Spread the love NEW DELHI: A politician can’t be allowed to judge judicial competence merely based on “personal perception”, the Delhi high court said on Monday, dismissing petitions by AAP netas seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the liquor policy case.“This court will stand up for itself and institution…. I will not recuse,” the judge said, as she...
Techie rapes, blackmails 24-year-old MBA student in Bhopal; arrested
Spread the love BHOPAL: A rape case was registered at Ashoka Garden police station on Sunday against a 29-year-old data engineer, who has been arrested and sent to jail.Police said the accused, a resident of Ashoka Garden, allegedly raped a 24-year-old MBA student in Sept 2025 after calling her to his house and recording the act. The two had met...
‘Sycophancy around MS Dhoni’: Sanjay Manjrekar blasts CSK management
Spread the love MS Dhoni (PTI Photo) Chennai Super Kings have had a difficult beginning to their Indian Premier League 2026 campaign, managing just two wins from their first six matches and slipping to seventh on the points table. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has faced growing criticism, not only for the team’s results but also for his own struggles with the...
Will need a dedicated bench for West Bengal SIR matters, says CJI
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Monday raised fresh objections against alleged mass enrolment of new voters in Bengal, forcing an already exasperated Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant to sarcastically observe that he would have to create a dedicated special bench to deal with the volume of pleas relating to SIR and elections.TMC MP and...
Bank fraud case: CBI arrests 2 senior executives of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications
Spread the love NEW DELHI: The CBI has arrested two senior executives of Reliance Communications (RCOM) as part of its deepening investigation into allegations of financial irregularities.Joint president D Vishwanath and vice president Anil Kalya were arrested following allegations of fund misutilisation that allegedly caused substantial losses to public sector lenders.CBI registered the case based on a formal complaint lodged...
CJI expresses concern as digital arrest scams trap educated victims
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday expressed surprise that despite public warnings in the wake of cases of ‘digital arrest’, many educated people continue to be trapped by scamsters and robbed of their life savings.When attorney general R Venkataramani informed the Supreme Court bench of CJI Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that the...
Trade and tech ties get a boost as PM Modi hosts Korean president
Spread the love NEW DELHI: In this period of global tensions, India and South Korea together send a message of peace and stability, said PM Narendra Modi as he hosted President Lee Jae Myung for bilateral talks and announced a series of initiatives to enhance the special strategic partnership between the two countries.These included the launch of an India-Korea digital...
NCB posts all-time high of 73 convictions between January and March
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a record conviction of 73 drug offenders with the harshest possible punishments in the first quarter of 2026, garnering appreciation by Union home minister Amit Shah. The success is underpinned by a steady rise in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5 per cent in 2024 to...
NCB posts all-time high of 73 convictions between January and March
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a record conviction of 73 drug offenders with the harshest possible punishments in the first quarter of 2026, garnering appreciation by Union home minister Amit Shah. The success is underpinned by a steady rise in the agency’s conviction rate, which has climbed from 60.5 per cent in 2024 to...
A day before PM inauguration, fire breaks out at Rajasthan refinery
Spread the love PACHPADRA/JAISALMER/NEW DELHI: A day before PM Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate Pachpadra refinery in Balotra district of Rajasthan, a massive fire engulfed its core processing units around 1:55 pm on Monday, prompting authorities to order a probe.Fire broke out in the vicinity of the crude distillation unit (CDU) at HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL), ministry of...
