NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday raised several questions while hearing Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea seeking to invalidate an in-house inquiry committee’s report that indicted him over a large quantity of burnt cash found at his official residence during his tenure as a Delhi high court judge.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A […]
NEW DELHI: Accusing BJP of “petty mindset” and “illegality”, Congress on Saturday said the government’s decision to ignore the notice to remove Justice Yashwant Varma in Rajya Sabha in favour of the one submitted in Lok Sabha is dictated by its desire to control the narrative about the issue, stemming from its “insecurity” that the […]
NEW DELHI: An illegal surrogacy and baby-selling racket operating out of a fertility clinic in Hyderabad was busted Sunday, leading to the arrest of eight individuals, including the clinic’s owner and fertility specialist, Dr A Namratha.A detailed investigation revealed that Namratha, 64, was running a large-scale scam through clinics located in Vijayawada, Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam, and […]
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has dismissed a money laundering case against industrialist Ratul Puri, Moser Baer India Ltd, and 11 others, holding that the predicate corruption offence registered by CBI had already collapsed.The money laundering case stemmed from alleged bank frauds worth Rs 1,101 crore involving Moser Baer Solar Ltd (Rs 747 crore) and […]
NEW DELHI: Some may call it a burning example of a snail-paced justice delivery system while others may term it as “law catching up with the culprit when he is at his weakest”.However one may describe it, a person who committed the crime as a hot-headed college student, now dreads spending the rest of his […]
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday expressed regret over his inability to understand the plight of oppressed classes, saying that he “made a mistake” and “didn’t protect the OBCs” like he “should have”.Speaking at Congress’ ‘Bhagidari Nyay Sammelan’ in the national capital, he said, “I have been in politics […]
DHANBAD/RANCHI: At least 12 miners are feared trapped in a caved-in illegal coal mine in Jamunia, around 40 km from Dhanbad district headquarters, with some feared dead, villagers and politicians said Wednesday.Police, administration and Bharat Coking Coal Ltd, however, said that so far they had not found any sign of mine collapse.The alleged incident snowballed […]
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has slammed the Telangana Police for converting a civil land dispute into a criminal case at the behest of an influential builder to arrest and harass a retired Major General’s 70-year-old widow, quashed the FIR and asked the complainant to pay Rs 10 lakh to her.The Delhi-based woman owned a 500 […]
NEW DELHI: Three of the six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, part of a long-pending Rs 5,691 crore deal with the United States, arrived at the Hindon Air Force Station on Tuesday enhancing the Indian Army’s offensive capabilities.Dubbed “tanks in the air” for their lethal firepower and combat endurance, the helicopters will be stationed in Jodhpur, […]
NEW DELHI: Nine show-cause notices were issued to Air India during the last six months in connection with five identified safety violations, Union junior aviation minister Murlidhar Mohol said in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Enforcement action has been completed in respect of one violation, he added.Regarding the AI Dreamliner […]
