NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has dismissed a plea seeking early release of a convict serving life sentence for involvement in a terror conspiracy of kidnapping four foreign nationals to pressure govt of India to release jailed militants, reports Abhinav Garg.Nasir Mohd Sodozey alias Aftaab Ahmed had challenged the Sentence Review Board (SRB) order of…
NEW DELHI: Sankarshan Thakur, editor of The Telegraph, who brought a lyrical flair to hard-boiled ground reporting, and whose deep and nuanced understanding of national politics, especially of the state of Bihar, made him one of the distinguished journalists of his generation, passed away on Monday after battling cancer. He was 63.Sankarshan’s eye for the…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for Tuesday’s Vice Presidential election, with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate CP Radhakrishnan facing off against INDIA bloc’s Justice B Sudershan Reddy.The electoral process will take place in Parliament House from 10am to 5pm, with vote counting starting at 6pm. Both sides have conducted mock polls to ensure their…
KOLKATA: Calcutta high court set aside on Monday a suit challenging the Central Board of Film Certification‘s green light to director Vivek Agnihotri‘s controversial ‘The Bengal Files’, saying the petitioner’s contention about the film tarnishing his family’s image wasn’t maintainable.Lawyer Santanu Mukherjee, grandson of freedom fighter Gopal Mukherjee, moved HC on Sept 4, alleging the…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday lashed out at the Election Commission, saying it “must be named and shamed” for its “brazen non-compliance” with the Supreme Court’s directive to accept Aadhaar as proof of identity.“Today, once again for the third time, the Supreme Court reiterated the point that Aadhaar must be accepted as a valid…
PANAJI: In a major setback to Goa govt’s ambitious plans to start hinterland tourism activities in five sanctuaries, Supreme Court on Monday granted a stay on carrying out any development activities in the proposed tiger reserve areas in state.SC, hearing a special leave petition by the state govt challenging a July 2023 Bombay HC order…
On the night of September 7-8, 2025, India will witness a total lunar eclipse. For 82 minutes, the Moon will appear with a reddish glow, also called the Blood Moon. While the event is purely astronomical, it often stirs conversations about health, emotions, and cultural beliefs. Here’s what science and tradition tell us about the…
NEW DELHI: India and Israel on Monday signed a bilateral investment agreement as part of efforts to bolster economic ties. In the process, Israel has become the first Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member state to sign a “strategic agreement” in accordance with India’s new model for investment treaties. The agreement – signed…
NEW DELHI: Attuned to understand the legal jargons, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday found it difficult to digest the medical terminology saturated arguments of a doctor who challenged the validity of the definition of brain-dead in the Transplantation of Organs and Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994.Appealing against a Kerala HC judgment, Dr…
New Delhi: Former VP Jagdeep Dhankhar has sought a govt accommodation in Delhi, which he is entitled to, as per norms, reports Dipak Dash. Dhankhar had put in request for a “suitable” accommodation when he was about to vacate the VP Enclave early this month, sources said.TOI has learnt that though the housing and urban…
