Month: May 2025

[ad_1] Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). As panic grips Indian Premier League (IPL) teams, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) could well be left with no option but to halt the ongoing edition of the tournament. The match between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Dharamsala was halted midway today (May 8) due to the rising tension between India and Pakistan, and, at the time of writing, both teams were safely in the team hotel.The entire contingent in Dharamsala will be leaving via a special train tomorrow (Friday, May 9) and the Indian cricket board is right now in a huddle to decide the future course of action.An emergent meeting of the IPL Governing Council is underway at the moment. None of the existing IPL venues have been under […]

[ad_1] PDP chief and ex-J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti (Pic credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: PDP chief and ex-J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti sought to distance herself Thursday from what she said was “the edge of catastrophe”, becoming the first mainstream politician to urge PM Narendra Modi to “choose dialogue” over an offensive against Pakistan for the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam.“With every passing moment of escalation, more lives hang in the balance.It is painfully clear that there can be no military solution, only more suffering,” she said.Posting pictures on X of two children killed in Pakistani shelling in Poonch, Mehbooba said loss of lives on either side was a reminder of the human cost of conflict. “Now, more than ever, peaceful co-existence and engagement must serve as our only instrument,” she said. “Only through sincere and sustained efforts can we deescalate tensions […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: West Bengal Governor C V Anand Bose on Thursday handed over in a sealed cover to Supreme Court the reasons why he refused to accept the state government's recommendations for appointment of vice-chancellors to 17 universities while agreeing with names for 19 other universities.Attorney general R Venkataramani handed over the sealed cover report for each of the 17 candidates recommended for universities by the Mamata Banerjee govt to a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh and said the material should be perused by the bench.Justice Kant said since the panel of names were shortlisted by former CJI U U Lalit, based on which the state government had made recommendations, the court would like Justice Lalit to scrutinise the material on the names recommended for appointment as vice-chancellors to the 17 universities."It is possible that […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered West Bengal government to grant prosecution sanction against the co-accused in the cash-for-jobs case involving former minister Partha Chatterjee.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order on Chatterjee's bail plea.Advocate M S Khan, appearing for Chatterjee, pointed out the existence of prosecution sanction against his client but not against the co-accused, resulting in the case's delay.He said the trial against Chatterjee couldn't be segregated and there was an uncertainty over its conclusion.Chatterjee's health was precarious and he could barely walk, Khan said, urging the court consider these factors.Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the CBI, opposed the bail and said West Bengal government was the competent authority to grant prosecution sanction and it wasn't doing it for the co-accused. Raju said a co-accused's bail […]

[ad_1] CHENNAI: A bus passenger's mistaken act of picking up a soiled ticket from the floor spiralled into a false misconduct charge, illegal salary recovery, and a five-year legal battle for a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) conductor.After years of struggle, Madras high court (HC) ordered a refund of the recovered amount and settlement of his terminal benefits.The incident dates back to 2019, when a woman passenger at Chennai Central produced two tickets during a routine inspection - one valid and another soiled one she accidentally picked up from the bus floor.Mistaking it for ticket resale, the MTC's checking squad booked conductor K Radhakrishnan for misconduct. He alleged that fabricated documents were created to support the charge, leading to a memo against him.After an internal inquiry, MTC reduced Radhakrishnan's basic pay by three stages with cumulative effect in Sept 2019. His […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday tore into BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his "irresponsible, absurd and scandalous" statements that imputed motive to the CJI-led bench for entertaining petitions challenging the Wakf Amendment Act, but displayed broad shoulders by ruling every contemptuous act need not result in punishment.Deciding not to initiate contempt proceedings against Dubey for his reckless allegations attempting to denude the dignity of the SC, a bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said, "At the same time, we are of the firm opinion that courts are not as fragile as flowers to wither and wilt under such ludicrous statements.We do not believe that the confidence in and credibility of the courts in the eyes of the public can be shaken by such absurd statements, though it can be said without the shadow of doubt […]