NEW DELHI: A day after Union home minister Amit Shah expressed confidence that 21 NDA-governed states would implement Uniform Civil Code by 2029, three BJP allies struck a circumspect note.Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, parliamentary party leader of Telugu Desam Party which is in office in Andhra Pradesh, told TOI, “As of now, there is no…
NEW DELHI: Flagging the issue of prosecuting agencies filing voluminous evidence and naming large number of witnesses in corruption cases, Supreme Court disapproved of the practice, saying it leads to protracted hearing and long pendency.While acquitting a person in a 33-year-old corruption case on the ground that CBI failed to prove that he received pecuniary…
Salem was extradited from Portugal on November 11, 2005, after a prolonged legal battle. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ruled that if a person is convicted in two cases and sentenced separately, the period of imprisonment undergone as an undertrial can be offset against only one of the sentences and not both even when the…
NEW DELHI: Leading lawyers Harish Salve and Mahesh Jethmalani Monday advocated a reset in the judiciary, as happened after the Emergency, and said the complaint redressal mechanism needs to be reformed for the public to continue reposing faith in the institution.Referring to the unprecedented discovery of burning cash at Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence in March…
Photo taken from Instagram account of ‘Backpacker Arunima’ NEW DELHI: A popular Indian travel vlogger from Kerala, who has been travelling in Afghanistan and posting videos from the country, on Monday claimed that she had been “arrested” by the “Mujahideen” in Bamyan and appealed for help in contacting the Indian embassy.In a post on her…
File photo: NCP(SP) MP Supriya Sule NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Monday questioned the registration of a CBI FIR into the death of Disha Salian, saying she was surprised because the case had earlier been treated as closed by the same government.Salian, a former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, died…
File photo: PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday thanked the people of Rajasthan after the BJP emerged as the largest party in the state’s municipal elections, winning more wards than the Congress and securing majorities in four of the 10 municipal corporations.In a post on X, PM Modi said the…
Bhagwant Mann said his government adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards gangsters Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said his government adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards gangsters, extortionists, drug traffickers and organised criminal networks, irrespective of how powerful or well-connected they may claim to be.He further asserted that law and order is fully maintained in…
NEW DELHI: The Rajasthan civic poll results have reinforced the dominance of the ruling BJP despite some setbacks, brought cheers to the AAP and the CPM, but has rung alarm bells for the Congress ahead of the 2028 assembly elections in the state.The BJP has lost some ground, but the Congress has not gained all…
Former Bihar CM Nitish Kumar NEW DELHI: Senior JD(U) leader Shyam Rajak on Monday said the party was opposed to implementing the Uniform Civil Code in Bihar, despite having “supported the UCC Bill” in Parliament.The former JD(U) national general secretary said the party’s position on the issue had been clearly articulated by its supreme leader…
