SC directs Centre to preserve the ammunition log of the Rapid Action Force. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that police are “empowered to use pellet guns in exceptional situations” while directing the Centre to preserve the ammunition log of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) deployed at Jantar Mantar.The court’s observation comes at…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray likened Gen Z to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday likened Gen Z to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, saying that even Mughals had called the Maratha warrior a “chuha” (rat), just as the current generation is being called “cockroaches”.Addressing a gathering during a book launch…
File photo: Ex-Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal NEW DELHI: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday alleged that Centre was pressuring automobile manufacturers to remain silent on the impact of E20 petrol on vehicles manufactured before 2023, a charge rejected by Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra, who challenged him to produce evidence of vehicles damaged due to…
NEW DELHI: As India accelerates its preparations for the 2030 Commonwealth Games and strengthens its bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games, the country’s sports industry will come together under one roof at the TOI Sports Fitness and Infrastructure Expo-2026, billed as India’s premier business-to-business sports exhibition. The event will be held at the Bharat…
Apex court on Coalgate case NEW DELHI: Diluting its 12year-old order mandating appeals to be filed only in the Supreme Court against trial court orders in coal block allotment scam cases, the SC Wednesday said the prosecution and accused can move the Delhi HC challenging acquittals or convictions recorded by the special judge.Taking up the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday saved central and state projects worth Rs 20,000 crore from demolition for want of prior environmental clearance but permanently prohibited govt from granting post facto EC and quashed Centre’s 2021 Office Memorandum for keeping a window indefinitely open for projects to seek such green nods.Rescinding a part of its earlier…
KANPUR: A candidate who was denied admission to BTech in cyber security at IIT Kanpur claimed to have hacked the institute’s website seeking a “fair chance”, which he managed to get.“The site is hacked, and all I need is a fair chance,” the candidate said in a message posted on a social media platform. He…
File photo: BJP MP Anurag Thakur and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday sought to turn Rahul Gandhi‘s “idiot” jibe on him, saying it objects strongly if he has used the disparaging term for students but welcomes it if he was describing himself.“Rahul Gandhi has raised an issue for Congress and INDI…
According to the government, traffickers were exploiting porous stretches of the Indo-Myanmar border, forest routes and hilly terrain NEW DELHI: Drug syndicates active in the northeast are shifting towards synthetic drugs and increasingly using social media and encrypted communication apps to coordinate cross-border smuggling, government informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.In a written reply, junior home…
File photo: Rajya Sabha proceedings during the Monsoon Session of Parliament NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill proposing up to three-year jail term and/or fine for anyone preventing or disturbing the rendition of ‘Vande Mataram’, even as the opposition benches remained empty in view of almost all opposition MPs staging a walkout.The…
