NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu govt’s 2023 writ petition accusing the governor of deliberately not acting on 10 bills passed by the state assembly had led a two-judge Supreme Court bench to pen a 415-page judgment on April 8, stripping the constitutional heads of states of the minimal discretionary power conferred on them by the…
Lucknow: A string of unsolved burglaries across Lucknow’s southern zone was finally cracked after the PGI police and the Southern Zone Surveillance Cell arrested a four-member interstate theft gang that targeted locked houses for weeks. The breakthrough came after investigators painstakingly scanned more than 200 CCTV camera feeds, used technical surveillance tools, and deployed manual…
NEW DELHI: Ten years after the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 came into force, a new study by the India Justice Report has exposed how the country’s juvenile justice system is crumbling under the same ills that plague adult courts – massive delays, crippling vacancies and shocking opacity. Children in conflict…
Lucknow: A day after TOI highlighted how the law and order situation on the Lucknow University campus is deteriorating, the chief proctor office on Thursday issued a series of instructions to bring things under control. Acting on the FIR registered in connection with the Wednesday violence inside LU main campus, chief proctor Rakesh Dwivedi issued…
NEW DELHI: In its ongoing money laundering investigation against Anil Ambani‘s Reliance Group entities, ED Thursday said the special task force constituted at its headquarters here has attached more assets, worth over Rs 1,452 crore, including multiple buildings in Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC) and Millennium Business Park, Navi Mumbai, as well as plots of…
Lucknow: Sixteen-year-old Aarti Verma from Chandauli remembers the day her family began preparing for her marriage. She fought back, insisted on continuing her studies, and today stands as the brand ambassador of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ in her district. Her journey from resistance to leadership reflects the courage rising in many girls across rural UP.She…
After weeks of speculation surrounding his off-screen chemistry with Saiyaara co-star Aneet Padda, Ahaan Panday has now offered clarity on where they truly stand. In a new interview, the actor addressed the buzz head-on—ending the dating rumours while acknowledging the deep connection the two share. Ahaan clarifies speculation: “Aneet is my best friend” Ahaan revealed…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Thursday appointed seven new secretary-rank officers, including the new heads for oil, telecom and agriculture ministries.A late evening order said that the appointments committee of cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, decided to appoint Neeraj Mittal, a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, as petroleum secretary, replacing Pankaj…
Lucknow: EWS and LIG housing units in Omaxe Residency and Amaravati IT City near Shaheed Path will be launched soon. LDA Vice Chairman Prathamesh Kumar inspected both townships on Thursday and asked developers to speed up the pending work.He found that the construction of EWS and LIG houses was moving slowly and told developers to…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that it has no jurisdiction or power to set a timeline for a governor or the President to take a decision on bills passed by state assemblies, ask the President to seek SC’s opinion on bills reserved for her and involving constitutional questions, and grant ‘deemed assent’ to…
