NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea challenging Karnataka’s decision to invite International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara celebrations at the Chamundeshwari Temple. The festival is set to begin on September 22.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed the appeal, asking the petitioner’s lawyer,…
NEW DELHI: A special NIA court in Jammu has given investigators 45 more days to keep two men in custody over the Pahalgam terror attack, extending their remand beyond the usual 90-day limit.On September 18, special judge Sandeep Gandotra allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to continue its probe against Bashir Ahmad Jothat, a resident…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday repeated his “vote chori” charge and criticised the Election Commission, terming it an “Chunaav ka chaukidar” (election watchman) who “stayed awake, watched the theft, and protected the thieves”.His remarks came a day after he accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of shielding those who “destroyed democracy”.To support…
Indian techie Mohammed Nizamuddin, who was shot dead by US Police earlier this month, had alleged workplace racial harassment, including “wage-fraud, wrongful termination and obstruction of justice.” The accusations were made against “colleagues, employer, client, detective and their community altogether.”“I have been a victim of racial hatred, racial discrimination, racial harassment, torture, wage-fraud, wrongful termination…
NEW DELHI: Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda has sparked fresh new political debate with his foreign policy advise for the central government involving immediate neighbours. Advocating for a neighbourhood-first policy, Pitroda said that he had been to Pakistan and “felt at home,” given the “common gene pool” shared by the people.“They are all small,…
PM Modi planting the sapling (ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday planted a Kadamb sapling at his residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg. The sapling was a personal gift from King Charles III of the United Kingdom, on PM Modi’s 75th birthday, shared as part of PM Modi’s “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam”…
Fight at Apple Store in Mumbai. NEW DELHI: Multiple fights broke outside an Apple store in Mumbai as large crowds gathered to get their hands on the new iPhone 17. Security personnel were seen trying to handle the crowd outside the Apple store at BKC Jio Centre, Mumbai. Substantial crowds had assembled for the iPhone…
NEW DELHI: Jailed separatist leader and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik has claimed that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed “gratitude” to him after he met Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan in 2006.The separatist leader made the claim in an affidavit filed in the…
NEW DELHI: The death of Indian techie Mohammed Nizamuddin in Santa Clara, California, has drawn strong reactions, with police describing him as an armed aggressor, his family alleging a hasty and excessive response, and neighbours recalling a domestic quarrel that turned deadly.Santa Clara police said they were called to a residence on September 3 after…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s shoutout to Gen Z to “stop vote theft” sparked a sharp retort from the BJP, with Nishikant Dubey quipping: “They are against corruption, why wouldn’t they drive you out?” The comments from Gen X politicians came in after Nepal Gen Z protest toppled the “corrupt”…
