NEW DELHI: Delhi high court stayed Thursday the release of ‘Udaipur Files’ in a rare instance of judicial intervention to pause a movie on the eve of its pan-India opening, reports Abhinav Garg. The film is purportedly based on tailor Kanhaiya Lal’s 2022 murder in Udaipur.The court directed Islamic cleric body Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind and other…
PATIALA: A local court here has ordered the attachment of the municipal corporation’s office building, the civic commissioner’s official car and office assets, including furniture, computers, printers, fans and ACs, for failing to clear Rs 3.2 lakh dues to the family of a deceased Class IV employee. The bailiff is to execute the warrant by…
JAMMU: An 11-year-old girl died after a shooting stone hit her during a landslide triggered by incessant rains in a remote village in J&K’s Poonch district on Thursday.Police said Afiya Kousar, a resident of Chak Bonalla area in Mendhar tehsil, died on the spot. A case was registered in this connection.In May last year, a…
A goods train going from Jammu to Punjab derailed in Lakhanpur of Kathua district, on Thursday. (ANI Video Grab) JAMMU: Two bogies of a goods train derailed after debris from a rain-triggered landslide blocked railway tracks in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning, affecting train traffic on the busy Jammu-Pathankot route.“No injuries…
NEW DELHI: Congress and Shashi Tharoor have been associated for 16 long years. But of late, the Thiruvananthapuram MP seems to be bringing more cheers to the rival BJP than his own party Congress. And what’s more, Tharoor seems to be pushing the boundaries with every new “statement” he makes.In the last 6 months, there…
NEW DELHI: Flagging concerns over the future of India’s genetic resources, a group of farm scientists and experts has written to Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan seeking govt’s intervention to stall the attempt being made during an ongoing global meet in Lima, Peru, to access all plant genetic resources, beyond the existing lists of…
NEW DELHI: At a time when his home state of Manipur is caught in the grip of turmoil and uncertainty, high endurance ultra-cyclist John Khammuanlal Gwite has shown extraordinary mental strength and resilience, channelling his energy into a historic performance in Poland.With his 237-hour finish in the ‘Race Around Poland’, Gwite has joined an elite…
CHENNAI: Advocates’ Forum for Social Justice urged the Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai to ensure inclusion of at least one judge from OBC and SC/ST communities in the collegium system of the apex court and the HCs.“Though the judiciary is institutionally independent, it is structurally exclusive and limited to a narrow socio-economic…
A popular YouTuber with millions of followers is under fire, not for pushing boundaries in content creation, but for literally pushing his superbikes through some of India’s most ecologically sensitive terrain.Ali Aalyan Iqbal, who boasts 2.74 million subscribers on YouTube and nearly half a million followers on Instagram, has been booked for performing dangerous stunts…
Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai and Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab (Image Credit: IANS and X) The Maharashtra legislative council experienced a heated exchange on Thursday between minister Shambhuraj Desai and Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab, following a contentious “traitor” remark directed at Desai, resulting in a brief adjournment of the House.The intense debate…