NEW DELHI: When Justice Sanjiv Khanna became the CJI in November last year, many thought it was poetic justice 50 years after his uncle Justice H R Khanna, through a historic political blunder in 1977, was denied the top post for his courageous dissent in support of fundamental rights during the Emergency even though four…
AGRA: Citing lack of evidence and witnesses turning hostile, a court in Muzaffarnagar acquitted 11 accused in a case of looting and arson during the 2013 riots that left 62 dead and over 50,000 homeless.These 11 people, all residents of Lisarh village in Shamli, were charged with looting and setting fire to the house of…
In a strategic move to expand its luxury footprint in Eastern India, ITC Hotels on Tuesday announced that it has signed a management agreement for a new property under its premium brand Mementos by ITC Hotels in Siliguri, West Bengal.The upcoming property, being developed by the LR Berlia Group, will be situated near Bagdogra Airport…
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti SRINAGAR: Everyone except “a few media anchors living far away in Mumbai and Noida” want the pause in military operations between India and Pakistan to hold, J&K CM Omar Abdullah said Tuesday while continuing his outreach to residents of forward areas affected the most by shelling and drone attacks from across…
JAMMU: In the past six-seven years, over 2,000 family bunkers were built for residents of border areas in J&K, the utility of which was realised during the recent Operation Sindoor, said union minister Dr Jitendra Singh during a day-long visit to areas along the international border on Tuesday. He also announced that an additional 600…
NEW DELHI: A litigant managed to get a favourable order from Supreme Court after he propped up a “ghost” opponent who told the court that he had compromised with the petitioner in a land dispute, which became the basis for SC for quashing orders passed by a Muzaffarpur trial court and Patna HC against the…
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the results for classes 10th and 12th on May 13, 2025. Students can download their marksheets from the board’s official website, cbse.gov.in. Meanwhile, students who are not satisfied with their scores can apply for re-evaluation of their marksheets online.The verification and re-evaluation dates will be announced…
LONDON: UK PM Keir Starmer has been compared to Enoch Powell after he said mass immigration risks making Britain an “island of strangers” when introducing the immigration white paper on Monday.The white paper is facing a backlash from the Indian diaspora.In his 1968 “Rivers of Blood” speech, Powell had said the native British population had…
SRINAGAR: J&K police carried out raids Tuesday at 11 sites in Srinagar linked to “terrorists’ associates” as part of continuing operations to “unsparingly” target infrastructure supporting such activities and dismantle the “terror ecosystem”.The searches came days after the now-paused conflict with Pakistan triggered by the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people, mostly…
SRINAGAR: The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, on Tuesday set up its new office in Srinagar to strengthen J&K’s Inland Water Transport (IWT) sector. The river navigation infrastructure will be developed in three national waterways in the Union Territory — NW-26 (River Chenab); NW-49 (River Jhelum),…
