SC: 24-HOUR ARREST DEADLINE BEGINS WITH DETENTION
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the 24-hour constitutional deadline for producing an arrested person before a magistrate begins from the moment he is detained, and not from the time the police formally makes the arrest. Holding that there can be no artificial distinction between ‘arrest’ and ‘detention’ for the purpose of […]
YOUTH CONG LEADER SACKED FOR MISSING RAHUL’S RALLY FOR UNCLE’S FUNERAL
NEW DELHI: The Indian Youth Congress has suspended some 200 members in a sweeping disciplinary crackdown for not attending the Opposition bloc INDIA’s rally in the national capital recently. Suspension letters seen by NDTV indicated at least 185 members across seven states have been suspended so far and told to explain their absence. The disciplinary […]
SIKAR MAN KILLS HIS WIFE OBJECTING TO SELLING A COW
NEW DELHI: A man in Sikar wanted to sell a cow to pay off his debts. His wife rejected the idea. This led to an argument between the couple. In a fit of rage, the man drove a pickup truck over his wife. He then went to a police station and confessed to the crime. […]
SC GIVES MORE TIME TO CENTRE TO REVIEW UGC RULES ON CASTE BIAS
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has granted the Centre additional time to reconsider the controversial University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations aimed at preventing caste-based discrimination and ragging in higher education institutions. The development comes amid objections to the new rules, with students from the general category raising concerns that certain provisions could be discriminatory. A […]
SHARAD PAWAR HOSPITALISED IN MUMBAI HOURS AFTER DISCHARGE IN PUNE
NEW DELHI: Senior leader and Nationalist Congress Party–Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) chief Sharad Pawar was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital on Wednesday, his daughter and Baramati MP Supriya Sule said. “We are admitting Baba to Breach Candy Hospital for further tests. Thank you all for your concern and good wishes,” Sule said as she shared […]
FORM 6 COMPLETELY DELINKED FROM SIR DECLARATION AFTER INTERNAL OBJECTIONS
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has completely de-linked the online Form 6 voter registration application from the mandatory Self-Instructional Reform (SIR) declaration. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) declaration is completely separated from the Form 6 online applications in all Indian states and Union Territories. […]
2 DEAD IN A BUILDING COLLAPSE IN OLD DELHI’S CHAWRI BAZAR
NEW DELHI: Two labourers were killed when the three-story building under construction in Gali Sattara, Sheesh Mahal, close to the Chawri Bazaar Metro station, collapsed on the morning of Thursday. Emergency teams were dispatched to the area after the distress call was received at 9:50 AM, starting a multi-unit rescue operation in such a thickly […]
SC DECLINES TO HEAR AZAM KHAN’S ARREST BY ED
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s challenge to his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and sent the matter to the Allahabad High Court. It gave him no interim relief. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the proper […]
INDIA GETS IRAN’S EXEMPTION TO TRANSIT STRAIT OF HORMUZ
NEW DELHI: Iran has reiterated that Indian vessels are exempt from restrictions imposed on shipping through the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, with a senior parliamentary official confirming that ships from India, China, Iraq and Qatar can pass through the waterway without limitations. Ahmad Hayat-Moghaddam, Vice Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign […]
HEART ATTACK AT 9?
NEW DELHI: A nine-year-old Class 3 student at a school in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar died on Wednesday after she collapsed in her classroom. Police are going through CCTV footage and other material to establish what happened. Delhi Police said they got a PCR call about the girl at about 9:52 am on November 4. She […]
