Supreme Court denies relief to Tarun Tejpal NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks in connection with the 2013 Goa sexual assault case.The direction comes after Tejpal challenged the Bombay high court’s August 6 judgment, which overturned his acquittal by a trial court and…
Tejahswi yadav targets Bihar CM over BPSC official remark NEW DELHI: Bihar leader of opposition and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has demanded an apology from BPSC examination controller Rajesh Kumar over his “dog-barking” remark against protesting students. While RJD scion also took a sharp dig at chief minister Samrat Choudhary, alleging official’s language “mirrors the…
SC to decide on Tejpal’s plea against surrender after 10-year rape conviction NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday said it would pass order on former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal‘s plea seeking exemption from surrender after Bombay High Court convicted and sentenced him to 10 years of imprisonment in a 2013 rape case, with Goa govt opposing…
Mizo woman challenges marriage law in SC, calls it ‘misogynistic and pro-Mizo men’ NEW DELHI: Entrepreneur and Congress functionary Meriam L Hrangchal Monday challenged the constitutional validity of Mizo Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance of Property Act, 2014, which was enacted by Congress govt headed by Lal Thanhawla, terming it “misogynistic and pro-Mizo men”.Hrangchal, daughter of…
SC flags private access to sensitive PF, I-T data, asks Centre to prevent misuse by firms NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday expressed concern about a commercial technological ecosystem which allegedly accesses, retrieves and verifies sensitive individual information on provident fund and income tax returns and told the Centre about the desirability of devising an antidote…
Census 2027 drops separate ‘beggars and vagrants’ category, adds natural calamities as migration reason NEW DELHI: In a departure from previous exercises, Census 2027 will not record data on begging separately, with the questionnaire having omitted the category ‘beggars and vagrants etc’ from the list of ‘non-economic activity’. This, as per sources, is due to…
‘Unpredictable’ Trump behind no press conference after PM Modi meeting, govt says NEW DELHI: Govt justified its decision not to have a news conference after PM Modi’s meeting with President Donald Trump on the margins of the G7 summit in France, with official sources citing Trump’s “unpredictable behaviour” at media events that have followed his…
PM Modi and Trump held bilateral talks on June 17 at Evian-les-Bains on the sidelines of the G7 summit NEW DELHI: India adopted a cautious approach and opted against holding a joint media interaction after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with US President Donald Trump in France in June amid concerns over the US president’s…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday put speculation over an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal to rest, saying the saffron party will contest all 117 seats in the upcoming Punjab assembly elections.BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santosh said the party was fully prepared for the polls and would form the government…
Rooftop solar (RTS) systems under the PM Surya Ghar scheme. Photo credit : PTI NEW DELHI: As the number of households installing rooftop solar (RTS) systems under the PM Surya Ghar scheme rises and renewable energy capacity increases, govt has decided to track how much electricity these systems are actually generating, with inverter makers required…
