VARANASI/NEW DELHI: A hijack scare gripped an Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Varanasi Monday after a man tried to unlock the cockpit door mid-air by entering random digits on its keypad, triggering a security buzzer inside the flight deck.Cabin crew confronted the passenger, identified as Mani R, who claimed he was a first-time…
Lucknow: Days after the Allahabad high court sought curbs on caste glorification and bar on the mention of the caste of accused in police records, the state government has issued a government order (GO) announcing changes in the proforma of the FIR and other related police records. The use of caste names on vehicles and…
Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the Asia Cup match against Pakistan. (AP Photo) Abhishek Sharma cuts a striking figure while striding towards the crease to bat.Broad shoulders, wiry frame, bat dangling loosely in his left hand like a gunslinger’s weapon, eyes shaded with the cool detachment of someone who knows exactly what he’s about…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday issued notice to Delhi Police on the bail plea of student activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima and Shifa Ur Rehman in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, in which they face charges under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria sought…
NEW DELHI: Agreeing to hear a plea filed by the organisation ‘Foundation for Independent Journalism’ seeking to quash the summons issued to it in a criminal defamation case, Supreme Court on Monday said time has come to decriminalise the defamation law.A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma passed the remark while…
Image used for representative purposes AYODHYA: The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) rejected the layout plan for the Ayodhya mosque as mandatory no-objection certificates hadn’t been issued by various govt departments, a reply to an RTI query revealed, reports .Supreme Court, in its Ayodhya verdict on Nov 9, 2019, had mandated allocation of five acres of…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court sought on Monday responses from DGCA, Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bureau and the Centre on steps taken to conduct an independent, impartial and expeditious probe into the crash of Air India’s June 12 London-bound flight.The court told PIL petitioner NGO ‘Safety Matters Foundation’ that its demand to make public details of the…
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma, one of India’s most admired power couples, often make headlines for their professional milestones. But beyond cricket grounds and film sets, the two have embraced a spiritual journey, seeking calm and balance amidst their busy lives. From their visit to Swami Dayananda Ashram in Rishikesh to their darshan at Neem…
Keanu Reeves has reportedly tied the knot with his partner, artist Alexandra Grant, in a private ceremony in Europe earlier this summer. According to Radar Online, the couple exchanged vows in an intimate setting away from the public eye.“The wedding took place in Europe earlier this summer, very intimate and very discreet,” an insider told…
BENGALURU: Some Indian IT stocks took a hit on BSE after US President Donald Trump‘s latest proclamation on the H-1B visa, deepening concerns in an already fragile demand environment. TCS and Tech Mahindra led the losses among the top five IT firms, each falling more than 3%. HCLTech saw the least decline at 1.8%. Among…