Wooden gavel on wooden table, on background Chennai: Madras high court has issued guidelines governing inquiry of the accused and witnesses by police to prevent harassment of people in the guise of interrogation.“Police shall summon a person named in the complaint or a witness to the incident through a written summons under Section 179 of…
The initiative aims to connect Mithila’s rich artistic and cultural heritage with national and international markets Madhubani: The district administration, in collaboration with Mithila Chitrakala Sansthan, will launch the ‘Madhubani Arts’ e-commerce portal on Aug 15 to mark the Independence Day. The initiative aims to connect Mithila’s rich artistic and cultural heritage with national and…
The aircraft plunged 300ft, injuring many on board NEW DELHI: European aerospace major Airbus and France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety will join the probe to establish what caused the Air India A320 flying from Phuket to Delhi with 145 aboard to suddenly lose altitude by about 300ft last week, injuring…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari along with supporters hold National Flags during the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ rally ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, in Kolkata on Monday Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that the state govt would officially celebrate Rakhi Bandhan from this year, calling it a move not only to uphold the festival’s…
Mumbai’s thieves reinvent codes “Chacha ne salaam diya”“Aaj mausam kaisa hai?”To an outsider, these may sound like harmless banter. But as MIDC police in Andheri found out last week, these phrases carried a very different message for the ‘Dhakka gang’ of pickpockets who ran a carefully orchestrated operation and were arrested recently. It was their…
Relief for Dabur as Delhi HC stays FSSAI order over ‘100%’ food claims NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court Monday made it clear that what a girl or a woman wears is her choice and faulted an attempt by the defence lawyers who linked a woman’s sexual harassment to her choice of wearing jeans.The court said…
Chennai: Madras high court has sought the state govt’s response to a petition challenging three-month ban on transport of rough stones and aggregates to other states, saying the state govt had no jurisdiction over transport of legally mined minerals.The geology and mining director, through an order dated July 27, imposed a ban on transportation of…
University teachers stage a protest in Patna on Monday Patna: Teachers and non-teaching employees of traditional universities across the state staged protests on Monday against the state govt’s proposed changes in the university Acts. They observed mass casual leave and held demonstration at university headquarters.At Patliputra University, teachers and employees marched from the College of…
The Cockroach Janta Party showed solidarity with Mahto’s efforts RANCHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday extended his support to Jharkhand student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who was hospitalised after his health deteriorated during a hunger strike over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations.Dipke said he spoke to Mahto before the latter was…
Data showed the number of elementary-level govt schools declined from 8,89,806 in 2024-25 to 8,79,940 in 2025-26 NEW DELHI: The number of govt elementary schools across the country fell by nearly 10,000 in a year, with Meghalaya, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh recording the steepest declines, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday.UDISE+…
