NAGPUR: Bombay HC has directed Maharashtra govt to pay Rs 2 lakh compensation to activist Arun Ferreira, ruling that his arrest outside Nagpur Central Prison in 2011 violated his fundamental rights under Articles 21 and 22. Partly allowing his 2012 plea, the Nagpur bench ordered the govt to deposit the amount in court within eight…
New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner (AP) New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner etched his name in the record books during the fourth T20I against India in Auckland on Friday, becoming the leading wicket-taker against India in the shortest format.Santner achieved the landmark after dismissing Nitish Kumar Reddy, taking his tally to 32 wickets in 31 T20Is against…
PM Modi hails ISRO after successful GSLV-F18 launch carrying NVS-03 navigation satellite NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists and engineers following the successful launch of the GSLV-F18 mission carrying the NVS-03 navigation satellite, saying the mission would strengthen India’s indigenous satellite navigation system, NavIC.In a post…
Vedansh Mishra, a three-year-old, frequently asks about his father, Vineet, who is stranded in Karachi, Pakistan. NEW DELHI: “Mummy, when will Papa come home?” The question, asked repeatedly by three-year-old Vedansh Mishra, has become a painful reminder of a family’s prolonged wait.Vedansh’s father, Vineet Kishore Mishra, chief officer of a cargo ship, has been stranded…
Patrick Stewart with his wife Sunny Ozell, whom he married in 2013. (Photo: Facebook) Patrick Stewart, best known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men franchise, has died at the age of 86. While his illustrious career made him a celebrated name across generations,…
Nidhi Bhasin Rohilla with her two daughters and prominent chess player Taniya Sachdev (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Have you ever visited a chess tournament? There is a certain kind of silence that persists outside a tournament hall. It belongs to the parents. Behind the doors, children are hunched over boards in a hush so complete…
Photo credit: The New Indian Express In 2018, M Velmurugan was returning from work when he noticed a gram sabha meeting taking place in a village on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Residents were speaking about local problems and making demands before the authorities. The meeting made an impression on him. He began wondering why people…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only NEW DELHI: The entire national capital region (NCR) will see a complete ban on construction and demolition activities from Nov 5 to 20 as the Centre steps up efforts to tackle rising winter pollution.Announcing the restriction on Friday, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav also ruled out any rollback of…
A dawn sky represents a beautiful beginning. The sky, painted in shades of purple and blue, with the golden sun streaking across it, is arguably one of nature’s prettiest sights. A baby is much like that beautiful beginning, a little ray of light arriving after the darkness. And if you are looking for a name…
Indiana law requires landlords to send tenants an itemised damage list within 45 days of moving out. (AI image) An Indiana landlord who won $6,200 from a former tenant over unpaid rent and damage to an apartment will now receive only $2,400 after a state appeals court ruled on Thursday that the property owner had…
