New Delhi: Observing that the legal profession needed “mature people”, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the Centre and the Bar Council of India to set up an expert committee for exploring the feasibility of introducing a three-year LLB course after class 12 instead of the existing five-year…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday expressed happiness at the Supreme Court “intervention” on providing drought management funds to Karnataka and termed it a success in his government’s fight to secure justice and relief for the people of the state. The Centre earlier on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Election Commission has given…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed with costs a public interest litigation by a law student seeking “extraordinary interim bail” for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in judicial custody in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam, calling it “totally misconceived”. The counsel for the embattled AAP leader…
Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday visited Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, and reviewed India’s overall military preparedness in the region. Singh’s visit to Siachen came over a week after the Indian Army marked the 40th year of its presence in the strategically key region. The defence minister, accompanied by Army Chief Gen Manoj…
Toronto: India’s 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh scripted history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament here to become the youngest ever challenger to the world title, bettering a record created by the legendary Garry Kasparov 40 years ago. Gukesh played out an easy draw with American Hikaru Nakamura in the 14th and final round to finish…
Islamabad/Lahore: Initial trends from Pakistan’s by-election on Sunday showed that the ruling alliance led by Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N was leading on several seats. Polling was held for 21 national and provincial seats in the by-elections, which took place amidst tight security and suspension of cellular and internet services in some districts of Punjab and Balochistan…
Hyderabad: An FIR was registered against the BJP’s Hyderabad candidate K Madhavi Latha following a complaint that she hurt the sentiments of the Muslim community by gesturing to shoot an arrow towards a place of worship, police said on Sunday. A purported video of the incident was widely circulated on social media last week. The…
Washington: As many as 65,960 Indians officially became US citizens, making India the second-largest source country for new citizens in America after Mexico, according to a latest Congressional report. An estimated 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United States in 2022, approximately 14 per cent of the total US population of 333 million, according…
Hubbali (Karnataka): The Karnataka State Women’s Commission Chairperson Nagalakshmi Choudhary on Sunday visited the residence of 23-year-old Neha Hiremath who was killed inside her college campus and assured justice to her family. Offering condolences to her family, she said Neha’s death should not be politicised for personal gains and if it was done, then it…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said he has received a notice from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to remove the words “Jai Bhavani” and “Hindu” from his party’s new anthem, but he won’t abide by it. Addressing a press conference here, Thackeray said asking for the removal of “Jai Bhavani”…
