NEW DELHI: Four Kanwar pilgrims were killed and several others injured after being hit by a car late Tuesday night on the Sheetla Mata highway in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district.Gwalior’s chief superintendent of police Hina Khan said, “We got information that an incident has happened on the Sheetla Mata highway in which some Kanwar pilgrims…
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday stepped up its attack against Pakistan at the United Nations after Islamabad raised the Kashmir issue and the ongoing dispute over the Indus Waters.Marking the 80th anniversary of the UN, India’s ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said that states violating the principle of “good neighbourliness” by fomenting cross-border terrorism “must bear a…
Former VP Jagdeep Dhankhar NEW DELHI: Election to the vice-president’s office must be held “as soon as possible” in the event of a vacancy caused by the death, resignation or removal of the incumbent, according to Article 63(2) of the Constitution. In the normal course, however, such an election must be held before expiration of…
NEW DELHI: Was the notice for the motion of removal of Allahabad HC Justice Yashwant Varma only “submitted” or was it “admitted” as well. The seemingly technical issue goes to the heart of the fast-paced events that led to the resignation of Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday evening.It acquires significance because…
NEW DELHI: As Rajya Sabha met Tuesday morning – the second day of Parliament’s monsoon session – the effect of Jagdeep Dhankhar’s departure weighed heavily in the Upper House. The VP is also the Rajya Sabha chairman.Dhankhar, usually, would not miss chairing RS proceedings at the beginning of the day, but on Tuesday, all eyes…
NEW DELHI: Night-time temperatures in major Indian cities exceed those of surrounding rural areas by 3-4 degree celsius round the year, primarily because of structures, roads and other infrastructure, a new World Bank report has revealed. It has specified that while Lucknow experiences 5 degree celsius more during night-time, in case of Chennai and Surat…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday swiftly entertained President Droupadi Murmu’s reference questioning SC’s power and jurisdiction to fix timelines for the President and governors in granting, declining or withholding assent to bills passed by assemblies while brushing aside ‘maintainability’ objections by Tamil Nadu and Kerala.A bench of CJI B R Gavai and Justices Surya Kant,…
JAIPUR: God helps those who help themselves, but this one stretched it. CCTV footage from Khakhiji Maharaj shrine in Jaipur’s Govindpura shows a thief observing temple courtesies around 2am Saturday before making off with the donation box – stuffed with thousands of rupees in cash.He didn’t forget to wash his hands, bow before the idol…
NEW DELHI: “Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar ji has had many opportunities to serve our country in various capacities, including as Vice-President of India. Wishing him good health,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X, shortly after President Droupadi Murmu accepted Dhankhar’s resignation.Going by sendoff messages for politicians, the post was starkly terse and conveyed the tension…
Mumbai: A day after the Bombay high court judgment acquitted him from the charge of conspiracy in the 11/7 train blasts, Mohammed Ali Shaikh’s Govandi residence was filled with relatives and neighbours who greeted him with sweets, while phones buzzed with congratulatory calls. “The happiness of reuniting with my family cannot be described. After 19…