Appearing for Qazi, senior advocate Parag Tripathi told SC that the 82-year-old medical practitioner had visited India in the past. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Union govt’s response to US-based octogenarian — Khalid Jahangir Qazi — an OCI card holder accused by India of peddling pro-Pakistan propaganda and being sympathetic to…
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Tejpal, sought three weeks’ time to surrender. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday directed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to first surrender within three weeks, saying that his appeal against conviction and 10-year imprisonment in a rape case would be heard only thereafter.Justice Alok Aradhe rejected Tejpal’s plea for exemption…
This was new information for SC, which was concerned by pendency of 37 lakh appeals NEW DELHI: In a new twist to the simmering controversy over the West Bengal SIR, Supreme Court was informed Tuesday that against 27-lakh odd deletions from voters’ list because of ‘logical discrepancy’ only seven lakh filed appeals seeking inclusion of…
Baglihar stage-I in Ramban district has remained non-operational for a week (Photo for representation) SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir is grappling with power shortages and unscheduled outages after key hydroelectric projects, including the 450MW Baglihar stage I and the Salal project, were shut for silt-flushing operations. Baglihar stage-I in Ramban district has remained non-operational for a…
On April 3, 1973, Motorola engineer Dr Martin Cooper made what is widely recognised as the first mobile phone call. Standing on a New York City street, Cooper called Joel Engel, an engineer at Bell Laboratories and his rival in the race to develop mobile communications. Cooper told Engel he was calling from a “personal,…
Officials found poor personal hygiene among food handlers, use of plastic cutting boards and blocked drainage. BENGALURU: Several prominent city clubs were found violating food safety norms during an inspection drive conducted by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, with officials flagging unhygienic food handling, improper storage and labelling violations.The inspections were conducted…
Prarthana Thombare and Vaishnavi Adkar NEW DELHI: The row over India’s tennis squad for the 2026 Asian Games intensified on Tuesday after the All India Tennis Association (AITA) categorically rejected claims that it failed to submit the names of excluded players to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).The national federation denied a claim made by Sports…
A ferrocement structure welcomes visitors to the property and has been named the ‘Artichoke Portico’ by Boscarino (Pictures: Spaces Archives) When Ricky Boscarino came across a small 600-square-foot cabin in the woods in New Jersey in 1988, he saw more than just a place to live. A year later, he began transforming it into what…
Still from video aired by Iranian media The US Secret Service has acknowledged being aware of a video being broadcast by Iranian state media that appeared to threaten the life of Barron Trump. They have stated that they are investigating the footage as a potential threat to a protected person.The nearly three-minute video, aired over…
During the meeting on “crime against children”, Congress MP Ajay Maken submitted a letter seeking a discussion on the alleged use of pellet guns and lathicharge against students during the Jantar Mantar protest NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs on Tuesday clashed with ruling party members during a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs…