Nagpur: In a ruling underscoring the rehabilitative purpose of furlough, Nagpur bench of Bombay high court quashed prison department’s refusal to grant leave to a life convict, stating that past overstays on furlough (leave of absence for a specified period to a convict from prison) cannot permanently disqualify a prisoner from exercising the right to…
NEW DELHI: A senior Army official allegedly ‘grievously assaulted’ four SpiceJet employees at Srinagar Airport on July 26, 2025, after they asked him to pay for excess cabin baggage on his flight (SG 386) to Delhi. The airline says its staff members “suffered a spinal fracture and serious jaw injuries after being attacked with punches,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday slammed leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi for allegedly making defamatory statements against the Indian Army, saying that a “true Indian won’t make such statements”. The top court, however, stayed the defamation case against him, further asking him to make statements responsibly in Parliament instead of on social media.The…
New Delhi: Motor vehicle insurance protects a policyholder against claims made by a third party for damages due to the policyholder’s actions, but what about the claim against injury/death of the policyholder themselves in a road accident? Holding that family members of such a policyholder can also claim compensation, Supreme Court has referred the issue…
New Delhi: The new Common Central Secretariat buildings along Kartavya Path, which will house ministries and central govt departments, will be known as Kartavya Bhawans, and the first such building will be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday.Kartavya Bhawan-3 will house the home, petroleum and natural gas, external affairs and rural development ministries, besides…
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday proposed an interim committee, headed by a retired high court judge and comprising the district collector and Goswamis (pujaris), for management of Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan till Allahabad HC decides the validity of UP govt’s ordinance for all-round development of the temple area to provide facilities to pilgrims.A…
NEW DELHI: Disappointing former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and his son, Supreme Court on Monday asked them to move high court to challenge Enforcement Directorate‘s allegedly illegal practice of filing incomplete chargesheets in money laundering cases to keep the probe open-ended, and keep them apprehensive about their possible arrest at any time.Baghel said since 2019,…
Tamannaah Bhatia is one of the most popular and successful actresses in Indian cinema, known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. With a career spanning nearly two decades, she has starred in hit films like ‘Baahubali’, ‘Entertainment’ and ‘F3: Fun and Frustration’. Alongside her acting, she is admired for her glowing skin…
NEW DELHI: Air India has apologised for cockroaches on last Saturday’s San Francisco-Mumbai (via Kolkata) flight due to which seats of some flyers had to be changed. The aircraft, a relatively new ex-Delta Boeing 777 (VT-AEH), was “deep cleaned” during its technical halt in Kolkata and the airline will initiate “a comprehensive investigation to determine…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing logjam in Parliament, PM Narendra Modi will address the BJP-led NDA parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday, a get-together of the alliance’s MPs that is being held after a considerable gap, and the first during the current session of Parliament.The NDA meeting also holds significance as filing of nomination papers for…
