Puri: A 15-year-old boy from Puri lost his life after being hit by a moving train while attempting to shoot a reel for social media near the railway gate at Jankadeipur station under Chandanpur police limits in Puri Sadar, on Tuesday evening. The video recorded during the incident has gone viral on social media.The deceased…
NEW DELHI: CJI B R Gavai and Justice Surya Kant, the next CJI, on Thursday stoutly defended the much-criticised collegium system for selecting constitutional court judges and said it has helped the judiciary preserve its autonomy and independence in administration of justice.CJI Gavai was speaking at Royal Institute of Management in Thimphu, Bhutan, while Justice…
JAIPUR: Two families are embroiled in a suspected baby swap case at Udaipur’s MB Hospital, with both claiming a newborn boy as their own. DNA samples from the parents of the two babies — a boy and a girl born on Oct 21 — were sent to the forensic science laboratory in Jaipur Thursday to…
Actress Isabelle Tate, known for her role in the series premiere of 9-1-1: Nashville, passed away on Sunday at the age of 23. The young performer is survived by her mother, Katerina Kazakos Tate; stepfather, Vishnu Jayamohan; father, John Daniel Tate; and sister, Daniella Tate. A Nashville girl with big dreams Born and raised in…
NEW DELHI: Admitting judges can also commit mistakes as they are human, SC said courts should not shy away from accepting them and rectifying errors if committed.The maxim ‘actus curiae neminem gravabit’, which means the act of the court shall prejudice no one, is a principle firmly embedded in Indian jurisprudence and no party should…
MUMBAI: Dalal Street witnessed extreme volatility on Thursday, thanks mainly to expectations about better trade relations separately with India and then China. As a result, in early trades the sensex rallied above the 85K mark on prospects of a trade deal between the US and India.The Street’s mood, however, soured after oil prices went up…
Ayodhya: In a chilling case, a woman from Ayodhya’s Mawai area was arrested, along with her lover, for allegedly strangling her two-month-old daughter, on Thursday.Police said the murder, driven by a mix of illicit love affair and family discord, took place on Oct 19, a day before Diwali.Police said Pooja of Lakhinipur village was married…
KOCHI: Kerala high court has set aside a criminal case against a Palakkad schoolteacher who caned three class 5 students for fighting, ruling that he acted within his authority to maintain classroom discipline.Justice C Pratheep Kumar, delivering the order on Oct 16, said the teacher’s actions were aimed at correcting the students and helping them…
Lucknow: The central govt has praised two Indian Air Force pilots from Uttar Pradesh for displaying exemplary courage in difficult situations. The praise has been documented in the central govt gazette issued on Oct 4. Wing Commander Joy Chandra (38) from Meerut has been officially cited for displaying exceptional courage during Operation Sindoor.He was among…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has dismissed lawyer Mehmood Pracha’s plea seeking to declare Supreme Court’s 2019 Ayodhya judgment “null and void”, calling it a “frivolous and luxurious” attempt to misuse the legal system. District judge Dharmender Rana not only upheld a Rs 1 lakh penalty imposed by a civil court but also added Rs…
