Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that drugs used for gender transition should be banned, arguing they are linked to violent behavior. The tech billionaire’s comment came in response to a post on X (formerly Twitter) that described the arrest of a trans-identifying person accused of breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a toddler.The…
NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI: Days before PM Modi is due to visit Manipur, two key peace deals – one with the Kuki-Zo Council for opening the arterial Imphal-Dimapur National Highway 2 for the movement of commuters and goods, and the second with two Kuki umbrella militant outfits for renewal of the suspension of operations (SoO), while maintaining…
NEW DELHI: After Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, his wife Kota Neelima has been issued a show-cause notice by the electoral registration officer (ERO) of New Delhi assembly constituency (AC) for being enrolled as an elector in two ACs located in different states.Neelima, a former general secretary of Congress’s Telangana unit who had fought the 2023…
NEW DELHI: Despite the NDA government being in regular touch with Congress for the nomination of MPs for the JPC on bills on dismissal of jailed ministers and chief ministers, the party is yet to provide any names, in what is viewed as being reflective of pressure on it in the wake of the committee’s…
Behrampore (Murshidabad): Moyna Khatun clutched her 11-year-old son’s birth certificate like a lifeline as she jostled in a long queue outside Behrampore municipality office in Bengal’s Murshidabad district. Neighbours had told her even digital records must be “updated”. Only after officials assured her that Asif’s certificate was valid did she leave.Khatun’s anxiety mirrors a wave…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday fixed September 10 for hearing a criminal complaint seeking registration of an FIR against former Congress president Sonia Gandhi over allegations that her name appeared on electoral rolls before she became an Indian citizen.Additional chief judicial magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia scheduled the matter after going through a 230-page complaint…
AI Image used for representative purpose SHAMLI: A retired Punjab police officer was rescued within six hours after being kidnapped in Bareilly, when his wife transferred Rs 1.5 lakh via UPI and secured the kidnappers’ location under the pretext of arranging further payment. On Sept 2, Darshan Singh, 55, a former assistant sub-inspector from Suchethgarh…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday decided to investigate allegations made through a PIL that flagrant violation of environmental norms in developmental and road projects in the fragile Himalayan region is causing cloudbursts, torrential rains, flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, and Punjab.Advocate Akash Vashishtha, appearing on behalf of petitioner…
HYDERABAD: A 36-year-old fertiliser shop owner from Andhra died by suicide after allegedly killing his three minor children and setting their bodies on fire in Telangana‘s Nagarkurnool district, reports Mahesh Buddi. Based on the initial probe, police suspect marital discord could be the reason for the deaths.The deceased were G Venkateshwarulu (36), of Peddaboinapally village…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of a media report on custodial deaths in police stations and decided to examine implementation of its earlier order on installing CCTV cameras in police stations.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta referred to a report in Dainik Bhaskar on custodial deaths in…
