New Delhi: The Supreme Court has adopted a balanced approach in its directions on the stray dogs issue which neither disregards the rights of animals nor minimises the legitimate concerns of citizens, a top Law Commission official has said. Effective coordination across municipal bodies, health departments and state authorities will determine whether these judicial directions translate into...

Kolkata: The BJP Friday claimed that the continuing tension, blockades and stone-pelting in West Bengal's Beldanga since the body of the migrant worker, allegedly killed in Jharkhand, arrived, proved that the rule of law has collapsed in the state. With protesters blocking the National Highways and the railway tracks, normal life there has come to a standstill...

Seoul: A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations. Yoon was impeached, arrested and dismissed as president after his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024...

Dhaka: In a bid to resolve the ongoing impasse over Bangladesh’s participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to send a delegation to Bangladesh for in-person discussions ahead of the tournament scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7. ICC sources have confirmed to IANS that...

New Delhi: The BJP-led alliance has surged past the majority mark in the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, according to counting trends, dealing a setback to the Thackeray cousins’ efforts to retain control of India’s richest civic body. As votes were counted for elections to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as...

Bhubaneswar:  The Odisha government has asked the authorities of state-run universities and colleges to identify non-performing teachers for compulsory premature retirement and submit compliance reports by January 31, an official said Friday. In a letter to the registrars of universities issued January 13, principals of degree colleges and higher secondary schools, the higher education department has directed...

Dhaka: As a disturbing pattern of violence against minorities continues to escalate in Bangladesh, a Hindu home was set ablaze in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district. The incident took place at the house of a school teacher, Birendra Kumar Dey, sparking fear and panic among his family and nearby residents. A video of the attack circulated widely...

New Delhi: The BJP Friday released the schedule for the election of the party's national president, saying nominations for the post will be filed January 19, and the name of the new party chief will be announced the next day. According to the organisational poll schedule released by BJP national returning officer K Laxman, the nomination for...

New Delhi: Hindi film actor Kriti Sanon penned a note on her social media for her sister and singer Nupur Sanon, who recently got married to Sahiba fame Stebin Ben and said she doesn't have enough words to explain how she is feeling. The duo announced their wedding January 11 by uploading a series of pictures on...

Rourkela:Two persons were detained in connection with a group clash that left at least 12 people, including some police personnel, injured in Sundargarh town a day ago, a senior officer said Friday. The security has been strengthened in the Sundargarh district headquarters, and educational institutions, markets and public transport remained shut this morning, he said. The district...