[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh high court has made strong observations on the existing structure of the judiciary in the state, comparing the relationship between high court judges and district judges to that of “feudal lord and serf.” The court also criticised what it described as a “caste system” within the judicial setup, where…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In a bold step, the Delhi Govt on Friday requested the Supreme Court to reconsider its 2018 blanket ban on plying of over 10-year-old diesel and 15-year-old petrol vehicles on the roads of entire National Capital Region saying stricter BS-VI norm compliant vehicles emit far less pollutants compared to BS-IV vehicles.It requested…
[ad_1] PM Modi and President of the Maldives Mohamed Muizzu (Pic credit: AP) The turnaround in India-Maldives ties in the past 10 months – following the acrimonious removal of Indian military personnel from the strategically located country – seemed complete as India announced a fresh $ 565 million line of credit (LoC) for the Indian…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced a hike in pension of accredited journalists in the state under ‘Bihar Patrakaar Samman Pension Scheme.’In a social media post on X, Nitish said that the monthly pension will be raised from Rs 6,000 to 15,000 to all eligible journalists.“I am pleased to inform…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has successfully tested its first hydrogen-powered train coach at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. It is touted as being among the most powerful of its kind in the world.Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday posted a video of the trial on X, calling it a landmark moment towards building…
[ad_1] CBI has taken over investigation into the assault of Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath, allegedly by Punjab Police personnel, and registered two FIRs, officials said on Friday. The Bath family has welcomed the CBI takeover. Gurtej Singh Dhillon, brother-in-law of Col Bath, said now there is hope for justice. He said that one of the…
[ad_1] With the Supreme Court weighing in, a growing chorus of experts is calling for decriminalising consensual relationships even if the age of consent is not loweredNew Delhi : With the Supreme Court hearing a pivotal case over whether to lower the statutory age of consent for sexual activity from 18 to 16 years, activists…
[ad_1] Suggesting that the fuel control switches on the doomed AI 171 were manually moved, the new head of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said the crash was unlikely to have been caused by a mechanical issue with the plane or inadvertent movement of the aircraft’s fuel control switches. “We can say with…
[ad_1] Muizzu congratulates Modi on becoming second-longest serving PM of India NEW DELHI: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu rolled out the red carpet and praised PM Narendra Modi, marking a significant turnaround in relations over the last two years. “Tonight we are delighted to reciprocate that friendship and goodwill in the spirit of the close ties…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday asked a decorated fighter pilot, part of the strike group that bombed Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist camp in Pakistan’s Balakot in 2019, and his wife, who are involved in a matrimonial dispute and have been making allegations against each other, to not see each other as an enemy and move ahead…