NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold the Calcutta high court’s order that had imposed an interim stay on the new list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) released by the West Bengal government.A bench led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, and also comprising Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria,…
NEW DELHI: Can organs, say a kidney or the liver, retrieved from a deceased donor with a history of diabetes or hypertension be used for transplantation?In a first of its kind factual assessment and report, the Indian Society for Organ Transplantation (ISOT) has said the benefits far outweigh the risks involved and, therefore, such donations…
The Supreme Court initiated suo motu proceedings on Monday after reviewing a Times of India report about rabies cases resulting from dog attacks.Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, while examining the TOI’s Delhi edition, described the published report as “very disturbing and alarming”.“The news item contains some alarming and disturbing figures and facts,” the…
Swaraj India member Yogendra Yadav took a dig at the Bihar government for issuing a residence certificate to a dog in Patna and said that this is the same certificate that is being considered for SIR, “while Aadhaar and ration cards are being called fake.“A bizarre incident from Bihar caught everyone’s attention, including Yogendra Yadav….
A police inspector in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, was caught on CCTV allegedly threatening an optical shop owner and leaving without paying for a repaired pair of eyeglasses. The video, recorded on July 25 at Chashma Point, has gone viral on social media.In the footage, the inspector is seen speaking in a threatening tone and saying,…
CM Yogi announces Rs 2 Lakh aid for UP victims of Haridwar stampede LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the stampede incident near Mansa Devi Temple in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar and announced Rs 2 lakh financial aid for families of the deceased from Uttar Pradesh….
If you thought booking an AC 3-tier ticket guaranteed peace and privacy, think again. A video of the Sikkim Mahananda Express—where unreserved passengers allegedly stormed an AC coach at Katihar station—has gone viral, and it’s chaos on wheels.The viral video has raised fresh concerns about Indian Railways’ ability to manage crowd control and passenger safety.The…
NEW DELHI: A political and legal battle is underway over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. What was intended as a technical exercise to improve the accuracy of voter lists has escalated into a flashpoint in both Parliament and the Supreme Court, with opposition parties alleging disenfranchisement and voter…
Two devotees electrocuted outside Awshaneshwar temple in Barabanki LUCKNOW: Two devotees were electrocuted and several others injured outside the historic Awshaneshwar Mahadev temple after they came in contact with an iron pipe and tin shed that had reportedly developed an electric current in Barabanki district in the wee hours of Monday.The structure was installed for…
Judge Varma hides identity, is ‘XXX’ in his SC petition NEW DELHI: Facing removal motion in Parliament for sacks of cash found at his official residence in Delhi, Justice Yashwant Varma has kept his identity a secret in his petition in the Supreme Court while seeking quashing of the in-house inquiry report and then CJI’s…