Month: May 2025

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the purported deportation of illegal Rohingya Muslim migrants from Delhi, to stop which senior advocate Colin Gonsalves and counsel Prasahant Bhushan had rushed with pleas claiming Rohingyas face genocide in Myanmar and argued that as refugees they have a right to stay in India.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and N Kotiswar Singh said the right to reside anywhere in India is available only to its citizens and non-Indians would be dealt with in accordance with the Foreigners Act.It posted the pleas for hearing on July 31.Solicitor general Tushar Mehta with advocate Kanu Agrawal told the bench that the SC had earlier refused to stay the deportation of Rohingya Muslims from Assam and J&K after the Centre had expressed security concerns over their presence in India and […]

[ad_1] CHANDIGARH: A day after Punjab and Haryana HC restrained Punjab government from interfering in day-to-day functioning of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), high drama unfolded at Nangal dam Thursday as AAP workers, led by minister Harjot Bains, locked up BBMB chief Manoj Tripathi to prevent him from releasing extra water to Haryana.Tripathi, who was confined in a room at the Board's rest house for 2 hours, was finally escorted away by police amid sloganeering by crowds.DIG, Ropar range, H S Bhullar, said Tripathi was safely rescued and had returned to Chandigarh.CM Bhagwant Mann, who reached the site minutes after Tripathi was rescued, accused the BBMB chairman of trying to "illegally loot" water of Punjab, and said "the additional water diverted to Haryana has been restored to Punjab". He warned that BJP and BBMB would be held responsible, should any […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: At a time when caustic rumours and speculations are rife in social media against HC judges, CJI-designate B R Gavai promised that as the next CJI he would strive to provide leadership and long-term vision for the institution of judiciary.A week before taking oath as the 52nd CJI, Justice Gavai quoted former CJI N V Ramana and said, "The role of CJI calls for leadership and long-term vision for the institution.The duties of the CJI are not limited to the Supreme Court but extend to the entire judicial system across the country. I assure Justice Ramana that I as CJI will follow his words of wisdom and guidance." The CJI-designate was speaking at the release of Justice Ramana's book 'Narratives off the Bench: A Judge Speaks' on Wednesday. Justices Surya Kant and Viram Nath also spoke fondly […]

[ad_1] PUNE: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar set political circles buzzing Thursday when he hinted at the possibility of two NCP factions reuniting in the future. After Pawar's statement, both camps of NCP sent out positive signals about possibility of a reunion.During an informal chat with the media, Pawar said a section of his party was in favour of joining hands with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP.As far as a decision on reunion goes, the politician said he was not "actively involved in taking such decisions".Pawar said his daughter Supriya Sule, also NCP (SP)'s working president, would have to sit and discuss the matter with her cousin, Ajit Pawar. "If the reunion happens, it should not surprise others," Sharad Pawar said.Ever since NCP split on July 2, 2023, both factions were vocal against each other. During last year's LS and assembly […]

[ad_1] BHOPAL: Long before Vyapam scam put Madhya Pradesh on the national map for systemic corruption in recruitment, a quieter, more cunning fraud was already underway in state government schools.In Damoh district, two twin sisters - identical not just in appearance but also, shockingly, in identity - had already slipped through the cracks. Using the same BA final-year marksheet and the same name, they each secured government teaching jobs in separate schools, said officials.For 18 years, they took classes, earned promotions, drew salaries totalling over Rs 1.6 crore - without raising a single red flag.What unfolded in silence for nearly two decades is now erupting as one of the most audacious educational frauds in the state's history. If Vyapam was the scandal that exposed the scale of corruption, this case is a reminder of how it had quietly taken root […]

[ad_1] A view of a portion of damaged Singh Sabha Gurdwara following cross-border shelling by Pakistan in the wake of 'Operation Sindoor', in Poonch on Thursday. JAMMU: Relentless shelling by Pakistan from across the LoC following India’s “focused, measured and non-escalatory” response to the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack caused three more casualties since Wednesday night, taking the death toll to 16 in just over 48 hours, the defence and external affairs ministries said Thursday.Mortar and heavy artillery fire in the Poonch, Uri, Kupwara, Baramulla, Mendhar and Rajouri sectors marked the 14th consecutive night of Pakistan breaching the truce along the international borders in J&K.Three women and five children are among the victims. Over 50 people have been wounded in the continuous artillery and mortar shelling targeting villages along the LoC.The J&K govt ordered the closure of all educational institutions […]