Sabarkantha: A man and his wife died after they and their three teenaged children allegedly consumed a poisonous substance in an attempt to die by suicide in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district, police said on Sunday. The exact reason behind the incident, which took place in Vadali town, was not yet clear, an official said. The couple, … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said there will be no CBI inquiry into the Bengal government’s creation of additional posts to accommodate around 25,000 teaching and non-teaching staff sacked from the state’s School Service Commission Monday after the selection process was voided. The court overruled a Calcutta High Court order directing the inquiry by … Read more
New Delhi: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which has been cleared by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha after heated, marathon debates, will benefit women from the Muslim community and ensure transparency, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad has said. In an exclusive conversation with NDTV on Friday, the former law minister insisted that no … Read more
Patna: RJD president and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad was on Wednesday taken to Delhi for treatment at AIIMS, after being admitted to a hospital in Patna for a brief period, his son Tejashwi Yadav said on Wednesday. Talking to reporters, Tejashwi Yadav said his father had developed sores on his back and an … Read more
New Delhi: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday halted – for 24 hours – work on 400 acres of land in Kancha Gachibowli near the Hyderabad Central University. The interim order was passed as the court heard PILs, or public interest litigations, filed by students and the Vata Foundation. The petitioners had sought a stay … Read more
New Delhi: Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams’ cousin today said she was “happy” that she has returned to Earth safely after an unexpected nine-month stay in space. “That moment was surreal,” her cousin, Falguni Pandya, told NDTV, referring to the SpaceX Dragon spaceship, which was carrying Ms Williams and her colleague Butch Wilmore, making a soft splashdown … Read more
New Delhi: The Ministry of Consumer Affairs on Tuesday announced a partnership with tech company Meta to launch a consumer awareness campaign called “Be an Empowered Consumer” aimed at enhancing digital literacy and protection for online consumers. The initiative, unveiled by Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi and Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan, will … Read more
New Delhi: The United States Supreme Court rejected an “emergency application” by 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana, which opposed his extradition to India claiming he will be tortured there as he is a Muslim of Pakistani origin. Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, had filed an “Emergency Application For Stay” with the … Read more
Kapurthala: A sexual harassment case has been registered against the pastor of a church in a village in Punjab’s Jalandhar district, police said on Sunday. In the complaint, a woman alleged that she and her parents have been visiting the church since October 2017. Pastor Bajinder Singh, known for viral ‘Mera Yeshu Yeshu’ video, took … Read more
New Delhi: A serial offender, the Pune bus rape accused Dattatray Gade had often robbed passengers he took on his car that he operated as a taxi. The serial offender was detained in Maharashtra’s Shirur for the alleged rape of a 26-year-old woman inside a state transport bus parked just 100 meters away from Pune’s … Read more