SC grants Arvind Kejriwal interim bail till June 1 for campaigning in LS polls
New Delhi: In a major relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court Friday granted him interim bail till June 1 to campaign in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said Kejriwal, arrested in a money laundering case linked to...
Read moreCourt sentences two to life imprisonment, acquits three in Dabholkar murder case
Pune: A special court for UAPA cases in Maharashtra's Pune Friday convicted and sentenced two men to life imprisonment and acquitted three, including key accused Virendrasinh Tawde, in the murder of well-known rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. Dabholkar (67), an anti-superstition crusader, was shot dead while on a morning walk on Omkareshwar Bridge here on August 20, 2013. Reading out the order in a packed courtroom, Additional Sessions Judge (Special Court) P P...
Read moreIndia should respect Pak as it has atom bomb, says Cong veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar
New Delhi: After Sam Pitroda's controversial statements, another veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has triggered a fresh row by saying that "India should give respect to Pakistan as it has atom bomb". In an interview that has gone viral now, Aiyar says, "India should give respect to Pakistan as it has an atom bomb! If we don't give them respect, they'll think of using an atom bomb against India. India...
Read moreIndia fully withdraws soldiers from Maldives: Presidential Spokesperson
Male: India has withdrawn all its soldiers from the Maldives, the government here has said, ahead of the May 10 deadline set by President Mohamed Muizzu for the complete withdrawal of Indian military personnel from his country. President Muizzu, widely seen as a pro-China leader, had set May 10 as the deadline for the withdrawal of the Indian military personnel from his country. Repatriation of some 90 Indian military personnel stationed...
Read moreUS Ambassador Garcetti dismisses concerns about democracy in India
Washington: The Biden administration's top diplomat in New Delhi Thursday dismissed concerns being raised in certain quarters about democracy in India and observed that in many ways Indians are better than the Americans. At an event organised here by the Council on Foreign Relations, a top American think-tank, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti told the audience he was confident that "10 years from now India is going to be a...
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‘Akshaya Tritiya’ an auspicious day in Odisha: PM Modi
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of his Odisha visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday highlighted that 'Akshaya Tritiya' is an auspicious day in Odisha as chariot making of Lord Jagannath begins on this day for the annual Rath Yatra. Taking to X, Modi said: "Akshaya Tritiya is a very auspicious day in Odisha and for the great Odia culture. This...
SC grants Arvind Kejriwal interim bail till June 1 for campaigning in LS polls
New Delhi: In a major relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court Friday granted him interim bail till June 1 to campaign in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said Kejriwal, arrested in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, will have...
UN General Assembly to vote on granting Palestine increased status
New York: The UN General Assembly is scheduled to vote Friday on granting Palestinians greater representation and participation rights in the UN's largest body. The draft resolution grants Palestine significantly extended rights to participate in the sessions of the General Assembly but does not give it regular voting rights. Adoption of the resolution would also likely increase...
‘It’s shameful’: Shami slams LSG owner Goenka for insulting skipper KL Rahul
New Delhi: Star pacer Mohammed Shami has termed Sanjiv Goenka's "public reprimand" of his India teammate KL Rahul as "shameful" and said the Lucknow Super Giants team owner's reaction to a loss in front of TV cameras "does not have any place in sports". Goenka's animated chat purportedly reprimanding Rahul after Lucknow Super Giants' record demolition at...
Lack of drinking water facility, better price for agricultural produce main issues in Koraput LS seat
Koraput: Lack of drinking water facility, better price of agricultural produce of tribal farmers and good healthcare facilities are the main demands of the voters of Koraput Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha which will go to the polls May 13. Koraput has more women voters than male. Out of total 14.80 lakh voters, 7,73, 885 are women...
IPL’s impact player rule implemented as test case, can be revisited: Jay Shah
Mumbai: BCCI Secretary Jay Shah says the 'Impact Player' rule, which has divided opinions in the ongoing IPL, can be revisited if that's what the stakeholders want given that it was introduced as a "test case". The impact player rule has had a heavy bearing on the ongoing edition with teams crossing 250-run mark as many as...
Kishan, Iyer’s exclusion from central contracts was chief selector Agarkar’s call: Jay Shah
Mumbai: The exclusion of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the list of centrally-contracted players was a decision that was solely taken by chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has revealed, asserting that "nobody is indispensable". Kishan and Iyer were left out after failing to show up for domestic engagements despite a directive from...
Neha wishes husband Angad Bedi on their 6th wedding anniversary
Mumbai: Actress Neha Dhupia, on her sixth marriage anniversary, penned a romantic post for the "love" of her life, actor Angad Bedi, saying that she would live her "adventurous life" over and over again with him. Neha took to Instagram Friday and shared a series of pictures from her beautiful married life with Angad and their children....
Woman employee of Raj Bhavan to write to President Murmu to seek justice on molestation issue
Kolkata: A day after West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose screened multiple CCTV footage from Raj Bhavan, ostensibly to clear the air over allegations of molestation brought against him by a contractual woman employee of the governor's house, the victim Friday said she will seek President Droupadi Murmu's intervention into the matter. The employee raised her objections...
Telangana’s BJP leader’s edited audio shared to claim reservations for SC, ST, OBCs will be scrapped
The Verdict Fake BJP leader Bandi Sanjay’s audio from a press interaction has been edited to make it appear he said reservations for SC, ST, and OBCs will be canceled. Claim ID 56bb15e1 What is the claim? A purported audio-visual of Bandi Sanjay, Bharatiya Janata Party's Member of Parliament from Telangana's Karimnagar, has gone viral on social media with the...
