
Salem was extradited from Portugal on November 11, 2005, after a prolonged legal battle. The Supreme Court dismissed a plea by gangster Abu Salem on Thursday after he sought an early release from custody for having completed 25 years in jail.Salem, who is serving a sentence in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, was … Read more
The 1987 ghost: Vande Mataram row and why Omar Abdullah won’t let Congress call the shots in J&K. The latest Congress-National Conference (NC) clash may have begun with a song, but it is really about something much older: who gets to set the political terms of the alliance in Jammu and Kashmir?CM Omar Abdullah and … Read more
Chidambaram’s remarks came as authorities in the capital intensified preparations for the Brics summit. NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram has questioned what India has gained from recent Brics meetings, saying he has not seen any tangible benefits from the last two or three summits.With India set to host the … Read more