NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday took suo motu cognisance of the Twisha Sharma death case. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is likely to consider the matter on Monday, news agency ANI reported.The case, involving allegations of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide against Twisha’s husband and in-laws, including…
More than a decade ago, when Masooma Ranalvi first spoke publicly about being subjected to khatna (the local term for female genital mutilation or FGM) at age seven, she helped push the practice within the Dawoodi Bohra community in India into the national spotlight. As the SC resumes hearings in the long-pending case in which…
How India’s indigenous attack chopper stacks up against America’s deadly AH-64E. Recently, in a more than USD 198.2 million deal, the US State Department approved the possible sale of support services and relatedequipment for Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to India. The State Department said that the sale will improve India’s capability to meet current…
Center of Policy Research and Governance and AI4India publish report on ‘future of jobs’ in the age of AI NEW DELHI: The Centre of Policy Research and Governance (CPRG) and AI4India have published the report Future of Jobs in the Age of AI, Emerging Roles, New Opportunities, a significant study on the impact of artificial…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi as India and the United States pushed to deepen cooperation on defence, trade and the Indo-Pacific. Police secured a seven-day remand for Samarth Singh in the Twisha Sharma death case as investigators intensified their probe into allegations of dowry harassment and…
Vinesh Phogat (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has allowed celebrated wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the upcoming Asian Games selection trials, observing that allowing her participate in the trials was necessary “in the interest of sports and justice.” A bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia also directed…
Environmentalist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday expressed support for the online “cockroach” movement led by the self-styled “Cockroach Janata Party” (CJP), calling himself an “honorary cockroach”. He also urged the government to engage with the concerns raised by youngsters instead of suppressing their digital expression.When asked whether he would formally join the movement, Wangchuk…
The West Bengal government has declared May 28 as a public holiday on account of Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid), revising its earlier holiday schedule for the festival.In a notification, the state government said, “in partial modification of the aforesaid notification, the Governor is pleased to declare 28th May, 2026 (Thursday) as a public holiday on account of…
NEW DELHI: After an FIR was lodged against Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai over alleged objectionable remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress leader hit back at the BJP-led government, claiming the case was aimed at diverting attention from the alleged rape of a young Dalit girl in Mahoba.Speaking to PTI, Rai said…
KOLKATA: Opening its purse strings for Bengal following chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s maiden visit to New Delhi after assuming office on May 9, the Centre on Friday agreed to release Rs 39,000 crore for schemes under the Union water resources ministry. PM Narendra Modi, during his meeting with Adhikari, also assured of support in implementing…
