Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai will lead Maharashtra’s Uniform Civil Code committee. MUMBAI: When Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced a seven-member committee to prepare the framework for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the name at its helm stood out: Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai.With the latest assignment, Justice Desai has…
MUMBAI: A special court on Saturday acquitted 8 accused including deputy CM Sunetra Pawar’s brother Padamsinh Patil in the 2006 murders of Congress leader Pavanraje Nimbalkar and his driver, Samad Kazi. Patil (86), a senior NCP functionary and former state minister, is alleged to have orchestrated the murder of Nimbalkar, his cousin, due to political…
‘Rubber girl’ and her anchor: Anvi with her proud father Vijay Zanzrukia. Having taken to swimming, her next goal is to qualify for Special Olympics 2027 When Anvi Zanzrukia folds herself into a yoga pose, audiences see only the body that bends with ease. What they do not see is where it began: a sleepless…
Gandhinagar: Retired IAS officer M K Dave has been appointed secretary to the governor for one year on contract, a notification issued by the general administration department (GAD) on Wednesday, stated. Dave retired a few months ago as Gandhinagar district collector. Source link
Mapusa: Mapusa police registered a case against six persons, including a development firm, for allegedly forging property documents and impersonating a landlord who died more than five decades ago to usurp an 1,850sqm plot at Pomburpa in Bardez.The fraud came to light after advocate Gajendranath Usgaonkar, a resident of Alto-Porvorim, lodged a complaint.Police said the…
Bengal govt took charge of Petrapole police station from Land Port Authority of India Kolkata: The Bengal govt on Saturday formally took possession of Petrapole police station from the Land Port Authority of India (LPAI), marking the end of prolonged administrative and political hurdles that had stalled its operational takeover since its inauguration three years…
Apart from a 3-cottah land in Hatiara, Rajarshi Bhattacharya’s parentsdonated Rs 6.8 lakh for a smart classroom in the organic chemistrydepartment at Rajabazar Science College Kolkata: The parents of Rajarshi Bhattacharya, a Presidency University and Calcutta University alumnus, who died during his research days at IISc in Bangalore, gifted three cottahs of land at Hatiara…
Israeli media reports that officials in Israel found out about Trump’s decision to halt strikes through his Truth Social post, despite the post claiming that Israel was aware of the decision Israeli officials and US Central Command were not informed ahead of time about US President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a major planned…
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Vidarbha and west Uttar Pradesh. NEW DELHI: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue across several parts of the country on Wednesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing rain warnings for parts of north, central, northeast…
Redonda had become a thriving haven for wildlife within a few years, and now it has received a major new layer of protection. For years, Redonda resembled more a barren moonscape than a tropical Caribbean island. Its vegetation was destroyed, its native wildlife was wiped out, and the marine ecosystem around it was harmed by…
