DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami recommended Friday a CBI inquiry into the “mystery VIP” connected with the 2022 murder of a 19-year-old receptionist at a Rishikesh resort owned by a BJP functionary’s son, reports Kautilya Singh. The decision came following days of protests by several civic groups and opposition Congress on the issue, as…
KOLKATA: Aftershocks of the showdown between Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over raids on Trinamool-linked political consultancy I-PAC jolted Calcutta high court Friday, prompting Justice Suvra Ghosh to postpone hearing petitions filed by either side till Jan 14 on grounds of “enormous disturbance and commotion” in the courtroom. The judge, seemingly annoyed…
MADURAI: Madras high court, hearing contempt petitions filed over non-compliance of its earlier order on lighting of Karthigai Deepam at the deepathoon atop a Thiruparankundram hill in Madurai district, said on Friday that charges would be framed against the contemnors if they failed to show cause for not complying with the directive, reports K Kaushik….
AGARTALA: Tripura HC struck down a 25-year-old state govt policy mandating fixed pay for the first five years to newly appointed employees recruited through competitive examinations, calling it “unconstitutional”, reports Biswendu Bhattacharjee. The policy – introduced by the Left Front govt in 2001 and 2007 for Group C and Group D posts, respectively – required…
LUCKNOW: Lucknow police on Friday arrested the resident doctor of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) accused of repeatedly raping a junior colleague on the false promise of marriage, forcing her to undergo an abortion, and coercing her into religious conversion. Rameezuddin alias Rameez (31) was nabbed near the city station by a joint team comprising…
NEW DELHI: India said on Friday it did not recognise China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, asserting that it passed through Indian territory under forcible and illegal occupation of Pakistan. “Shaksgam Valley is Indian territory. We have never recognised the so-called China-Pakistan ‘Boundary Agreement’ signed in 1963. We have consistently maintained that the agreement is illegal and invalid,”…
A student protest against Dipu’s murder, in Dhaka last month NEW DELHI: Slamming the Muhammad Yunus-led interim govt over the relentless attacks on minorities – including Hindus – and their properties in Bangladesh, and for watering down the incidents, India on Friday said attempts to whitewash the communal intent behind the crimes and attribute these…
KOLKATA: TMC alleged on Friday ED was targeting I-PAC’s current chief Pratik Jain, not its founder Prashant Kishor, in its coal scam-linked probe and that the move was linked to the latter’s role in “helping BJP” in Nov 2025 Bihar elections. “This ED complaint dates back to 2020. Who was at the helm of I-PAC…
IOCL Executive Director (Branding and CC) John Prasad Kandamparambil (standing fifth from left) with the winners at Friday’s event MUMBAI: The national final of the IndianOil Science Quiz 3.0, organised by The Times of India, was held on Friday at Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir in Bandra, marking the third edition of the pan-India science quiz…
KOLKATA: A day after high drama and tense standoff as CM Mamata Banerjee walked into its office challenging the ongoing ED raid, the 450-odd employees of I-PAC office in Kolkata returned to work on Friday, in 100% attendance. There were some “visible changes”, though, right outside its office on the 11th floor at Godrej Waterside…