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IPS probationer accused of dowry harassment by wife, case registered in Hyderabad

A 28-year-old Dalit woman working with South Central Railway, has alleged that her husband, Kokkani Venkata Maheswara Reddy, who is currently under probation as an IPS officer, is forcing to seek a divorce from her to marry another woman from his caste hoping for a huge sum as dowry. The woman, B

CJI Ranjan Gogoi to deliver important verdicts in Ayodhya, Rafale cases

New Delhi: With just a few days remaining in the retirement of Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, there are many important judgements to be delivered including political sensitive cases like Ayodhya land dispute and Rafale cases. Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, set to retire on November 17, will d

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde appointed next Chief Justice, to take oath on November 18

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde is all set to be the 47th Chief Justice of India after President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday signed a warrant appointing the 63-year-old senior-most Supreme Court judge to the post. Bobde is scheduled to take charge of the top court on November 18, a day after the present

Will give a clear view of priorities, says PM Modi on EU lawmakers’ J&K visit

At an interaction with members of the European Parliament on a visit to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called urgent action against all those who support terrorism or use terror as a state policy. “There should be zero tolerance for terrorism,” the prime minister told the visiting gro

Uttar Pradesh: Girl throws acid on youth after he refuses to marry her, arrested by Aligarh police

Aligarh: Police in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh have arrested a girl after she allegedly threw acid on youth who refused to marry her. The incident took place on Thursday in Jeevangarh area of the district. The accused and the victim were reportedly in a relationship and the boy apparently r

2-year-old Tamil Nadu boy trapped in borewell for over 40 hours

Chennai: More than 40 hours after Sujith Wilson, a two-year-old boy, fell down an abandoned borewell in Tamil Nadu's Trichy district, rescue teams, including those from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), have been unable to reach him. Sujith had initially been trapped at a depth of around

Disabled & people over 80 years of age can now vote through postal ballot

New Delhi: The disabled and people over 80 years of age can now cast their vote through postal ballot, the government said on Saturday, in a move that will help increase voter turnout. At present, voting through postal ballot is available to armed forces and those assigned poll duties. On the

SC seeks response of Centre on plea for Muslim women’s entry into mosques

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of the Centre on a PIL seeking entry of Muslim women in all mosques in the country. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S.A. Bobde and S.A. Nazeer issued notice to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice and Minority Affairs on the

Amit Shah to mediate with Shiv Sena over Maharashtra govt formation

The BJP’s parliamentary board has authorised party president Amit Shah to speak to Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on the shape of the coalition government in Maharashtra after Thursday’s results. The choice of negotiator from the BJP was conveyed by senior Shiv Sena leaders to the BJP, who sai

India moves up 14 spots in World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking

For an economy that has been starved of good news for a while, the improvement in India’s ranking and score in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing business indicator should bring some cheer. India placed 63rd out of 190 countries — an improvement of 14 places from its 77th position last year. The country

Supreme Court seeks ‘clear-cut picture’ from govt. on how long J&K restrictions will continue

already been on for two months. The Supreme Court on Thursday demanded a “clear-cut picture” from authorities on how long they planned to continue with restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir. “You have to give us a clear-cut picture of how long you are going to continue with these restrictions.

In Kathua rape case, court orders FIR against SIT members

A local court on Tuesday ordered Jammu superintendent of police (SSP) Tejinder Singh to register an FIR against six members of the special investigation team (SIT) of the state crime branch that probed the 2018 rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Rasana area of Kathua district for a

Stabbed 15 times, shot once, reveals Kamlesh Tiwari's postmortem report

Lucknow: Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari was stabbed 15 times and shot once in his head, according to the postmortem report. Two deep cut marks were found on his neck and the stabbing was centred between jaws and chest. The wounds were inflicted within 10 centimetres of one another, the r

Cab driver convinces US national of shutdown in Delhi, dupes him of ₹90,000

New Delhi: A 45-year-old taxi driver was arrested for allegedly duping a US national of USD1,294 (more than ₹90,000), police said on Monday. George Vanmeter, who reached the IGI airport on October 18, was allegedly convinced by the driver-- Ram Preet, a resident of Geeta Colony, and his accomplic

Supreme Court to examine whether Facebook, WhatsApp should give govt access to private chats

The Supreme Court has decided to examine whether social media intermediaries such as Facebook and WhatsApp should facilitate the State to access encrypted and private social media conversations of citizens, purportedly to fight crime and terror. A Bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose

Heavy rains leave parts of Kochi inundated, normal life disrupted

Residents in several Kochi neighbourhoods woke up to inundated streets, as incessant rain lashed the city since the wee hours of Monday. With many arterial roads such as MG Road, Ernakulam North and Menaka waterlogged, it was a motorist’s nightmare with bumper-to-bumper traffic. Many shops in the ar

Not stopping construction of Metro shed project in Aarey colony, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on October 21 said it is not stopping the construction of Metro shed project in Mumbai’s prominent green lung Aarey Colony. A Bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta sought a status report with pictures on plantation, transplantation and felling of trees in Aarey colony a

3 have confessed to murdering Hindu outfit leader Kamlesh Tiwari: Guj cops

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday claimed to have cracked the murder case of 52-year-old Hindu leader Kamlesh Tiwari with arrest of three people from Gujarat. Addressing a press conference, UP DGP OP Singh said the sweet box found at the site of the incident proved to be a vital clue