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NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party announced a one-day mass hunger strike on July 16 in solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk who is on a indefinite fast against examination irregularities and NEET paper leak.“Tomorrow, July 16th, join us for 1-day mass hunger strike in solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk and the students of this country,” the party said … Read more

NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday dismissed speculation that her party could back the Centre’s proposed Delimitation Bill, saying it has neither discussed the legislation with anyone nor been approached for support.While addressing the media, Sule said the NCP (SP) would decide its stand only after the Bill is introduced in Parliament … Read more

Taslima Nasreen’s planned return to Kolkata after nearly two decades has triggered a political face-off in West Bengal, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trading barbs over the exiled Bangladeshi author’s visit.Nasreen, who was forced to leave the city in 2007 following violent protests over her writings, is scheduled to … Read more

NEW DELHI: Speculation is rife over a possible change in the equations of Maharashtra politics after leaders from both factions of the Nationalist Congress Party met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence.However, news agency PTI, citing sources, reported that Jayant Patil met Fadnavis at his official residence, ‘Varsha’, in Mumbai late on Tuesday … Read more

The privacy debate around artificial intelligence has intensified after recent changes by Google and Meta highlighted how user data can be used to improve AI models. The issue is no longer limited to search queries. AI companies are increasingly interested in the data users create while interacting with their services — chats, photos, voice recordings, … Read more

West Bengal Congress president Subhankar Sarkar said that Mamata should recognise the historical significance of the July 21, 1993, movement instead of “attempting to rewrite its legacy”. NEW DELHI: Amid a thaw in relations, Congress invited Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to the party’s “Martyrs’ Day” programme in Kolkata. … Read more

From Shubman Gill and Priyanka Chopra to tennis lifers such as Lara Dutta and Ravi Shastri, Wimbledon now offers sport, style, status, and sentiment Wimbledon is a great place to stargaze — from Hollywood and Bollywood to musicians, royalty, sporting icons and the fashion elite. For an Indian walking the grounds in southwest London this … Read more

The accused have been identified as Prabal Pratap Singh (24), a third-year law student, and Chander Bhan (23), a second-year law student, both from Lucknow University. NEW DELHI: Two law students from Lucknow University have been arrested in connection with last week’s disruption inside the Supreme Court, Delhi Police said on Tuesday.One of the accused … Read more

NEW DELHI: Terming it a “travesty of justice” for putting on the dock a man and 16 other members of his family for 26 years for alleged dowry death of his wife in an accidental fire, SC has appealed the courts not to treat defence evidence with “distrust, suspicion or scepticism” and to give equal … Read more

File photo: Supreme Court of India NEW DELHI: Moving towards promptly answering litigants’ midnight knocks on the doors of constitutional courts for protection of life and liberty, Supreme Court Tuesday agreed to attempt devising a standard operating procedure (SOP) to expeditiously hear such petitions even after the courts’ official working time.A bench of CJI Surya … Read more