New Delhi, January 24 The Lt Governor-nominated members took oath first despite opposition from AAP councillors as the municipal House in Delhi reconvened on Tuesday amid heavy deployment of civil defence volunteer personnel and marshals. Presiding Officer Satya Sharma administered the oath to the nominated members before the elected representatives…
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Chhattisgarh man gets death sentence for killing parents; court terms it ‘rarest of rare’ crime
Durg, January 24 A court in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district has sentenced a 47-year-old man to death for shooting dead his parents at home in 2018, terming it as a “rarest of the rare” incident. Death penalty will be the appropriate punishment for the convict so that no one ever dares…
View More Chhattisgarh man gets death sentence for killing parents; court terms it ‘rarest of rare’ crimeChhattisgarh man sentenced to death for killing parents; court terms it ‘rarest of rare’ crime
Durg, January 24 A court in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district has sentenced a 47-year-old man to death for shooting dead his parents at home in 2018, terming it as a “rarest of the rare” incident. Death penalty will be the appropriate punishment for the convict so that no one ever dares…
View More Chhattisgarh man sentenced to death for killing parents; court terms it ‘rarest of rare’ crimeDelhi Police likely to file charge sheet in Shraddha Walker murder case today
New Delhi, January 24 Delhi Police are likely to file a charge sheet in the Shraddha Walker murder case before the Saket district courts on Tuesday. The charge sheet, which is expected to run over 3,000 pages with 100 witnesses to the case, had been made on the basis of…
View More Delhi Police likely to file charge sheet in Shraddha Walker murder case today3 youths from Punjab killed in road accident in Shimla
Subhash Rajta Shimla, January 24 Three persons, hailing from Punjab, were killed after the vehicle they were traveling in rolled down a road on the Shoghi-Mehli bypass in Shimla on Monday night. According to disaster management authorities, aMahindra Maxximo rolled off the road about 900 meters. Four people were traveling…
View More 3 youths from Punjab killed in road accident in Shimla3 youths from Punjab killed in road accident near Shimla
Subhash Rajta Shimla, January 24 Three persons, hailing from Punjab, were killed after the vehicle they were traveling in rolled down a road on the Shoghi-Mehli bypass in Shimla on Monday night. According to disaster management authorities, aMahindra Maxximo rolled off the road about 900 meters. Four people were traveling…
View More 3 youths from Punjab killed in road accident near ShimlaPassenger offloaded from SpiceJet plane at Delhi airport for ‘unruly behaviour’ arrested
New Delhi, January 24 Police have arrested a flyer accused of misbehaving with a woman cabin crew member on a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Hyderabad, officials said on Tuesday. The complaint was lodged by Sushant Srivastava, the airline’s security officer, on behalf of the cabin crew member, they said….
View More Passenger offloaded from SpiceJet plane at Delhi airport for ‘unruly behaviour’ arrested7 die in California shooting; 67-year-old suspect arrested
Half Moon Bay (US), January 24 Seven people were killed in two related shootings on Monday at a mushroom farm and a trucking firm in a coastal community south of San Francisco, and a suspect was in custody, officials said. San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President Dave Pine says…
View More 7 die in California shooting; 67-year-old suspect arrestedAmid WFI standoff, Croatia series at stake
Vinayak PadmadeoNew Delhi, January 23The ongoing fight between some prominent wrestlers and the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president has all but ended hopes of the country’s participation in the Zagreb Open Ranking Series.Mary Kom to head probe panelSix-time world champion boxer MC Mary Kom has been made head of…
View More Amid WFI standoff, Croatia series at stakeOn Netaji’s birth anniv, PM names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardees
New Delhi, January 23Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the importance of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and said this was the land where the Tricolour was hoisted for the first time and where the government of independent India was formed for the first time.The 21 braveheartsMajor Somnath SharmaNaik Jadunath SinghSecond…
View More On Netaji’s birth anniv, PM names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardeesJudges don’t face polls, public scrutiny: Rijiju in latest dig at judiciary
Satya PrakashNew Delhi, January 23The government appears to be relentless in its attempts to question the judiciary over its functioning. Having endorsed the view of former Delhi High Court Judge RS Sodhi that the Supreme Court “hijacked” the Constitution by deciding to appoint judges itself, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on…
View More Judges don’t face polls, public scrutiny: Rijiju in latest dig at judiciaryProbe mysterious death of 12 medicos: SC to CBI
New Delhi, January 23The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a CBI probe into “inexplicable and suspicious” deaths of around a dozen students at Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Science (SRMS-IMS), Bareilly, in Uttar Pradesh since 2013.A Bench led by Justice Aniruddha Bose ordered the CBI probe after senior…
View More Probe mysterious death of 12 medicos: SC to CBI‘Tanker mafia’ lords over Gurugram as residents battle water woes
Geetanjali Gayatri Gurugram, January 23 The “tanker mafia” lords over the city in the summer months while low pressure and dirty water in certain pockets ails the water supply even in the winter season despite adequate availability of water through the year. Rs 1,000-Rs 1,500 per tanker …
View More ‘Tanker mafia’ lords over Gurugram as residents battle water woes‘Her right’: Bombay HC allows termination of 32-week pregnancy with foetal abnormalities
Mumbai, January 23A woman has the right to choose whether to continue her pregnancy or not and the decision is hers and hers alone to make, the Bombay High Court said while allowing a married woman to terminate her 32-week pregnancy after the foetus was detected with severe abnormalities.A division…
View More ‘Her right’: Bombay HC allows termination of 32-week pregnancy with foetal abnormalitiesPunjab Cong leader Sukhpal Khaira seeks introduction of bill to restrict purchase of agri land in state by non-Punjabis
Chandigarh, January 23 Senior Punjab Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira along with party leader Partap Singh Bajwa met Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan here on Monday and sought to introduce a private member’s bill in the next session to ban the purchase of agricultural land in the state by non-Punjabis….
View More Punjab Cong leader Sukhpal Khaira seeks introduction of bill to restrict purchase of agri land in state by non-Punjabis