Panaji: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Friday that he envisions a transition towards a multi-door courthouse where the court is a comprehensive centre for dispute resolution and not merely a place for trial. Addressing the inaugural session of the Bar Council of India’s National Conference and Symposium on Mediation in South Goa,…
Jaipur: Violence erupted in Jaipur’s Chomu town in the wee hours of Friday over removal of some stones outside a mosque, forcing the officials to fire tear gas shells to disperse the crowd. According to officials, they were trying to remove some stones outside the Kalandri Mosque when a crowd emerged and started pelting stones…
Chandigarh: The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) on Friday strongly condemned the lynching of another Hindu man in Bangladesh, saying the incidents are disturbing and indicate a pattern of violence against religious minorities in the country. A Hindu man identified as Amrit Mondal was lynched in Bangladesh on Wednesday over alleged extortion. The incident came…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government’s reform trajectory will continue with even more vigour in the coming times as it is committed to boosting ‘Ease of Living’. The prime minister made this observation on a series of posts by the central government on its various reform initiatives. “Ours is a…
Jaipur: Four policemen were injured when a mob pelted stones while they were removing iron railings erected along the road outside a mosque in Jaipur district early on Friday, police said. The incident occurred around 3 am near the bus stand area in Chomu town, located 40 kilometres away from Jaipur. Tensions erupted when police…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has lodged a money laundering case against an Islamic preacher hailing from Uttar Pradesh but based in the UK currently for his alleged radical links, including with a Pakistani outfit, officials said. The case against Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act…
The sudden and dramatic return of Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and scion of one of Bangladesh’s two dominant political dynasties, marks a pivotal moment in the nation’s political evolution. After nearly 17 years in exile, Rahman arrived in Dhaka to a massive, emotional welcome — an event that could…
Doha: Chess superstar Magnus Carlsen didn’t hide behind the veneer of niceties and asserted that he was here to win the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship, and that fatherhood or the emergence of youngsters hadn’t diminished his hunger for success. Carlsen has continued to remain the undisputed king of chess for another year and…
Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric and a moderate separatist voice in the Kashmir Valley, on Thursday evening removed his designation as ‘Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference’ from his verified X profile. The edited bio in Miriwaiz’s X handle only contains his name and basic location details. He has more than two lakh followers….
Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday lashed out at the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, accusing it of perpetrating “unspeakable atrocities” against non-Muslims. The 78-year-old Awami League leader also said that the current ruling group, which has seized power illegally, is setting “horrific precedents such as burning religious minorities to…
