MP HC disposes of Muslim petitioners’ appeals after agreement with civic body NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh high court on Monday disposed of two appeals related to the Shahi Masjid case after Muslim petitioners cited an agreement reached with the Ujjain civic body, news agency PTI reported.The court’s order came amid heightened tensions in Ujjain, where…
‘PM making reels, attending ‘bhajan clubbing’, minister slaps youth’: Kejriwal urges action against Verma over slapping row NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure the arrest of Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma over an alleged incident in which he slapped a young man…
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convener Ashutosh Ranka . (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka, who was detained along with several party leaders alleged on Monday that the Assam Police action was “completely illegal.”Ranka, who was later released, alleged that CJP members were picked up from private property without being informed…
SC directs EC to settle TMC faction dispute over name, ‘flowers and grass’ symbol NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission to decide the dispute between two rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the party’s name and its “flowers and grass” election symbol within three months.A bench…
SC on disqualification petitions against 10 rebel TMC MLAs NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it has “every reason to believe” that the West Bengal assembly Speaker is “fully cognisant” of an order fixing a three-month time frame to decide petitions seeking disqualification of MLAs.The observations came from a bench comprising Chief Justice…
Nadda accused the oppn of repeatedly raising allegations despite responses from the Election Commission. NEW DELHI: Union minister JP Nadda on Monday attacked the opposition and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the SIR row surrounding the Election Commission, saying, “repeating a lie a hundred times does not make it the truth”.Nadda…
BJP CMs Rekha Gupta, Devendra Fadnavis and Yogi Adityanath NEW DELHI: A dozen BJP chief ministers held press conferences in their respective states on Sunday, a day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a press release responding to a media report that had claimed a “rift” between Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar…
Lung cancer deaths can be reduced through low-dose CT screening, which can also help detect the disease before it reaches advanced stages in people at high risk, according to an IARC assessment. NEW DELHI: Low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening can cut the risk of dying from lung cancer by 16% in high-risk people, while also…
Rape claim, campus unrest and midnight clashes: What happened at LPU NEW DELHI: Students of Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab’s Phagwara went on a rampage on Sunday, vandalising property and blocking NH-44 during protests over claims that an outsider raped a female student on the university campus. The protests later turned violent as students…
Pakistan to host SCO coordinators’ meet from Sept 28-30 India will participate in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) national coordinators that Pakistan will host on September 28-30, official sources said. The meeting is expected to approve the calendar of events under Pakistan’s presidency, leading up to the Council of Heads of State…
