Rajya Sabha lawmaker Vaiko’s petition that wanted the Jammu and Kashmir government to produce former chief minister Farooq Abdullah was disposed of by the Supreme Court on Monday. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told Vaiko to approach the appropriate court for relief since the government […]
At a Delhi exhibition, superbugs and the end of antibiotics
Want to understand why doctors ask you not to pop an antibiotic every time you get a cold? A visit to the National Science Museum near Pragati Maidan will be a good start. A travelling exhibition called ‘Superbugs: The end of Antibiotics?’ takes people on a journey of how antibiotics […]
Will compensate Bilkis Bano, says Gujarat after Supreme Court tweaks order
The Gujarat government on Monday agreed to give gangrape survivor Bilkis Bano Rs 50 lakh, a job and a house after the Supreme Court added a clarification to its April order at the state’s request. This addition makes it clear that the Supreme Court had ordered compensation to Bilkis Bano […]
BJP picks Bagha, Mahajan for Phagwara, Mukerian bypolls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced former Punjab Scheduled Caste Commission chairman Rajesh Bagha and Jangi Lal Mahajan, a businessman, as its candidates for the Phagwara (reserved) and Mukerian seats for assembly bypolls to be held on October 21. The Phagwara seat, which fell vacant after Som Parkash […]
Azam Khan’s wife is SP candidate for Rampur assembly byelection
Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday declared candidates for bypolls to six UP Assembly constituencies. With this, it has declared candidates on ten of the eleven seats that are going to polls on October 21. Akhilesh Yadav said the party will not field anyone from Iglas (Hathras) and support Rashtriya Lok […]
At least 28 dead as rains lash Bihar, state seeks help from Centre
At least 28 people have been killed in the last four days in different rain-related incidents across Bihar as rainfall continued to batter several parts of the state, including capital Patna, officials said on Monday. The weather department has issued a red alert and said that heavy rains will lash Patna […]
President Kovind’s Gumla, Deoghar visits cancelled due to rains
President Ram Nath Kovind’s scheduled Gumla and Deoghar visit and chief minister Raghubar Das’ political programmes under Johar Jan Ashirwad Yatra on Sunday were cancelled due to incessant downpour continued to lash Jharkhand for the fourth day, causing water- logging and flood -like situation in many parts of the state. […]
Snatching data shows dip but street reality different
Delhi Police have been registering several cases of snatching as simple theft, found an HT analysis of crime data between January 1 and September 20, in a practice that experts said may explain the Capital’s declining street crime numbers at a time when anecdotal accounts suggest it is one of […]
Facing closure, gym, yoga centre owners to meet monitoring panel, threaten protest
Owners of several gymnasiums, yoga and meditation centres in the city organised a meeting on Sunday and said that they would protest any move by the municipal bodies or Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to seal their facilities. They said they have already written a letter to the minister of housing […]
A walk through centuries in Tauru, Nuh
A small detour from the Rewari-Sohna Road will lead you to ward number 10 in Tauru, Nuh— a seemingly nondescript residential area. Unknown to most outsiders, however, the area is also home to a massive tomb complex hidden behind a mesh of newer constructions and farmlands. The complex has seven […]
Minor gets pregnant after being raped by 62-year-old man in Uttarakhand: Police
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 62-year-old in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand, said police. The incident came to light when her parents realised that she was five months pregnant and lodged a complaint against the accused on Sunday evening, said police officials. The victim and the […]
In Uttarakhand, BJP strips 40 office bearers of posts for anti-party activities
The BJP on Sunday stripped 40 of its office bearers of their organisational posts for indulging in anti-party activities and filing nominations for the forthcoming Panchayat elections in Uttarakhand against candidates supported by the party. The action was taken by state BJP president Ajay Bhatt on the basis of reports […]
In a first, Uttarakhand uses drone to redirect elephants back into forest
For the first time, the Uttarakhand forest department used a drone to redirect an elephant herd back into the forests after it had raided a sugarcane field in Terai area of Udham Singh Nagar on Friday, a top official said. Parag Madhukar Dhakate, coordinator of the drone force and chief conservator of […]
Indian 4x400m mixed relay team finishes 7th in World C’ships
The Indian 4x400m mixed relay team finished seventh in the final race of the World Championships with a season best effort here. The team of Muhammed Anas, V K Vismaya, Jisna Mathew and Tom Nirmal Noah clocked 3 minute 15.77 seconds to finish seventh in the field of eight countries […]
Sumit Nagal achieves career-best ranking after winning Buenos Aires ATP Challenger
After clinching the men’s singles title at the Buenos Aires ATP Challenger clay event, India’s Sumit Nagal has made a jump of 26 places to achieve a career-best ranking of 135. On Sunday, Nagal beat Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-4, 6-2 in the final that lasted for just 37 minutes […]