CHANDIGARH: Haryana IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, whose police officer husband Y Puran Kumar allegedly died by suicide Tuesday, submitted a two-page complaint to CM Nayab Singh Saini when he visited her Chandigarh house Thursday to offer condolences. Amneet demanded the suspension and arrest of all officers ex-ADG Puran named in his purported suicide note….
A youth from Hisar, Sonu, is feared dead in the Russia-Ukraine war, with his companion Aman missing since September 22. Both men were reportedly deceived into joining the Russian army after going to Russia for a foreign language course. Families have sought help from the MHA and the Indian embassy in Moscow. HISAR: Amid reports…
OBCs to protest Maharashtra quota NAGPUR: Thousands are expected to flood Nagpur’s streets at Friday’s OBC rally as protesters from across Vidarbha mobilise against Maharashtra’s September 2 government resolution (GR), which activists said undermines constitutional rights and weakens their share in reservations, report Vaibhav Ganjapure & Piyush Patil.The rally, billed as a “yellow storm” of…
NEW DELHI: CJI B R Gavai Thursday said he and Justice K Vinod Chandran were “very shocked” when a lawyer attempted to hurl a shoe at him on Oct 6, but the issue is a “forgotten chapter”.In an act that elicited all-around condemnation, a 71-year-old lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, tried to hurl his shoe at the…
A division bench of Delhi high court Thursday rejected the appeal of pharma giant, Roche, seeking an injunction against Indian pharma company Natco Pharma launching a generic version of Risdiplam, the only available drug to treat a rare genetic disorder, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This comes as a major relief for Indian SMA patients.Govt’s one-time…
Who’s To Blame? MP & TN Govts Trade Charges CHENNAI/BHOPAL/NAGPUR: The adulterated cough syrup death toll rose to 23 after two more children died of renal failure Thursday, while police arrested Govindan Ranganathan (75), the owner of Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals, which manufactured the Coldrif medicine. The latest victims – Garvik Pawar and Mayank Suryawanshi,…
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….
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…
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…
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…
