Ranchi: A special CBI court on Monday sentenced two former railway officers to three-year rigorous imprisonment in a August 2018 bribery case. It also imposed Rs 10,000 fine on each of the two guilty, who would undergo an additional three months in jail if they defaulted on payment.The convicted officers are former assistant material manager…
NEW DELHI: Leading lawyers Harish Salve and Mahesh Jethmalani Monday advocated a reset in the judiciary, as happened after the Emergency, and said the complaint redressal mechanism needs to be reformed for the public to continue reposing faith in the institution.Referring to the unprecedented discovery of burning cash at Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence in March…
Kolkata: The committee set up by the state govt to examine proposals to rename roads, bridges and other public places will turn its attention to metro stations, too.Senior BJP functionary Tathagata Roy, who is a member of the Swami Pradiptananda (Kartik Maharaj)-led panel, said he would propose that metro stations named after famous persons be…
New Delhi: “There was not even a whisper of a casteist remark,” self-styled Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj claimed before a court Monday, alleging his arrest under SC/ST Act was politically motivated and the complainant had attacked him during the July Jantar Mantar incident.Appearing before additional sessions judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler for bail, Bhardwaj’s counsel,…
Sculpture discovered in Lakhisarai with a crescent-shaped object resembling “perakiya” sweet Patna: A centuries-old sculpture discovered in Lakhisarai may offer an important clue to the history of “perakiya”, one of Bihar’s popular festive sweets. The crescent-shaped sweet, now a familiar feature of celebrations across the state, could have a history dating back nearly 900 years.The…
Jamshedpur: A retired Tata Steel officer allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the terrace of a 10-storey apartment building in Baridih early Monday, police said.Sandip Pal (62), former chief of the Merchant Mill at Tata Steel, lived on the second floor of Vijaya Gardens in Phase VII.Officer in-charge of the Birsanagar police station, Santosh…
Jamshedpur: Ganeshotsav commenced with religious fervour and gaiety in the Steel City on Monday, as over 30 elaborately decorated puja pandals across Jamshedpur and adjoining areas were inaugurated on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. Special prayers and Kalash Sthapana ceremonies marked the beginning of the festivities at various venues.The highlight of this year’s celebrations is…
Photo taken from Instagram account of ‘Backpacker Arunima’ NEW DELHI: A popular Indian travel vlogger from Kerala, who has been travelling in Afghanistan and posting videos from the country, on Monday claimed that she had been “arrested” by the “Mujahideen” in Bamyan and appealed for help in contacting the Indian embassy.In a post on her…
Kolkata/New Delhi The Trinamool leadership on Monday offered to withdraw its candidate from the Nandigram bypoll in favour of the Congress candidate, expecting a quid pro quo from Congress in the Rejinagar constituency, but did not get a favourable response.Trinamool seniors and the state Congress unit in Kolkata did not want to comment on record…
New Delhi: The service on a small stretch between Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk metro stations on Yellow Line was impacted for over four hours by a signalling issue Monday, causing inconvenience to commuters. As the Metro ran at a restricted speed, commuters claimed that there was a cascading effect on other sections of the…
