Twenty-one large unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar were named on Monday after Param Vir Chakra awardees in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Parakram Diwas. He also unveiled the model of the National Memorial dedicated to Netaji to be built on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, earlier known […]
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would consider setting up a three-judge bench to adjudicate the case related to wearing of the Islamic head covering in Karnataka schools following its split verdict.A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandarchud and Justices V Ramasubramanian and JB Pardiwala took note of the submissions by senior advocate Meenakshi […]
UK police on Friday fined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for not wearing a seatbelt in a moving car while filming a social media video. Without naming Sunak, Lancashire Police said it had issued a 42-year-old man from London with a conditional offer of a fixed penalty. “Following the circulation of a video on social media […]
India’s top wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Ravi Dahiya and Deepak Punia on Friday wrote to president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) PT Usha on sexual harassment allegations against the Wrestling Federation of India and its chief Brij Bhushan Saran Singh. Meanwhile, top Indian wrestlers’ meeting with Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur […]
The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed in the Supreme Court the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son, who is one of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.Additional Advocate General for Uttar Pradesh Garima Prashad told a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice JK Maheshwari that the crime is […]
Punjab Congress leader and former finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal quit the party on Wednesday and blamed its top brass for factionalism. The development came a day after Rahul Gandhi’s-led Bharat Jodo Yatra crossed Punjab yesterday and entered Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday morning.In a letter addressed to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Manpreet Badal wrote that […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the vexatious Centre-Delhi government row over control of services in the national capital. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud heard Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate AM Singhvi for the central and the Delhi government respectively for almost four-and-a-half days before […]
The Election Commission will announce the schedule of assembly polls in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland on Wednesday afternoon.The poll panel has convened a press conference at 2.30pm here for the purpose. The term of the three assemblies is ending on different dates in March.While the term of the Nagaland assembly ends on March 12, the […]
Punjab Chief Minister on Tuesday ordered closing of Zira factory in Ferozepur. Bhagwant Mann said: “No one will be allowed to spoil the air of Punjab… Therefore, after consulting legal experts, a big decision has been taken in public interest… I have issued orders to close the Zeera Liquor Factory and in the future even […]
Panjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Raj Kumar has resigned from the office.The Chancellor and Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankar has appointed Renu Vig, DUI, to discharge the functions of the VC from January 16, 2023 onwards, till further orders. The VC had a tumultuous tenure that saw several run-ins with Panjab University Teachers Association as […]