New Delhi: Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi HC Tuesday recused herself from hearing Congress MP Karti Chidambaram‘s plea seeking quashing of a criminal case lodged by CBI against him, citing a “gross delay” of nearly two decades.CBI has alleged Chidambaram helped an alcoholic beverage company in connection with a ban on duty-free sale…
Chandrapur: Health authorities in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur suspended registration of Bramhapuri’s Christanand Hospital and sealed its operation theatre and inpatient department after allegations that post-cataract surgery infections left at least three patients with severe vision loss. Action was taken Monday by civil surgeon Dr Mahadev Chinchole after a preliminary inquiry found violations of the Bombay Nursing…
Birbhum: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during the inauguration of various development projects, in Birbhum. (PTI Photo) The second phase of vote to elect who will govern Bengal for the next five years has now got one extra unlikely parameter after the first phase’s stupendous voting percentage of more than 93%: how many…
Kolkata: The Calcutta HC cautioned EC against preventive detention and arrests ahead before Wednesday’s final phase of polling in Bengal, underscoring that any curbs on the fundamental right to liberty must follow due process.Disposing of a writ petition over pre-poll detentions of Trinamool workers, a bench of Justices Arijit Banerjee and Partha Sarathi Sen said…
Court-mandated appellate tribunals cleared 55 nuns of Missionaries of Charity for inclusion in Bengal’s electoral rolls, reversing earlier deletions after appeals to EC. “They will vote Wednesday. We had help from RS MP Derek O’Brien… We are also grateful to EC,” a sister at Mother House said Tuesday.More than 120 sisters, all voters in Chowringhee,…
CRPF carries out route march in Bhabanipur ahead of second phase Bengal elections Kolkata: West Bengal’s final phase of assembly polls unfolds under a security grid rarely seen in Indian elections, stretching across 142 constituencies in seven districts. Numbers define the scale – over 2.3 lakh Central Armed Police Forces personnel, 38,297 state police, 142…
Kolkata: Supreme Court-mandated appellate tribunals hearing voter deletions during EC’s SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal restored voting rights of 1,468 people before Wednesday’s second phase of polls, taking total reinstatements across two rounds in the state to 1,607, officials said on Tuesday.Deletions in second phase stood at six, pushing cumulative removals by tribunals…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Tuesday adjourned to 2046 a defamation suit for Rs 20 crore against managing committee members of a south Mumbai housing society by a senior citizen, now aged almost 90, and her daughter. “I do not wish to state anything further except that this matter should not be taken up…
BJP leaders celebrate landslide win in Gujarat local body polls Ahmedabad: The governing BJP yet again established its supremacy in Gujarat on Tuesday, sweeping all 15 municipal corporations and 78 of the 84 municipalities, reiterating its complete dominance in cities and towns.It also performed strongly in rural regions, winning 33 of the 34 district panchayats…
An S-400 air defence system New Delhi: Russia has shipped the fourth batch of S-400 Triumf defence system that “will reach India by mid-May” soon after the May 7 anniversary of Operation Sindoor, a defence source told TOI. The fifth S-400 system is expected to arrive in India in November. The Russian S-400 system proved…