JEE-Main result: Record 44 candidates score 100%, 18 share top rank
New Delhi: A record 44 candidates have scored 100 percentile in the engineering entrance exam JEE-Main this year while 18 candidates have shared the top rank, according to National Testing Agency (NTA). The result for the crucial exam was announced post midnight on Tuesday with the website crashing for several hours after that. The first […]
736 Afghans recorded for new registration in India from Aug 1 to Sep 11: UNHCR
New Delhi: A total of 736 Afghans were recorded for new registration from August 1 to September 11, the UNHCR said here, adding that it is scaling up its capacity to meet increasing requests for registration and assistance of Afghans in India. The UN refugee agency said it is in constant dialogue with the government […]
Delhi riots: Court takes cue from judicial precedent of Godhra case, orders separation of trial
By Aakansha Khajuria New Delhi: Taking a cue from judicial precedent of Gujarat’s Godhra riots cases, a Delhi court on Tuesday ordered separation of trial of accused on the ground of their faith in a murder of a 24-year-old man during the north-east Delhi communal riots, saying there was an “assortment” of undertrials and one […]
Abetment proved when person instigates another to do something: SC
New Delhi: Abetment is proved when a person instigates another to do something and creates such circumstances that the latter is left with no option except to commit suicide, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Aniruddha Bose made the observation while setting aside an order of the […]
Unfortunate that generations not told about national heroes: Modi
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it is the country’s misfortune that generations were not made aware of sacrifices of national heroes, citing example Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh, in whose name a university will come up in Aligarh. The PM said this after laying the foundation stone of the university. Modi also paid […]
Pegasus row: Doesn’t wish to file detailed affidavit in larger national interest, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that it does not wish to file a detailed affidavit in the “larger national interest” on a batch of pleas seeking independent probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping row as such issues cannot be a subject matter of public discourse. The government told a bench headed […]
Bhupendra Patel takes over as 17th Gujarat CM
Gandhinagar: First-term MLA Bhupendra Patel was on Monday sworn in Gujarat chief minister, two days after Vijay Rupani’s surprise exit from the post, a year ahead of the Assembly polls. Patel (59), unanimously elected BJP legislature party leader on Sunday, was sworn in as the state’s 17th chief minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat at a […]
India records 27,254 COVID-19 cases, 219 deaths
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 27,254 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 3,32,64,175, while the count of active cases declined to 3,74,269, according to Union Health Ministry data on Monday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 4,42,874, with 219 daily fatalities being recorded, […]
Employee can’t insist on transfer to particular place, says SC
New Delhi: An employee cannot insist on a transfer to a particular place and it is for the employer to shift the staff considering the requirement, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court observed this while dismissing a petition by a lecturer challenging a October 2017 order of the Allahabad High Court. The high […]
India records 33,376 new coronavirus cases, 308 deaths
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 33,376 coronavirus infections, taking the overall tally of cases to 3,32,08,330, while the number of active cases increased marginally since Friday to stand at 3,91,516, according to the Union Health Ministry. The death toll climbed to 4,42,317 with 308 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at […]
