ANOTHER FRESH FLOODS IN NEPAL 3 DAYS AS CHINESE DAM BURSTS
NEW DELHI: China has warned Nepal of another possible flood within three days as a barrier lake upstream overflows, following a glacier-triggered flood and mudslide that devastated areas along the border. The Nepal-China border is facing the threat of another flood, with China warning Nepal that a newly formed barrier lake upstream could burst within […]
SC ISSUES 10 DIRECTIONS TO SPEED UP DOWRY, CRUELTY TRIALS
Photo : AI-generated NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court recently directed courts and governments to take several measures to speed up trials in dowry-related cases and improve enforcement of laws dealing with dowry deaths and cruelty against women. In an order passed on August 20, a Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and AG Masih issued ten […]
SC SEEKS DELHI POLICE RESPONSE TO BAIL PLEA IN 2020 DELHI RIOTS
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Delhi Police to a plea seeking bail filed by Athar Khan, an accused in the larger conspiracy case arising out of the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. A Bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi issued notice to the Delhi Police on August […]
DELHI FAMILY REFUSES TO PAY RS 6.74 LAKH AFTER 10-DAY STAY IN 5-STAR UDAIPUR HOTEL
NEW DELHI: A family of four from Delhi spent a 10-day holiday at the luxurious Oberoi Udaivilas hotel in Udaipur and allegedly refused to pay the bill at the time of checkout. According to reports, on August 12, 2026, a man named Anurag Yadav booked his stay at the five-star hotel through Maker Baha Travel […]
RAM RAHIM’S JAIL EXIT TO FUEL DERA-VS-PANTHIC POLITICS IN PUNJAB
NEW DELHI: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a rape convict, has walked out on a 21-day furlough yet again from Rohtak’s Sunaria jail. The latest release has immediately revived the political debate in Punjab over the influence of Dera Sacha Sauda, its electoral footprint and, more importantly, the contrasting treatment of Ram Rahim and Sikh prisoners […]
TICKING CHINESE FLOOD BOMB NEAR INDIA
NEW DELHI: It’s young and growing, and restless too. And once in a while, it doesn’t stop from showing its fury. The Himalayas are the world’s most seismically active mountain range, and a flood resulting from an earthquake-triggered avalanche has killed over 100 people on the Nepal-Tibet border, with hundreds more unaccounted for. The devastation […]
ONIONS AT RS 35 PER KG IN DELHI-NCR
NEW DELHI: The Central government will start the sale of onions directly to consumers at a subsidised price of Rs 35 per kg in the national capital from Thursday to cool down soaring prices of the vegetable, which are hovering at Rs 55-60 per kg. The onions being released into the market are from a […]
Chidambaram slams Centre on FCRA, Delimitation
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram on Thursday sharply criticised the functioning of Parliament, saying the Monsoon Session saw little meaningful discussion and too many Bills passed without proper debate. The senior Congress leader also attacked proposed changes to the FCRA, warned that population-based delimitation could hurt southern states, and […]
DELHI MODEL, 21, STABBED TO DEATH BY HER GYM TRAINER
NEW DELHI: A 21-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death inside her residence in Delhi on Wednesday, with the police saying the accused is her gym trainer. The victim, identified as Muskan, a student and a model, was murdered when she was alone at her home on the second floor of a building in West […]
CALL TO REPLACE RAJASTHAN CHIEF JUSTICE SP SHARMA FOR MISUSING OFFICE
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Justice Sandeep Mehta has asked Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant to appoint a Chief Justice from another State to head the Rajasthan High Court “with immediate effect”. In letters dated August 2, August 10 and August 17 accessed by Bar & Bench, Justice Mehta has accused acting Chief Justice […]
