Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Campaign To Become Political Party On October 2

"Other details, such as party leadership, will be decided in due course," Prashant Kishor said Former election strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday said his Jan Suraaj campaign will become a political party on October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, and contest the assembly polls in Bihar next year. Mr Kishor …...Read More

Uttarakhand Muslim Shopkeepers Happy As Top Court Extends Stay On Kanwar Yatra Eateries Order

The shopkeepers said this order would disturb communal harmony and affect their business Muslim shopkeepers here have expressed happiness after the Supreme Court extended its stay on an order mandating the display of names and phone numbers of shop owners on the Kanwar Yatra route until the next hearing on …...Read More

HD Kumaraswamy Suffers Nosebleed At Media Interaction, Rushed To Hospital

Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy suffered a nosebleed while addressing the media about the BJP-JDS padayatra at Bengaluru's Gold Finch Hotel. He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, sources said. The minister's nose started bleeding in the middle of his address to the media. Footage from the spot showed his …...Read More

How Delhi Coaching Centre Flouted Key Norms, Put Lives In Danger

The basement of Rau's Study Circle in Rajinder Nagar was flooded yesterday The coaching centre in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar, which has made headlines after three students died due to waterlogging in the basement, was using the basement as a library even though civic authorities had said it could be used …...Read More

S Jaishankar Invokes Mahatma Gandhi In Japan As World Sees "So Much Bloodshed"

Mr Jaishankar's remarks came as he unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Edogawa, Tokyo. Global icon Mahatma Gandhi's timeless message of peace and non-violence is even more relevant today when the world is witnessing conflicts, polarisation and bloodshed, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday. Mr Jaishankar's remarks came …...Read More

UPSC Tutor Shubhra Ranjan Slammed For Comparing Lord Ram With Akbar, Apologises

"My intention is not to hurt anyone's feelings. If it has happened, then I apologise," she said. Renowned civil services exam tutor Shubhra Ranjan released a statement on Saturday addressing allegations that she compared Lord Ram to Mughal emperor Akbar, clarifying that her intention was not to hurt anyone's feelings. …...Read More

Student Who Died In Coaching Centre Flooding Had Moved To Delhi In April

Shreya Yadav was the eldest among three siblings Three UPSC aspirants died after they were trapped in the basement of a popular coaching centre in Delhi late last evening, triggering massive protests. The victims have been identified as Tania Soni, Shreya Yadav -- both aged 25 -- and Navin Delvin, …...Read More

Failure Of Basic Maintenance

File photo Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena on Sunday directed the divisional commissioner to submit a report on the incident at a coaching centre in Rajinder Nagar where three civil service aspirants were killed due to rain-induced flooding in the basement. He said the incident points to "criminal neglect" and …...Read More

"Trial Court Judges Increasingly Playing It Safe": Chief Justice On Bail Issue

"You (judges) have to have a sense of robust common sense," he said (File) Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Sunday said the trial judges prefer playing safe by not granting bail on important issues of crime when it is looked at with a degree of suspicion. The …...Read More

Income Tax Department

The I-T Department has asked income tax return filers to not make bogus claims for expenses, under-report their earnings or exaggerate deductions as this is a punishable offence and causes a delay in issuance of refunds. The ITR filing season for assessment year 2024-25 will end on July 31 for …...Read More