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New Delhi, July 13 The Supreme Court on Wednesday said a juvenile accused of killing a seven-year-old child at a private school in Haryana’s Gurugram district in 2017 be examined afresh to ascertain whether he should be tried as an adult for the alleged crime. A bench of Justices Hemant…

Lucknow, July 13 An 82-year-old woman was mauled to death by her pet dog at her house in the Qaiserbagh area here, police said on Wednesday. According to police, Sushila Tripathi, a retired school teacher, was on the roof of her house on Tuesday morning when her pet Pit…

Kanpur, July 13 A special investigation team probing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots here arrested four more people who allegedly were part of a mob that had set a house ablaze here during the violence, resulting in several deaths, according to an official. As many as 127 people were killed…

New Delhi, July 13 The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked universities to fix their deadline for admission to undergraduate courses after the declaration of CBSE Class 12 results, Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said on Wednesday. Noting that some universities had started their admission process even though the CBSE was yet…

New Delhi, July 13 Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament starting on July 18, the government has convened an all-party meeting on July 17 morning to discuss the agenda for the upcoming session. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has invited all floor leaders to the meeting. Rajya Sabha Chairman…

Sanjeev Singh Bariana Chandigarh, July 13 In a new development, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has asked for files pertaining to the SC scholarship scam which surfaced during the tenure of the previous Congress government. Highly placed sources said the CM Office had sought details of the…

New Delhi, July 13 The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to pass an interim direction staying demolitions across states, and said it could not pass an omnibus order preventing authorities from taking action. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and PS Narasimha asked the parties to complete pleadings in the…

Colombo, July 13 Sri Lanka on Wednesday declared a state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet in the face of a public revolt against his government for “mishandling” the country’s economy. The Prime Minister’s office informed the media organisations that the state…

Colombo/Male, July 13 Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as angry protesters stormed the Prime Minister’s Office in Colombo, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet, amid the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. Rajapaksa, the 73-year-old leader who had promised…

Colombo, July 13 Sri Lanka on Wednesday declared a state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet in the face of a public revolt against his government for “mishandling” the country’s economy. The Prime Minister’s office informed the media organisations that the state…

Colombo/Male, July 13 Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as angry protesters stormed the Prime Minister’s Office in Colombo, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet, amid the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. Rajapaksa, the 73-year-old leader who had promised…

Colombo, July 13 Sri Lanka on Wednesday declared a state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives on a military jet in the face of a public revolt against his government for “mishandling” the country’s economy. The Prime Minister’s office informed the media organisations that the state…

New Delhi, July 13 The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear next week a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutes of the state. A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima…

Mumbai, July 13 Actor Rhea Chakraborty has been charged on Wednesday for buying drugs for her actor-boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput, who died in 2020, by the country’s anti-drugs agency. The Narcotics Control Bureau on Tuesday in its draft charges filed in the drug case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s…

Ahmedabad, July 13 Gujarat Police have arrested former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt through a transfer warrant in a case of conspiring to falsely implicate innocent people in the 2002 communal riots, an official said. A transfer warrant is procured by a probe agency before taking into custody an accused who…