BAREILLY: The court of additional sessions judge Sunil Kumar Verma on Tuesday framed charges of murder, attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy, rioting and under the Arms Act, among others, against Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni’s son Ashish Mishra and 12 others in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Another accused will face trial for “causing disappearance … Read more
ALAULI: For Dayamani Devi, the pain of a tubectomy surgery without anaesthesia as she felt the blades of a novice slice through her body and wailed, will go away. Not the “pain of children doing nothing”. “I don’t want my sons to become labourers,” says the 30-year-old, adjusting her sari’s pallu as she holds her … Read more
MUMBAI: A 29-year-old woman has lodged a police complaint after her passport number was given to a hotel in Ireland by an unknown person for making a reservation in her name. She learnt about it when the hotel mailed her a receipt. She told the police she was in Mumbai and that her passport had … Read more
India does not need to be told what to do on democracy, the country’s permanent representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj has asserted while responding to a question on democracy and freedom of press in India. India on Thursday assumed Presidency of the 15-nation UN Security Council for the month of December, during which it … Read more
NEW DELHI: Justice D Y Chandrachud’s two-year tenure as CJI will see induction of at least 19 new Supreme Court judges, five more than the number appointed to the apex court during his father Y V Chandrachud’s record tenure of seven years and five months as CJI. CJI Chandrachud-led collegium’s immediate task is to fill … Read more
NEW DELHI: After six days, AIIMS authorities finally managed to restore the hospital’s e-data, which was hacked after a ransomware attack on its servers. However, the network is still being sanitised and it may take some more time to restore the online services, sources said. In a statement issued on Tuesday, AIIMS stated that the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Just days after the launch of India’s first privately built rocket Vikram-S, the country’s first private launch pad has been opened at Sriharikota. Space-tech startup Agnikul Cosmos on Monday announced the opening of the launch pad, designed and operated by it. The facility was inaugurated on November 25 by Isro chairman S Somanath. … Read more
CHENNAI: Scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) commenced the countdown on Friday for the launch of Earth Observation Satellite – Oceansat – and eight other customer satellites on a PSLV-C54 rocket from the spaceport of Sriharikota on Saturday. The 25.30-hour countdown for the 56th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in … Read more
KUPWARA (J&K): Three soldiers of the Indian Army died in an avalanche in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, said police. According to the Kupwara Police, the incident took place in the Machhil area of the district and three jawans of the Army’s 55 Rashtriya Rifles died in the line of duty. … Read more
NEW DELHI: C V Ananda Bose was on Thursday appointed the governor of West Bengal. His appointment will take effect on the date he assumes charge of his office a communique from the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. Manipur governor La Ganesan held the additional charge of West Bengal after Jagdeep Dhankar took oath as the Vice … Read more