KOLHAPUR/BELAGAVI: A 300-strong contingent from the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance trying to enter Karnataka to protest denial of permission to attend a Marathi literary convention was stopped by Maharashtra Police on the border, stoking tension over the ongoing border conflict between the neighbours. The Belagavi administration in Karnataka clamped prohibitory orders in and around the … Read more
MUMBAI: To immortalize the indebtedness to Dr Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis (1910-1942), popular as Dr Kotnis, to Chinese people and uphold India-China friendship, the Chinese Consulate General in Mumbai will establish a “Dr Kotnis Friendship School” in Solapur, Dr Kotnis’s hometown. Announcing this at the 80th death anniversary of Dr Kotnis in the city, Consul General … Read more
NEW DELHI: The national tribal panel has launched an investigation into the caste certificate of an MLA belonging to the breakaway Shiv Sena faction after courts ruled the legislator’s ST certificate as “fake” – a move that is likely to nudge the authorities to take a quick decision on her disqualification from the assembly amid … Read more
NEW DELHI: Observing that courts should not show leniency towards corrupt public servants, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that direct evidence of demand and acceptance of bribe is not necessary to prove guilt under the Prevention of Corruption Act and a person can be convicted on the basis of circumstantial evidence. A five-judge constitution … Read more
PITHORAGARH: In 2015, a 65-year-old member of the primitive Van Rawat tribe living in remote Khirdwari village in Champawat district of Uttarakhand undertook a trek of around 18 km to reach the nearest market in Chalthi and bought a radio transistor. And with that, he ended centuries of isolation for his village and brought the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Indian rupee has been strong against every currency and the US dollar is an exception because of policies adopted by the US Fed, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during an acerbic exchange between the Opposition and treasury benches on the depreciating value of the rupee during Question Hour in Lok Sabha on Monday. … Read more
AHMEDABAD: Speculation was rife on Sunday that at least six newly elected MLAs — three Independents and as many of AAP — may join the governing BJP in Gujarat in the coming days. As far as the three Independent MLAs — Dharmendrasinh Vaghela (Waghodia), Dhavalsinh Zala (Bayad) and Mavjibhai Desai (Dhanera) — are concerned, they … Read more
NEW DELHI: Terming the petition filed by a student for ban on showing advertisements with sexual content on social media and also compensation of Rs 75 lakh from Google India for showing such ads, which affected his studies, as one of the most atrocious pleas, the Supreme Court dismissed it and imposed a cost of … Read more
LUCKNOW: If Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh were the main acts Thursday, bypolls spread across five states made for captivating side-battles, especially in UP’s Mainpuri LS and Rampur and Khatauli assembly seats as well as Kurhani in Bihar. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple won Mainpuri by a margin of over 2.8 lakh votes, a feat … Read more
NEW DELHI: India will not tolerate any unilateral change in the status quo at LAC and bilateral ties with China will not become normal until Beijing stops seeking the same, reiterated external affairs minister S Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to queries by MPs after his suo motu statement on foreign policy in … Read more