Bengaluru: A Bengaluru court on Monday extended the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) custody of JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna, who was arrested last month in a sexual abuse case, till July three. The police have filed an FIR against him under IPC sections 377 (unnatural offence), 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 34 (acts done…
Amaravati: The three new criminal laws – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 – came into force in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Ch Dwaraka Triumala Rao said the new laws came into effect on July 1. “… from today they are…
New Delhi: On the occasion of Doctor’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said his government is fully committed to improving the health infrastructure in India and ensuring doctors get the widespread respect they deserve. July 1 is observed as the National Doctor’s Day to commemorate Bidhan Chandra Roy, a renowned doctor who served…
New Delhi: Several INDIA bloc MPs staged a protest in Parliament premises on Monday against the alleged misuse of probe agencies by the government to “target” Opposition leaders. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and several leaders of the INDIA bloc, including those from the TMC and AAP, participated in the protest…
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday said Parliament should pass a law to enable reservations to exceed the 50-per cent cap, a day after NDA constituent JD(U) demanded that the quota increase in Bihar be included in the 9th schedule of the Constitution. At a meeting of the Janata Dal-United’s national executive here on Saturday,…
New Delhi: Gen. Upendra Dwivedi took charge as the 30th Chief of the Army Staff on Sunday after incumbent Gen. Manoj Pande retired from service. Gen Dwivedi, who has vast operational experience along the frontiers with China and Pakistan, was serving as the Vice Chief of the Army. Before taking charge as the Vice Chief…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Monday its order on the bail pleas of BRS leader K Kavitha in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged excise policy scam. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, who had reserved the order on the two bail pleas of Kavitha on May…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has requested the Centre to sanction supernumerary MBBS seats in government autonomous medical colleges under the Department of Medical Education from the academic year 2025-26 onwards in order to start NRI quota in medical colleges. Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil said in a statement that he has written to the…
New Delhi: In his first Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast after assuming office for a third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that people expressed their unwavering faith in the country’s Constitution and democratic process in the “world’s biggest” polls in which over 65 crore of them voted. He thanked people and congratulated…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Indian cricket team on the phone on Sunday and congratulated its members on their T20 World Cup win. Officials said Modi congratulated Rohit Sharma for his splendid captaincy and appreciated his T20 career. He also lauded Virat Kohli for his innings in the final, besides his…
