New Delhi: Making it to a waitlist for admission or in job recruitment is not enough as Supreme Court has said that a candidate on the waitlist has no vested right to be appointed except when the selected candidate did not join the post.Quashing Calcutta High Court order directing Parasar Bharati to appoint a technician,…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Wednesday greeted home minister Amit Shah on his 61st birthday and praised his dedication to public service and his work ethic.In a post on X, Modi said, “He has made commendable efforts to strengthen India’s internal security apparatus and ensure every Indian leads a life of safety and dignity. Praying…
NEW DELHI: Even if one FIR is closed, the existence of other FIRs with the same or similar allegations will be valid ground for continuation of ED’s investigation under PMLA, Allahabad high court has ruled while dismissing a petition of Sahara group companies, which sought to restrict the ED from probing allegations of money laundering…
NAVI MUMBAI: Amid Diwali celebrations, a major fire broke out in a 12-storey upscale society in Vashi a little after Monday midnight, claiming the lives of an 84-year-old bedridden woman and a three member family two floors above.Ten other residents of the top three floors of Raheja Residency in M G Complex, Sector 14, Vashi,…
NEW DELHI: Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed on Wednesday stoked controversy after she questioned the non-selection of Sarfaraz Khan for India’s recent cricket assignments. She asked whether Khan was not selected in the India A cricket squad “because of his surname”, drawing an angry attack from BJP which accused Mohamed and her party of seeking to…
NEW DELHI: Representatives from Ladakh on Wednesday resumed dialogue with the Centre after a five-month hiatus, reiterating their general demands like statehood, Sixth Schedule status, and constitutional safeguards for their land, culture and language besides seeking the release of detainees of Sept 24 violence, including activist Sonam Wangchuk, reports Bharti Jain.Sources in the Centre said…
NEW DELHI: A five-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped, hit with bricks and then stabbed to death in Narela on Tuesday, hours after he went missing from outside his home. The accused, who worked as a driver for the boy’s transporter father, planned the murder to take revenge, said police. He is absconding.The Narela Industrial Area…
After eight years of a relentless campaign against the term ‘ORS’ (oral rehydration solution) being used for many packaged beverages, often high in sugar, Hyderabad-based paediatrician Dr Sivaranjani Santosh has finally seen a breakthrough. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued an advisory last week banning food and beverage companies from using the term…
PATNA: RJD scion Tejashwi Yadav’s long wait to be officially declared INDIA bloc’s CM face in Bihar looked set to end after Congress’s designated troubleshooter, Ashok Gehlot, and the party’s state in-charge Krishna Allavaru met him and his father Lalu Prasad in Patna Wednesday to break a stalemate that has dragged into the business end…
As the festive season lights up homes across India, one sacred plant that takes centre stage in countless courtyards and balconies is the Tulsi, or Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum). Celebrated for its religious, medicinal and environmental significance, Tulsi is known as a natural air purifier, oxygen booster and immunity supporter. However, during festive periods such…
