March 18, 2024 03:22 pm | Updated 03:22 pm IST - CHENNAI The Madras High Court on Monday, March 18, 2024, refused to interfere with the punishment of removal from service, imposed upon an Additional District Judge for having participated in a conference call with Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati when the …...Read More

March 18, 2024 03:16 pm | Updated 04:30 pm IST - New Delhi Seeking to ensure level-playing field in Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 18 ordered the removal of Home Secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, sources said. It …...Read More

March 18, 2024 09:41 am | Updated 10:35 am IST Amidst the electoral bonds scam, the BJP’s call for simultaneous polls, and campaigning from several political parties, India will go to the polls from April 19 to June 1, in a marathon seven-phase exercise to elect the 543 members of …...Read More

March 18, 2024 02:59 pm | Updated 03:19 pm IST - New Delhi The Election Commission of India (ECI), on March 18, has ordered the transfer of the West Bengal DG&IGP to a non-election related post. In a direction sent to the Chief Secretary of West Bengal, the country’s poll …...Read More

The artist Banksy has confirmed he is the creator of a large green mural of a tree with apparent environmental overtones which appeared in north London over the weekend. Residents said they woke up on Sunday to the massive painting on the side of a block of flats in Hornsey …...Read More

March 18, 2024 02:49 pm | Updated 02:49 pm IST - Madurai The day the model code of conduct came into force ahead of the April 19 Lok Sabha elections, on Sunday, March 17, 2024, surveillance teams in Madurai and Virudhunagar districts made their maiden seizures of valuables that were …...Read More

Pregnant women and new mothers who are convicted of most types of crime are set to be considered for reduced sentences from judges under new court rules. "Pregnancy, childbirth and post-natal care" is set to be introduced as a new mitigating factor in England and Wales, the Sentencing Council has …...Read More

March 18, 2024 02:41 pm | Updated 02:42 pm IST - Bengaluru Former Chief Election Commissioner of India T.S. Krishnamurthy on Monday suggested that online voting facility be provided to senior citizens, physically-challenged persons and members of the uniformed services, to start with. He also urged political parties to seriously …...Read More

March 18, 2024 02:33 pm | Updated 02:33 pm IST - Ahmedabad Uploading a nude childhood photo on Google Drive cost a man access to his email account for nearly a year and forced him to knock on the doors of the Gujarat High Court. The high court has issued …...Read More

March 18, 2024 02:27 pm | Updated 02:27 pm IST - Bhopal Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, a close associate of former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath and some other functionaries of the opposition Congress joined the ruling BJP on Monday. The Bahujan Samaj Party's state in-charge also …...Read More