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Nitin Nabin sole candidate in fray for BJP president’s post, all set to take over today

NEW DELHI: Nitin Nabin will take over as BJP national president on Tuesday after emerging, as widely expected, as the sole candidate in fray, with the party’s leading figures from PM Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues and CMs, be Read More

UK court seeks Delhi HC help in Nirav’s bank fraud case trial

Nirav Modi (File Image) NEW DELHI: In a rare development, Delhi HC acted on communication from Supreme Court of England and Wales to record statement of a banker in connection with the Nirav Modi case. Read More

HC refuses to suspend Sengar jail term in custody death case

NEW DELHI: Less than a month after his release was stayed by Supreme Court in the main rape case, Delhi high court on Monday refused to suspend a 10-year jail term handed to expelled BJP functionary Kuldeep Singh Sengar for the cust Read More

Abusive words alone not SC/ST Act offence: SC

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has said that merely using abusive language against a member of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes cannot be an offence under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the law could be invoked only when Read More

SC seeks govt stand on AC rail fare cut for acid attack survivors

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought govt’s response to a PIL which sought concessional air-conditioned (AC) class rail fare for acid attack survivors to enable them travel to well-equipped hospitals for periodic treatment. Read More

SC directs govt to frame SOP for mentally ill homeless

NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the plight of mentally ill homeless people, particularly women, who are exploited with govt authorities not providing them care and shelter, Supreme Court on Monday asked Centre to come out with stan Read More

Indian student enrolments in US down 75% in 1st yr of Trump 2.0

Driven by curiosity and a human interest lens, Amisha is dedicated to impactful storytelling. Read More

HC bins I-T notices to NDTV founders, imposes 2L cost

NEW DELHI: : The Delhi high court quashed on Monday the 2016 income-tax notices to NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy and asked the department to pay Rs 1 lakh to each of them as costs for harassment. Read More

Change The Soch: 21-city drive to boost women’s finance literacy

Across India, women are increasingly playing a central role in managing household finances, yet access to structured financial education continues to remain uneven across regions. Read More

CISF to kick off 25-day cyclothon on Jan 28; 130 to take part

NEW DELHI: As many as 130 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, including 65 women, will participate in the second edition of CISF Coastal Cyclothon that will see them pedal across the country’s 6,553-km mainland c Read More

CBI quizzes TVK chief for second time in stampede case

NEW DELHI: TVK chief Vijay was questioned for about seven hours by CBI on Monday in connection with investigation into the Karur stampede case. This is the second time Vijay has been questioned by the agency. Read More

PM Modi welcomes UAE president, wife with traditional Indian gifts

PM Narendra Modi on Monday extended a warm welcome to UAE president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his family at his residence and presented traditional Indian gifts to them. Read More