NEW DELHI: A Delhi court directed Tihar Jail authorities on Wednesday to appear in person to explain how “such a desperate accused person”, an undertrial named Shahnawaz, was kept together in isolation in prison with Christian Michel James, one of the alleged middlemen in the AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter case. The court of special judge Sanjeev …
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued his attack on Harvard and called it a JOKE amid ongoing funding standoff with the top university. “Harvard can no longer be considered even a decent place of learning, and should not be considered on any list of the World’s Great Universities or Colleges,” Trump said on his …
The Maldives has officially banned people with Israeli passports from entering the country. The decision came after the Maldives’ parliament voted in favour of an amendment to its immigration law. A statement from the president’s office said that Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu signed an amendment to the nation’s immigration law after its approval by parliament …
Justice Kurian Joseph (File Image) NEW DELHI: Appointed by Tamil Nadu as head of a high-level committee to explore ways & means for greater autonomy for states in a federal governance structure, Justice Kurian Joseph on Wednesday said the endeavour would be to find solutions within constitutional parameters and without compromising the nation’s unity and …
Fire in United Airlines flight A United Airlines flight which took off from the Denver International Airport for Canada’s Edmonton, was forced to return to Denver, and made an emergency landing due to fire in one of its engines.The fire was reportedly due to the engine striking an animal, possibly a rabbit. The incident occurred …
At least 21 police personnel in Nashik were injured, and three police vehicles were damaged following a mob attacked on them while opposing the demolition of an unauthorised dargah in Maharashtra’s Nashik, reported ANI on Wednesday, quoting officials. On Wednesday morning, the Saat Peer Baba Dargah in Nashik, located in the Kathe Galli area of …
Zoom, the popular cloud-based video conferencing platform, is currently experiencing a widespread outage, disrupting meetings and communication for thousands of users across the US and other countries. Users trying to access Zoom’s website and mobile app were met with an “Error 50003” message, signaling a connection issue. As of 3:30 pm ET on Wednesday, more …
BENGALUTU: Karnataka HC ordered on Wednesday notice to CM Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathi and brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy in a writ appeal filed by social worker Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) alternative site allotment case. Krishna has challenged the Feb 7 order of a single bench rejecting his petition seeking …
KYIV: Russian glide bombs and artillery struck a city in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding five others as Moscow forces continued daily attacks across the country. The city of Kherson was struck with glide bombs on Wednesday morning, and when rescue teams arrived at the scene, Russian forces launched an artillery …
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai is set to become the next Chief Justice of India, with his swearing-in scheduled for May 14, 2025. Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday wrote to the Union Law Ministry, naming Justice BR Gavai, the second-most senior judge of the Supreme Court, as his successor. Elevated as a judge …