CHANDIGARH — Protests rocked the campus of Chandigarh University in Punjab’s Mohali Saturday night over allegations that objectionable videos of several women students were recorded by a hosteller, following which Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann ordered a probe. The protests continued on the campus till late Sunday night with senior officials from the district administration, police […]
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Prophet row: SC reserves order on news anchor Navika Kumar’s plea seeking clubbing of FIRs
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on a plea filed by journalist Navika Kumar seeking clubbing of multiple FIRs lodged against her over controversial remarks made by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Mohammad during a TV debate moderated by her. A bench of Justices M R Shah and […]
SC rejects PIL for common dress code in educational institutes
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre, states and union territories to implement a common dress code for staffers and students in registered educational institutions. A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia said this is not a matter which should come […]
CUET-UG results declared, merit lists to be prepared by participating universities: NTA
NEW DELHI — The results for the debut edition of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG have been declared on Friday, National Testing Agency (NTA) officials said. The results were scheduled to be declared by 10 pm on Thursday, however, the NTA informed post-midnight that there will be a delay citing a huge database. “The […]
Coaching institutes in ad war to grab credit for producing NEET topper
NEW DELHI — What seems like a war among the coaching institutes, three different coaching centres have been found competing with each other to grab credit for giving tuition to this year’s NEET topper, in some form or the other. While placing full-page advertisements in leading English dailies, the three coaching institutes — Allen, Aakash […]
Release convicts who have undergone 10 years in jail, but appeal not heard yet: SC
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Thursday said that convicts who have spent 10 years in jail, and their appeal has not yet been heard, should be granted bail unless there are any compelling reasons to deny this, while remission should be considered for those who have completed 14 years in prison. A bench […]
Hindu Mahasabha treasurer files plea seeking removal of Meena Masjid
MATHURA (UP) — A petition has been filed at a Mathura court seeking removal of yet another mosque, the Meena Masjid, belonging to the Mughal era. The petitioner has claimed that the mosque was built on a part of the Thakur Keshav Dev Ji temple, on the east side of the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi complex. […]
6 Pak nationals held with drugs worth Rs 200 cr off Gujarat coast
AHMEDABAD — The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad in a joint operation with the Indian Coast Guard seized 40 kg heroin worth Rs 200 crore from a Pakistani fishing boat in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast on Wednesday, a senior ATS official said. Six Pakistani crew members of the boat were also apprehended, he […]
Over 67,000 cattle died so far from lumpy skin disease in India: Govt
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Monday said over 67,000 cattle have died since the outbreak of the lumpy skin disease in July, prompting a massive effort to vaccinate cattle in over eight states with most cases of the disease. Speaking to PTI, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department Secretary Jatindra Nath Swain said states are […]
Don’t want SC to become ‘Tareekh pe Tareekh’ court: SC judge Chandrachud
NEW DELHI — “We don’t want the Supreme Court to be ‘tareekh pe tareekh’ court,” Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud said on Friday, trenchantly deprecating the practice of lawyers seeking repeated adjournments. A bench of Justice Chandrachud and Hima Kohli got annoyed when a lawyer sought time to argue a matter and said he […]








