Four division benches of the Calcutta High Court have jointly appealed to the chief justice to establish a larger bench to address a legal dilemma regarding whether a juvenile involved in a criminal case has the right to seek anticipatory bail. This request comes in response to conflicting judicial orders on the matter. While...
Read MoreLeaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi will meet to finalize the seat-sharing formula for the Lok Sabha elections. The meeting assumes importance as National Alliance Committee member and former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot called for a discussion on the seat-sharing formula. Congress has staked claim on 22 seats, UBT Sena on 23 seats, and...
Read MoreTMC spokesperson states party’s willingness to form alliance with Congress in Bengal, but won’t tolerate unjustified bargaining for Lok Sabha seats. CM Mamata Banerjee will decide later. TMC warns it can go solo, highlighting past success against BJP without Congress and CPM.
Read MoreA 62-year-old British national was found dead on Friday in the washroom of his hotel room at Palolem. This is the third such unnatural death case of a foreigner registered at Canacona police station since Dec 31. Cops said Andrew Mark Charlambides had been staying in Canacona for the past month. He was alone...
Read MoreThree weeks after becoming JD(U) president, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar reconstitutes his national team, dropping 13 senior leaders. Rajya Sabha member Bashistha Narain Singh and Mohammad Nisar have been included. No Bhumihar community leader from Bihar is in the new team.
Read MoreOn the Makar Sankranti occasion on January 15, Lalit Salve, a constable from Beed who had successfully petitioned the Bombay High Court five years ago for a sex change operation, had an additional reason to celebrate: his wife gave birth to a baby boy. In 2018, after emerging victorious in the legal battle, Salve...
Read MoreUS-based Indian CEO of Vistex Asia-Pacific Private Ltd, Sanjay Shah, died in a freak accident at Ramoji Film City during the company’s silver jubilee celebrations. A representative alleged that the organisers failed to provide proper safety measures. The police are investigating. Abdullapurmet police wrote to departments of factories and labour to find out if...
Read MoreA team from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) interrogated Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for approximately seven hours at his official residence on Saturday in connection with the Ranchi land scam case amid protests by hundreds of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha workers.
Read MoreA 30ft tall bronze statue of Jatayu, designed and cast in Noida, is now placed at the Ram Janmbhoomi complex in Ayodhya. The sculptor, Ram Vanji Sutar, is also working on a 251-metre tall statue of Ram, which will become the tallest in the world. It’s the latest from Ram Vanji Sutar, the nonagenarian...
Read MoreThe 29-year-old manager of a luxury hotel in south Goa was arrested Saturday for allegedly drowning his 27-year-old wife at Cabo de Rama beach, Canacona, after she confronted him over suspicions about his extramarital affair. The accused Gaurav Katiyar, a Lucknow native, worked as a manager at Courtyard by Marriott at Colva. He and...
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