Relatives of 2 loan scam accused may get Rs 3 crore after 35-year case NEW DELHI: Relatives of two loan scam accused who died during the 35-year pendency of the criminal case may receive an unexpected windfall of Rs 3 crore, which may swell beyond this sum with compound interest for 15 years.Supreme Court, while … Read more
The petitioners questioned the lavish spending of crores on felicitation functions NEW DELHI: With two PILs heaping allegations against functioning of advocates regulatory body Bar Council of India and questioning legality of its Apr 2025 resolution giving a five-year term to chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra, Supreme Court Wednesday said no resolution can override the statutorily … Read more
MLAs Kimneo Haokip Hangshing and Haokholet Kipgen at the assembly GUWAHATI: Two Kuki-Zo MLAs travelled to Imphal Wednesday in defiance of a community whip and attended the Manipur assembly session in person for the first time since violence erupted in 2023, creating a hill-valley divide that is still to be bridged.Saikul legislator Kimneo Haokip Hangshing … Read more
India assured support for complete reconstruction of flood-ravaged Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School TRISHULI BAZAAR (NUWAKOT, NEPAL): India assured support for complete reconstruction of flood-ravaged Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Bidur, two days after TOI reported that the institution was seeking New Delhi’s help to rebuild on higher, safer ground.The assurance came less than a week … Read more
Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik, in a 25-page affidavit filed on Wednesday before the additional sessions judge hearing Tada and Pota cases in Srinagar, has denied any role in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat.In the affidavit, Malik also talks about divorcing his … Read more
Opposition BJP and governing National Conference (NC) held competing protest marches against each other SRINAGAR: Opposition BJP and governing National Conference (NC) held competing protest marches against each other in Srinagar Wednesday, with J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah accusing the UT administration of bias against NC protesters after they were blocked from heading to the … Read more
Nitin Gadkari Wednesday urged all state govts to allow bike taxis NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari Wednesday urged all state govts to allow bike taxis, saying it could give employment to eight crore people.During the launch of a pilot programme — “Suraksha” — for on-the-spot free medical diagnosis and counselling for 10 lakh … Read more
Bus plunges into ditch after collision with bulker in MP’s Rewa NEW DELHI: At least five people were killed and around 20 injured after a passenger bus collided with a bulker truck, on National Highway 39 near Badwar stand in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district on Wednesday.The collision sent the bus off the road and into … Read more
An ancient Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Punjab was reportedly demolished, sparking demands from minority groups for an investigation and restoration NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday expressed deep concern over reports of the destruction of a historic Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Punjab province and called on the Pakistani government to conduct a prompt and transparent investigation … Read more
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday slammed the party’s rebel MPs for seeking additional time to respond to notices issued to them by the Lok Sabha secretariat.While talking to reporters, Mahua said that the rebel MPs’ inability to respond within the stipulated period shows that they know they are in the wrong.“We … Read more