LUCKNOW — A teenager has been arrested in Lucknow for stalking a 14-year-old girl and then holding her hostage near a commercial complex. The accused, Arshiyan, 19, followed the girl who lives in the same locality. The girl’s father, in his complaint to the police, stated that “Arshiyan held the girl to a place behind […]
NEW DELHI — More than 130 former civil servants on Saturday wrote an open letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) against the premature release of 11 men who were jailed in the gangrape case of Bilkis Bano and requested him to rectify this “horrendously wrong decision”. They asked the CJI to rescind the […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court ruling that wearing Hijab was not an essential practice in Islam. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Hemant Gupta and also comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear on August 29, Monday, the batch of appeals against […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday will hear the bail plea of Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan who was booked by the Uttar Pradesh government under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and other charges in the alleged Hathras conspiracy case. A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justice Ravindra Bhat […]
CHANDIGARH — A local court in Chandigarh acquitted 20 persons on August 26, 2022, twelve years after Hurriyat Conference Chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was allegedly roughed up and manhandled at a seminar in Chandigarh. Among the accused is former Mayor Asha Jaiswal. According to a report published by The Tribune, the prosecution has failed to […]
NEW DELHI — The President of India Droupadi Murmu on Saturday administered the oath of office to Justice U.U. Lalit as the Chief Justice of India. Justice Lalit took the oath in the name of God in the ceremony held at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, which had the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President […]
NEW DELHI — Adani group firms on Tuesday made an offer to acquire 26 per cent stake of New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) following indirect acquisition of 29.18 per cent shareholding in the media and news broadcaster. Three firms, Vishvapradhan Commercial Pvt Ltd along with AMG Media Networks and Adani Enterprises Ltd, have offered a […]
HYDERABAD — BJP leader Raja Singh was arrested here on Tuesday for his alleged controversial remarks against a particular religion. On Monday, the BJP MLA released a video criticising stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who recently performed in the city. Singh is also purportedly seen making some comments against the religion in it. Several people belonging […]
BENGALURU — The Karnataka high court on Monday refrained from directing the authorities to stop mosques from using loudspeakers or public-address systems for the azaan/adhan (call to prayer) five times a day, saying that “tolerance is the characteristic of the Constitution of India as well as Indian civilisation”. A Bengaluru resident had filed a PIL […]
NEW DELHI — The government on Thursday ordered blocking of eight YouTube channels, including one operating from Pakistan, for allegedly spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order. The blocked YouTube channels had over 114 crore views; and 85.73 lakh subscribers and the content was being monetised, an official statement said. […]