The Centre has extended the tenure of Rakesh Aggarwal and Sampat Meena as joint directors in the Central Bureau of Investigation, according to a Personnel Ministry order. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved an extension in Aggarwal’s tenure for a period of six months beyond September 2, it said. Aggarwal is a 1994-batch […]
The apex court may live-stream proceedings through YouTube and later host them on its server, sources had said. People will be able to access the proceedings on their cell phones, laptops, and computers without any hassle. On August 26, for the first time since its inception, the Supreme Court live-streamed proceedings of a bench headed […]
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would have its own “platform” to live-stream its proceedings and the use of YouTube for the purpose is temporary. A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said this when former BJP leader KN Govindacharya’s counsel argued that the copyright of apex court proceedings could not be […]
The water level in the Yamuna here breached the warning mark of 204.5 metres on Monday following heavy rain in the upper catchment areas and is expected to rise further in the next two days, officials said.The Delhi flood control room said the water level crossed the warning mark at 1am on Monday and rose […]
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has dismissed as baseless allegations by activists that he along with Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev broke wildlife protection law by entering the Kaziranga National Park for a night safari.Sarma on Sunday also said that there is no law that people cannot visit the park at night. Two activists have filed […]
Following assurance given by the government of starting the procurement process from Saturday, BKU Charuni has agreed to lift the blockade in Haryana’s Shahbad.BKU (Charuni) spokesman Rakesh Bains said the government had assured them to start the weighing process; the J forms will be issued from October 1. Demanding the advancement of paddy procurement, members […]
A huge protest broke out on the campus of Lovely Professional University here late Tuesday night after a student allegedly committed suicide in a hostel room. The protesting students alleged that this was the second suicide reported at the campus in the last 10 days, but the administration is tight-lipped on the issue. They alleged […]
The 23-year-old Shimla youth, who allegedly shared objectionable videos of girl students of a private university in Mohali on social media, was handed over to a Punjab police team in Rohru on Sunday evening. He has been arrested under Sections 354 of IPC and Section 66 E of IT Act, while another youth (31) has […]
Shock and horror have gripped Punjab after some videos of girl students of the Chandigarh University were reported to have been uploaded on social media, prompting massive protests at the varsity. A police case has been registered amid a deluge of strong reactions from all quarters. Appeals to not share these videos online have also […]
The Punjab Police on Sunday said they have found only one video of the accused in their primary investigation into the Chandigarh University video leak case. Mohali SSP Vivek Soni addressed a press conference as the incident created a major controversy and said they have found only one video of the accused herself. No suicide […]