- Monday, March 10, 2025
FORMER Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton F Nariman has criticised the top court's 2019 judgment in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, describing it as a "great travesty of justice" that did not do justice to the principle of secularism. Speaking at the First Justice A M Ahmadi Memorial Lecture on 'Secularism…
INFOSYS co-founder NR Narayana Murthy has bought a second luxury apartment in Kingfisher Towers, a 34-storey upscale apartment complex located in Bengaluru's central business district, for ₹500 million (£4.63m). Four years ago Sudha Murty had bought a flat for ₹290 million (£2.69m) in the same apartment complex. The new apartment…
A DUBAI-RETURNED groom and his entourage of 150 'baraatis' were shocked when they arrived in Moga, Punjab, only to find his bride "missing" and that the wedding venue did not exist. Deepak Kumar (24), who returned to Jalandhar from Dubai a month ago to marry Manpreet Kaur, who he had…
MAHARASHTRA chief minister Devendra Fadnavis took oath as a member of the Maharashtra legislative assembly on Saturday, on the first day of the three-day special session of the House. Deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar also took oath as members of the Maharashtra assembly. The three leaders were…
THE LOK SABHA recently passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which allows bank account holders to have up to four nominees in their accounts. Another proposed change relates to redefining 'substantial interest' for directorships, which could increase to ₹20 million instead of the current limit of ₹500,000, which was…
THE BJP-led government in Assam has decided to ban serving and consumption of beef in restaurants, hotels and public places. A decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet recently to amend the existing law on beef consumption to incorporate the new provisions. At a press conference on…
INDIA and China agreed to take measures to further ease the situation at the borders while continuing to implement the October agreement to resolve the standoff in eastern Ladakh comprehensively, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said a day after talks in New Delhi. China and India held the 32nd meeting of…
INDIA on Friday announced that foreign secretary Vikram Misri will travel to Dhaka on December 9, a visit that comes amid strain in ties with Bangladesh over attacks on minorities, including Hindus, in the neighbouring country. External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Misri is travelling to Bangladesh to attend…
VIRAT KOHLI'S "adamancy" to not explore an alternate route to overcome his weakness outside off-stump has brought his batting average down from the 50s to 48.13, feels former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar. Kohli, who struck a fine hundred in the series opener of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth to break…
A CLASS XII student allegedly shot dead the principal of his school in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district on Friday afternoon after being admonished for coming late, police officials said. He and his classmate from the Arts stream escaped from the spot on the deceased's scooter, they added. Superintendent of Police…
