Richa Ghosh celebrates her half century. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh etched her name in the record books on Thursday, smashing the highest-ever score by a batter at No.8 or lower in Women’s ODI history with a blistering 94 off 77 balls against South Africa in the ICC Women’s World Cup at…
NAVI MUMBAI: An FIR was filed Wednesday against an unidentified person and others for circulating an objectionable AI-generated video of CJI BR Gavai on social media for allegedly insulting the minority community, reports George Mendonca.The case was lodged under the Atrocities Act based on a complaint filed by an advocate belonging to a minority community….
Lucknow: When 40-year-old Hariom Valmiki stepped out of his in-laws house in Rae Bareli last week, few imagined he would become the first casualty of Uttar Pradesh‘s latest wave of paranoia. Accused by villagers of being a “drone thief”, he was lynched by a mob in Unchahar after midnight before police could reach the scene….
The superintendent of Georgia’s third-largest school district has been indicted on federal charges alleging he orchestrated a kickback scheme and misused public funds during his tenure at a suburban Chicago district.A federal grand jury in Chicago on Wednesday charged Devon Horton, the current superintendent of the 93,000-student DeKalb County School District, with 17 counts, including…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday filled a 75-year-old constitutional vacuum that caused serious heartburn among judicial service officers, who took 15-20 years to become district judges through promotions and were left behind in career progression by advocates who with just seven years experience could become district judges through direct recruitment.A five-judge bench of CJI B…
MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India has made democratic spirit a pillar of governance and extended it to technology, making the country one of the most digitally inclusive societies.Addressing the Global Fintech Fest here on Thursday jointly with UK PM Keir Starmer, PM Modi said that the India stack has become a beacon…
Former Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh police to inquire into allegations that attempts were made to influence a witness by Ashish Mishra, son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra and accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident of October 2021 that claimed eight lives.The UP police in…
MUMBAI: A decade after its launch in India, Swedish fast fashion giant H&M has forayed into the booming local beauty market, widening its play in the country beyond mainstay fashion and home. Popular with Gen Z and millennials for its fashion-forward clothing that comes with a brand tag and is yet affordable, H&M will tap…
NEW DELHI: With the Right To Information Act set to mark 20 years since it was implemented on Oct 12, a new report on the performance of information commissions shows that over 4 lakh cases were pending in information commissions across India as of June 30 this year. Moreover, six out of 29 information commissions…
New Delhi: Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said India’s logistics cost will fall to single digits to around 9% before December 2025, which will increase profit margins for industries and businesses and make Indian products competitive in the international market.Speaking at an event of the business chamber – PHDCCI, Gadkari cited…
