New Delhi: Delhi High Court Friday sought the Election Commission (EC)’s stand on a plea by Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Devender Yadav claiming gaps in the rollout of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the city.The petition by Yadav, and the chairman, booth management committee of DPCC, assailed the mandate…
Chennai: Those who make fake motor accident claims can face criminal prosecution if they are found to have submitted fake documents, even if the accident cases are closed, dismissed for default or withdrawn, Madras high court has ruled.Justice N Anand Venkatesh clarified the issue while monitoring the investigation into suspected fake motor insurance claims, in…
Ahmedabad: Five Gujarat University students have approached police alleging they were cheated after paying Rs 10,000 each as a refundable deposit for an internship that promised a monthly stipend of Rs 15,000.A 20-year-old MSc IT-Fintech student filed a complaint with Gujarat University police, alleging that he and four others were offered a two-month internship by…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday visited actor and BJP’s national executive committee member Mithun Chakraborty at a private hospital off EM Bypass, where he underwent a surgery. During his 10-minute visit, the CM also had a talk with doctors about Mithun’s health condition.The actor-turned-politician had a minor operation on Thursday night. “He informed…
A booth for SIR exercise at Salunke Vihar Pune: Verification of “mobile population” of the NIBM-Kondhwa-Undri area and linking them to the 2002 voters’ list under the SIR exercise are posing practical challenges to BLOs.A section of residents, including ex-servicemen or defence personnel transferred over the years and residents living abroad for years, can’t even…
The judges and the advocate general briefed the IO on the approach to be adopted, including measures to build the survivor’s trust and identify the accused Panaji: Goa police arrested the accused in the rape of a 15-year-old girl after the investigation was transferred to the women police station and the investigating officer (IO) was…
Surat: Cybercrime police arrested two alleged ‘money mules‘’ from Giridih district of Jharkhand in connection with an APK-based cyberfraud case, after a four-day operation 1,800 kilometres away from Gujarat.The accused, Rupalal Mandal (29) and Mukesh Mandal (31), allegedly helped receive, withdraw and transfer money linked to cyberfraud. Police found that bank accounts operated by the…
After waiting it out for the trailer release of ‘Ramayana’, fans in India may just have to wait a tad longer to watch the film on the big screens. Producer Namit Malhotra sent waves online, as he cleared the air about the much-talked-about release schedule of the film. Speaking in his latest round of interviews,…
Quote of the day by Warren Buffett. Among the vast collection of aphorisms attributed to Warren Buffett, few are as blunt or practical as his famous rule of self-correction: “The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.” While the statement sounds like simple common sense, it…
Representative Image of astronauts investigating potential water ice reserves on the Moon (AI-generated image) Beneath the permanently shadowed craters near the Moon’s south pole, scientists believe significant deposits of water ice may be buried out of reach of the instruments currently used to search for it from orbit. A new study led by researchers at…
