NEW DELHI: Highlighting the anguish of those who have to face undue harassment at the hands of police, the Supreme Court has said a police officer who abuses his position must be dealt with sternly, and presumptions and standards applicable to an accused-layperson would not apply to them. It cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to…
Who is Hasan Piker’s mom Ülker Sedef? Report links her to streamer’s college transfer after low GPA (Image via Getty) Political streamer Hasan Piker, better known online as HasanAbi, has been in the news after reports that he was denied entry into the United Kingdom by the UK Home Office. At the same time, a…
NEW DELHI: Come June 10 PM Narendra Modi will have the distinction of having the longest unbroken stint as an elected head of govt, surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru after discounting the first term of the Congress stalwart before India held its maiden general election in 1951-52.Since he led BJP to its maiden majority in Lok Sabha…
NEW DELHI: As Trinamool Congress stares at its biggest crisis with a faction claiming the support of 58 of 80 MLAs, the role of the West Bengal assembly speaker will be decisive in recognising one camp as the “original party” – as happened in the case of Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.The Constitution’s Tenth Schedule bars…
Supreme Court (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Sometimes overqualification becomes a disqualification. At a time when highly qualified people, including PhD holders, are competing for class IV govt jobs, the Supreme Court has said a person could be disqualified for a job if he holds a qualification beyond the maximum prescribed qualification.Noting that an employer’s…
On the southern edge of Penang Island in Malaysia stands a temple unlike almost any other in the world. Visitors who step inside expecting a typical place of worship are often surprised to find live venomous snakes coiled around wooden beams, resting near shrines and draped across branches placed throughout the temple. Known simply as…
NEW DELHI: A foreign national was seen on the terrace attempting to escape the blaze during the Malviya Nagar fire tragedy in Delhi that killed 21 people, including several foreigners, on Wednesday.In the video, a man dressed in a black shirt and cap can be seen desperately trying to escape the blaze, carrying a backpack…
MUMBAI: Fresh flare ups in the Persian Gulf region on Wednesday pushed up crude prices to near the $100 per barrel level and sank the rupee by around 50 paise in intra-day trades. These factors combined to pull the sensex down by over 1,100 points by mid-session, before some buying emerged at lower levels. At…
The guest list for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s July 3 wedding in New York City is telling a story, and it’s not the one anyone expected. The woman Swift feuded with for years just got an invite. The woman she considered one of her closest friends did not. Taylor Swift is inviting Karlie Kloss…
MUMBAI: The RBI rejected all bids for 182-day and 364-day treasury bills while accepting only 91-day bills at auction on Wednesday, signalling its discomfort with rising short-term yields ahead of the monetary policy decision due Friday.The RBI sold 91-day treasury bills at a yield of 5.56%. The central bank typically rejects bids when it finds…