SC refuses the plea of dog lovers for stay on its order. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay its order directing the removal of stray dogs from public institutions such as hospitals, schools and colleges, rejecting pleas filed by animal lovers and welfare groups.“Court can’t remain oblivious to harsh ground realities…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government after petrol and diesel prices were hiked by around 90 paise per litre, marking the second fuel price increase in less than a week following the end of a nearly four-year freeze by state-run oil companies.Sharing a post on its…
NEW DELHI: The Assam crime branch has summoned Congress MP and senior party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala to appear before investigators in Guwahati on Saturday, May 23 in connection with the passport controversy involving Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.The summons is part of an ongoing probe by Assam police into…
PALGHAR: Thirteen persons were killed and 16 injured when their pickup truck driving north on the wrong side of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway met with an accident on Monday.A bigger truck going south swerved to avoid the pickup and its container fell on the vehicle, carrying an engagement party of about 50, near Dhaniwari village in…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Monday slammed Norwegian press over questions on press freedom, saying that that many people misunderstand India after reading reports published by “ignorant NGOs”.While addressing a press conference, MEA secretary (West) Sibi George engaged in a tense exchange with a journalist and underscored the extensive reach of India’s media…
Political heat over cancellation of NEET is likely to rise with a parliamentary committee headed by Congress’s Digvijaya Singh asking NTA chairperson and higher education secretary to appear before the panel on May 21, as it seeks an update on the probe into the leak of question papers of the exam and the K Radhakrishnan…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress-led UDF returned to office in Kerala after a decade as six-term MLA VD Satheesan took oath as CM before a roaring crowd at Thiruvananthapuram’s Central Stadium Monday and signalled a sharp political reset through a string of welfare measures, administrative changes and a fresh probe into a politically sensitive assault case linked to…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday expressed solidarity with the global Tamil diaspora on the occasion of Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day.On May 18, 2009, the Sri Lankan civil war had come to an end in Mullivaikkal, a small coastal village in Mullaitivu district, following the death of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran.Vijay pledged…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a two-nation tour to boost defence cooperation, landed in Vietnam capital Hanoi on Monday.Before leaving for Hanoi, Rajnath posted on X, “Today, 18th May, I shall be reaching Hanoi. Looking forward to visiting Vietnam and South Korea this week to further expand the scope of our engagement. I…
NEW DELHI: The three-member committee headed by SC judge Aravind Kumar, which was looking into allegations of corruption against Allahabad HC judge Yashwant Varma, submitted its report to LS Speaker Om Birla Monday. While Varma sent his resignation to President Murmu last month, his name continues to figure among judges of Allahabad HC on its…
