Odisha CM calls Congress ‘sinking party’, says BJP govt to publish white paper on atrocities against women
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Infant branded 40 times with hot iron rod
Indian woman on death row in Abu Dhabi executed, Delhi HC told
New Delhi: An Indian woman on death row in Abu Dhabi for the alleged murder of a four-month-old child has already been executed February 15, the Delhi High Court hearing her father's plea about her well-being was informed Monday. On being informed about the development, Justice Sachin Datta termed it...
Read moreDriver rams car into crowd in western Germany, leaving one person dead and others wounded
Mannheim (Germany): One person was killed and others injured when a car rammed into a crowd Monday in western Germany, police said. A suspect is in custody. Police in the German city of Mannheim asked the public to stay away from the downtown area and keep inside their homes. Other details were not immediately available. Police in the western German city of Mannheim have asked the public to stay away from...
Read moreVisually impaired persons cannot be denied opportunity to join judicial services: SC
New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court Monday held that visually impaired persons cannot be denied opportunity of employment in judicial services. A bench comprising justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan had reserved the judgement on six petitions, including a suo motu (on its own) case, December 3, last year over non-grant of quota to such candidates in judicial services in a few states. Pronouncing the verdict, Justice...
Read moreMayawati expels nephew Akash Anand from BSP
Lucknow:A day after removing her nephew Akash Anand from all key posts, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday said she has expelled him from the party "in the interest and movement" of the party. Mayawati said that Akash's response to her action against him on Sunday was "selfish and arrogant". In a BSP meeting on Sunday, Akash was relieved from all responsibilities as he was under the continuous influence of...
Read moreSC allows Ranveer Allahbadia to resume airing his podcast
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday permitted popular YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia to resume airing his podcast on the condition that he will maintain the “standards of decency and morality”. Allahbadia and several other YouTubers, including Ashish Chanchlani and Apoorva Mukhija, have been embroiled in the controversy for vulgar and crass comments made during an episode of Samay Raina's ‘India's Got Latent' show. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar...
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Driver rams car into crowd in western Germany, leaving one person dead and others wounded
Mannheim (Germany): One person was killed and others injured when a car rammed into a crowd Monday in western Germany, police said. A suspect is in custody. Police in the German city of Mannheim asked the public to stay away from the downtown area and keep inside their homes. Other details were not immediately available. Police in...
Reliance Group suffers massive setback, losing over Rs 40,000 crore in market cap in single day
Mumbai: The stock of Reliance Group companies saw a significant decline Monday, eroding more than Rs 40,000 crore from their market capitalisation. The total market-cap of these companies dropped by Rs 40,511.91 crore, bringing it down to Rs 17.46 lakh crore. The sharp losses were part of a broader weakness in the market, with all stocks within...
Major law enforcement operation underway in German city of Mannheim as public told to stay inside
Mannheim (Germany): Police in the western German city of Mannheim have asked the public to stay away from the downtown area and keep inside their homes. Mannheim is a city of about 300,000 people located south of Frankfurt. Police would not disclose what prompted the large law enforcement presence in the city centre but a spokesperson said...
Pakistan to host six-team Women’s ODI World Cup qualifiers
Karachi: Pakistan will be the venue for the six-team Women's 50-overs World Cup qualifiers later this month after being confirmed as the hosts for another ICC tournament. An official from the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed Monday that they are working with the ICC to confirm the dates and venues for the competition. The six-team event will consist...
Indian woman on death row in Abu Dhabi executed, Delhi HC told
New Delhi: An Indian woman on death row in Abu Dhabi for the alleged murder of a four-month-old child has already been executed February 15, the Delhi High Court hearing her father's plea about her well-being was informed Monday. On being informed about the development, Justice Sachin Datta termed it "very unfortunate". "It is over. She was...
Wicked! Woman stores urine for fake pregnancy tests to blackmail ex-boyfriend
A podcast video featuring a woman's bizarre claims has sparked a stir on social media. In the viral clip, woman reveals that when she got pregnant with her ex-boyfriend, she stored her urine in a bottle and kept it in the freezer. She later had an abortion but allegedly used the stored urine to create fake pregnancy...
Visually impaired persons cannot be denied opportunity to join judicial services: SC
New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court Monday held that visually impaired persons cannot be denied opportunity of employment in judicial services. A bench comprising justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan had reserved the judgement on six petitions, including a suo motu (on its own) case, December 3, last year over non-grant of quota...
Mayawati expels nephew Akash Anand from BSP
Lucknow:A day after removing her nephew Akash Anand from all key posts, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Monday said she has expelled him from the party "in the interest and movement" of the party. Mayawati said that Akash's response to her action against him on Sunday was "selfish and arrogant". In a BSP meeting on Sunday,...
Odisha CM calls Congress ‘sinking party’, says BJP govt to publish white paper on atrocities against women
Bhubaneswar: Calling the Opposition Congress a "sinking party," Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said his government would soon publish a white paper on the alleged rise in atrocities against women in the state. Majhi made this remark in response to an agitation by Congress supporters, led by its newly elected OPCC president Bhakta Charan Das,...
Trump tariff threats, economic slowdown set to overshadow China’s annual parliament session
Beijing: US President Donald Trump's tariff threats, along with firm policies to contain China and the economic slowdown, are expected to dominate the annual session of the Chinese parliament beginning here on Tuesday. Over 5,000 delegates from the National People's Congress (NPC) and the advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), will meet to begin...