Coming down heavily on a trial court for not framing murder charges against the husband and in-laws of a woman killed for dowry — despite evidence to this effect, the Delhi High Court has remanded the case back to the lower court. A division bench of Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice Indermeet Kaur rapped the […]
At almost 19 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, Leh town in the Ladakh region Sunday recorded the lowest temperature of the season in Jammu and Kashmir. The night temperatures in Kashmir also remained several notches below the freezing point. “The minimum temperature was minus 18.9 degrees Celsius in Leh town today (eary Sunday morning), […]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday urged every young Indian, irrespective of faith and religion, to be inspired by Swami Vivekananda. “I urge every young Indian, irrespective of faith and religion, to be inspired by such a man as they build their own future,” said the Prime Minister Office on his Twitter page on the closing […]
Muslim clerics in a Bihar district have decided not to lead or offer namaz-e-janaza (funeral prayers) of drunkards. This decision was taken at a meeting Saturday evening by a group of Imams of Bihar’s Nalanda district. They earlier said they won’t conduct marriage ceremony of those who give or take dowry. “It is a historic […]
An Indian was arrested at the Sharjah International Airport in the UAE for trying to smuggle an undeclared amount of gold to India, police said. The suspect – identified as Gh.R.A – tried to evade the airport authorities by concealing 12 gold biscuits, weighing 699 gm, inside two bracelets, Gulf News quoted police as saying. […]
The Supreme Court has said that an eligible candidate has fundamental right to be considered for promotion against the available vacancy and promoted if adjudged suitable. The ruling from a bench of Justice A.K.Patnailk and Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar came as they set aside as “invalid” the order of the cabinet’s appointment committee not accepting […]
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday said “inadequate space for youth in politics” was because “process of entry and promotion are not transparent” as he sought the youth’s views on issues to be be included in the party manifesto for the 2014 polls. Selection process of candidates was also a reason for that, he said […]
Steps will be taken in a day or two by the Sri Lankan government to release 275 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan jails, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said Saturday. The Tamil Nadu government is also taking steps to release 179 arrested Sri Lankan fishermen so that talks between fishermen of the two nations […]
Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who returned Friday night after being indicted by a US grand jury for alleged visa fraud, Saturday met External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh here. Khobragade arrived in Delhi by a US Airlines flight around 10 p.m. Friday. The diplomat, who has been transferred to the ministry […]
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands can become a “spring board” for India’s engagement with Southeast Asia and the Pacific region and be developed as a trading and tourist hub, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Saturday. Mukherjee also said his visit to the islands was an opportunity to pay homage to the freedom fighters who underwent […]