Condemning the six-eight percent power tariff hike, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday said the power companies should have waited for the CAG audit reports of the firms. People in Delhi will have to shell out more money for electricity consumed from Saturday as the power companies have increased power tariff. “The government is of […]
The Supreme Court Friday said that a judge should only act within the legal parameters, established judicial process and decorum and shun passions and subjectivities as his only master is “duty to truth”. “Thus, a judge should abandon his passion. He must constantly remind himself that he has a singular master ‘duty to truth’ and […]
A Sealdah-bound suburban train derailed near Dum Dum station in the city Saturday. There were no casualties, an official said. “We are yet to determine the reasons which caused six coaches of the train to derail. Fortunately, no casualty or injuries has been reported,” an Eastern Railway spokesperson said. “The derailment has affected suburban rail […]
bihaAfter Aligarh Muslim University, now Banaras Hindu University is keen to open a centre in Bihar, officials said Saturday. Two days after Congress president Sonia Gandhi laid the foundation stone of an off-campus branch of the AMU in the state’s Kishanganj district, BHU has shown its willingness to set up a branch in Bihar. “I […]
A woman, who was set ablaze by four men after she resisted rape attempt here three days ago, died at a hospital, police said. The 25-year-old, who had suffered 90 percent burns, died early Saturday at the government-run Gandhi Hospital. The incident had taken place at railway quarters at Chilkalguda in Secunderabad, the twin city […]
Former Indian-American US treasury official Neel Kashkari, a multimillionaire who oversaw the $700 billion bank bailout after the 2008 financial crisis, thinks he can unseat California’s popular Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. Kashkari, who lives in Laguna Beach in Orange County, previously worked for Goldman Sachs. Last year, Kashkari quit his job as an investment banking […]
Three people were arrested in connection with the sensational Rs.7.69-crore heist in the national capital, the special cell of Delhi Police said Saturday. “Three people were arrested from different parts of the city and Rs.1.5 crore has so far been recovered,” a police officer told IANS. Police said four others are also involved, who have […]
Demanding justice, students from the country’s northeastern states held a protest here Saturday at the market where a 19-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh was beaten up, leading to his death. Scores of protesters held placards, raised slogans against discrimination and demanded justice. “It is a shocking incident and it is not the first time. It […]
An Indian national, who bludgeoned his neighbour’s maid to death in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been sentenced to death by a court. The man killed the maid, with whom he had a relationship after she told him that she was pregnant and threatened to slap a rape charge […]
Close to one-and-half million homes in the capital face up to 10 hours of blackout from Saturday after the expiry of Friday’s deadline for discom BSES Yamuna (BYPL) to pay its dues to bulk power supplier NTPC. Sources in state-run generator NTPC told IANS that it has informed BSYL that a power supply cut is […]