High Court also ordered that elephants must not be paraded on public roads. The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the restrictions imposed by the Kerala High Court for the use of elephants in temple festivals. The temple trusts of Thiruvambady and Paramekkavu Devaswoms had petitioned the Supreme Court challenging the …...Read More
Supreme Court Stays Kerala High Court Order On Elephants In Temple Festivals
No Alarm, Cash And Jewellery Gone: Thieves Drill Into Surat Bank Locker Room
The robbery took place at the Union Bank of India on Kim Crossroads in Surat. A group of thieves drilled a large hole into a wall of an Union Bank of India (UBI) branch in Surat, broke six lockers and stole cash, jewellery and other valuable items worth lakhs of …...Read More
After Mumbai Tragedy, Life Jackets Must On Ferries From Gateway Of India
MMB officials are now strictly monitoring compliance of this rule. A day after a ferry-Navy craft collision claimed 14 lives off the Mumbai coast, authorities on Thursday made life jackets mandatory for all people taking boat rides from the Gateway of India. Some tourists, however, said the life jackets would …...Read More
Delhi's Air Quality Worsens, Hits 'Severe Plus' Category
The national capital remains under Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan. (File) Delhi's air quality plunged into the 'severe plus' category on Thursday, with a 24 hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 451 recorded at 4 pm, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data. The city …...Read More
Indian Navy Constitutes "Board Of Inquiry" To Probe Mumbai Ferry Accident
Two persons from the ferry are still reported to be missing. (File) The Indian Navy on Thursday instituted a 'Board of Inquiry' to probe the collision of a naval boat and a passenger ferry off the Mumbai coast a day earlier which killed 13 persons, including a naval sailor. The …...Read More
Samajwadi Party Sambhal MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq Charged For Alleged Electricity Theft
FIR filed against Sambhal MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq for alleged electricity theft. The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Department has filed an FIR against Samajwadi Party MP from Sambhal Zia Ur Rehman Barq for alleged electricity theft. This morning, the state electricity department arrived at Mr Barq's residence to check the …...Read More
"I Am Shocked": Mamata Banerjee On Amit Shah's Ambedkar Remarks
Mamata Banerjee had termed the remarks made by Amit Shah as derogatory. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she was shocked at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent remarks about BR Ambedkar and the way he was being "belittled". Mamata Banerjee was speaking at the 'Kolkata Christmas …...Read More
Arvind Kejriwal Targets Amit Shah Over Remarks On Baba Saheb, Says "Ambedkar No Less Than God"
The AAP supremo claimed that Amit Shah deliberately said it in order to give a message. (File) AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Baba Saheb in Parliament, saying "Ambedkar is no less than the god of modern India". "You …...Read More
Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain's Funeral To Be Held In San Francisco Today: Report
Zakir Hussain is the son of the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha. Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain will be laid to rest in San Francisco on Thursday, Press Trust of India reported, quoting family sources. Zakir Hussain, one of the world's most accomplished percussionists, died at a San Francisco hospital on …...Read More
Police Case Registered Against Rahul Gandhi For "Injuring" 2 BJP MPs
A police case has been registered against Congress's Rahul Gandhi following a complaint by the BJP, holding him responsible for injuries to two MP of the party. Both leaders, one of whom is 69 years old, are in the hospital. Mr Gandhi has been accused under various sections of the …...Read More
