New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the conduct of Punjab police officers accused of assaulting a serving Army Colonel and his son, while upholding the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision to hand over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A bench comprising Justice Sanjay…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal filed by Karnataka Minister Shivananda S Patil, challenging a Karnataka High Court decision that had quashed his defamation case against BJP MLA Basanagouda R Patil Yatnal. Patil’s counsel sought to contest the High Court’s order dated September 28, 2024, which had set aside…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) The Crime Branch of Delhi Police today said it arrested a man who had been absconding for over two decades after allegedly murdering his wife in 2004. The accused, Veerpal alias Maiju (60), a native of Farukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, was apprehended by a team of the Northern District Range (NDR)…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court today declined to directly hear former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s plea challenging what he described as a “piecemeal investigation” in the alleged Rs 2,000 crore liquor scam. The Court said the matter must first be raised before the appropriate High Court or trial court. A Bench…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) The Ministry of Women and Child Development today announced the extension of the special registration drive for the central flagship Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) till August 15, 2025. An official statement said here that this ongoing door-to-door awareness and enrolment campaign, led by Anganwadi and ASHA workers, seeks…
Kolkata, Aug 4 (UNI) In a significant development the Calcutta High Court today directed the primary school teachers in the state to serve as Booth Level Officers (BLOs). Without interfering into the directives issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the court observed that the primary teachers should work as BLO’s for the sake…
Kolkata, Aug 4 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today charged the Damodar Valley Corporation with a “systematic attempt to trigger more and more flood-like situations across South Bengal,” meaning the southern districts of the state. “DVC’s flood mismanagement record this year has surpassed its own dismal accounts of previous years as it has…
London, August 4 (UNI) In a finish befitting the glorious uncertainties of Test cricket, India edged out England by just six runs in the fifth and final Test at The Oval, squaring the series 2-2 in one of the most nerve-wracking finales in recent memory. England, set a target of 374, fell agonizingly short at…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi today expressed sorrow over the passing of Shibu Soren, former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and the founder of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). In a post on X, Kharge said, “I am saddened by the demise…
New Delhi, Aug 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court today pulled up Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his alleged remarks against the Indian Army during the 2022 Bharat Jodo Yatra, questioning the veracity and propriety of his statements. The Court said such comments were unbecoming of a “true Indian” and sought to know the basis for…
