Delhi High Court dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s plea to recuse Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from the excise policy case, deeming it based on conjecture. NEW DELHI: A political flashpoint erupted on Tuesday after Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the Delhi excise policy case was dismissed by the Delhi High…
NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar MUMBAI: Sharad Pawar, president of the Nationalist Congress Party (SP) and a Rajya Sabha MP, has been admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai for a routine health check-up, sources said on Tuesday, according to news agency PTI.. The 85-year-old leader was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital two days ago,…
Hockey India secretary Bhola Nath Singh (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has held Hockey India and its secretary general Bhola Nath Singh guilty of contempt of court for wilfully disobeying its earlier order, in a significant ruling that raises serious questions over governance within national sports bodies.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, in an…
As the US and Iran edged towards what appeared to be a breakthrough after weeks of conflict in early April, a sudden burst of public messaging from Donald Trump may have thrown fragile diplomacy off course.According to CNN, optimism around a potential deal to end the seven-week war began to unravel after Trump publicly claimed…
File photo: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung The United States has partially restricted the sharing of satellite intelligence on North Korea with South Korea following remarks by Seoul’s unification minister about a suspected nuclear facility, according to media reports.Unification minister Chung Dong-young told parliament last month that North Korea was believed to be operating…
Pakistan has suspended a proposed $1.5 billion agreement to supply weapons and fighter jets to Sudan after Saudi Arabia asked Islamabad to terminate the arrangement and said it would no longer finance the purchase, according to two Pakistani security sources and a diplomatic source.The development comes as Sudan remains gripped by a conflict between the…
BETTIAH: Shortage of medical staff came to the fore at the Bagaha sub-divisional hospital in West Champaran district after a security guard was asked to assist doctors in stitching the injuries of road accident victims amid an unexpected rush of patients on Monday.The injured were identified as Wasim Akhtar, a pickup van driver, and Surendra…
BHOPAL: A rape case was registered at Ashoka Garden police station on Sunday against a 29-year-old data engineer, who has been arrested and sent to jail.Police said the accused, a resident of Ashoka Garden, allegedly raped a 24-year-old MBA student in Sept 2025 after calling her to his house and recording the act. The two…
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath’s misattribution of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s famous “give me blood, I will give you freedom” slogan to Swami Vivekananda has sparked widespread criticism. KOLKATA: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath‘s faux pas on Monday attributing Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s iconic “give me blood, I will give you freedom” slogan to Swami…
High day-time temperature The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its All India Weather Summary and Forecast Bulletin issued by the National Weather Forecasting Centre at 0800 IST on April 21, 2026, forecast continuing heat wave conditions over several parts of north, central and eastern India, while rain and thunderstorm activity is likely across the Northeast,…