NEW DELHI: A record 24 judges have been appointed to Allahabad high court in one order notified by law ministry Friday, bringing down the vacancies of judges in the country’s largest high court from 74 to 50 against a sanctioned strength of 160 judges.Ten of the new appointees are advocates who have been elevated as…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against businessman Raj Kundra, accusing him of being a beneficial owner of 285 Bitcoins worth Rs 150.47 crore received from late crypto-scam mastermind Amit Bhardwaj. The chargesheet, filed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court, states that Kundra concealed crucial evidence and failed to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, while adjudicating a matter related to inexplicable delays in disposal of cases in trial courts last week, observed that a speedy trial, as part of the right to life, is an unimpeachable right. But what happens when counsels are not available in over 62 lakh cases, accused are absconding in…
DHAKA Amid a number of incidents of attacks, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council has said there is growing concern and anxiety among devotees regarding the Sharidya Durga Puja celebrations that begin on Sunday. The organisation said that though devotees are being assured by the highest levels of the govt, including the chief adviser,…
Muhammad Yunus (AP photo) Bangladesh’s interim chief adviser Muhammad Yunus faced protests in New York on Friday as he addressed the fourth day of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Demonstrators gathered outside the UN headquarters, raising slogans like “Yunus is Pakistani. Go back to Pakistan,” accusing the Nobel laureate of bias and poor…
SRINAGAR: Beloved teacher. Exiled soul. Hirdey Nath Koul, former principal of Islamia High School in Srinagar, is gone. He died Sept 10 in Hyderabad at the age of 93. He was once of Bana Mohalla near the Jhelum, but carried Kashmir with him until the end.Tributes poured in, led by Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar…
Five occupants, including three females, died when their black Thar crashed into a divider and overturned near Jharsa chowk in Gurgaon early Saturday morning GURGAON: Five black Thar occupants died after their car crashed into a divider located at exit-9 near Jharsa chowk around 5 am on Saturday.The deceased included three females. According to the…
JAMMU: Border Security Force (BSF) has repatriated a mentally unstable Pakistani national who inadvertently crossed into Indian territory in Jammu’s R S Pura sector Thursday.“No incriminating material was recovered from Mohd Akram, a native of Pakistan’s Sialkot. BSF contacted Pakistani Rangers and handed him over to them at a flag meeting late Friday,” an official…
BENGALURU: Karnataka high court Friday allowed the central govt to issue necessary travel documents, enabling an overstaying Russian woman Nina Kutina and her minor daughters to return to Russia. The woman and her children were found living in a cave near Gokarna, Uttara Kannada district.Justice BM Shyam Prasad delivered the verdict, disposing of a petition…
NEW DELHI: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday hit out at the nation and called it the “epicentre of global terrorism.”Addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Jaishankar said, “Countering terrorism is a particular priority because it synthesises bigotry, violence, intolerance, and fear. India…
