Democracy Under Threat In BJP-Led Govt, Says Kanhaiya

AFTER visiting AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejirwal's wife Sunita at her official residence on Wednesday, Congress North East Delhi candidate Kanhaiya Kumar said the INDIA bloc is fighting to save the democracy that is under threat in the BJPled government.

No Saptapati? No Hindu marriage: SC

A bench of justices B V Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih described the Hindu marriage as a samskara and a sacrament which has to be accorded its status as an institution of great value in the society.

BJP, CONG BANK ON DEFECTORS

AS the Lok Sabha polls move into the third phase in Madhya Pradesh, the spotlight will be on the Gwalior-Chambal region the most fiercely contested region in the 2023 assembly polls, where BJP won 18 and Congress finished a close second with 16 seats.

‘It would allow even Dawood to campaign’: HC junks plea to permit arrested to canvass

THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking to allow arrested political leaders to campaign through the virtual mode for the Lok Sabha polls, observing this would lead to dreaded criminals, even Dawood Ibrahim, to register themselves with political parties and canvass.

Revanth’s legal team appears before Delhi cops

THE advocate representing Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy before the officials of Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO), Special Cell, New Delhi, in connection with a case regarding a doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, stated that the video was not posted from the personal account of the TPCC president.

EC bars KCR from campaigning for 48 hours

Action for violating model code of conduct after the BRS leader makes derrogatory remarks against Congress

‘Give cash for uniforms instead of money transfer’

A week after the Delhi High Court received a response from the MCD stating that over 2 lakh students studying in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) schools did not receive direct benefit transfers in the 2023-24 academic year, a social jurist has written to the MCD Commissioner proposing that, for the academic session 202425, funds should be disbursed in kind instead of cash/debit.

Chopper scam: Notice to CBI, ED over bail plea

THE Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the CBI and ED on pleas by alleged middleman Christian Michel James seeking regular bail in the alleged Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper scam cases relating to the purchase of 12 VVIP helicopters.

NewsClick case: Police chargesheet says funds taken for anti-India’ agenda

FROM fueling flames of 2020 Delhi riots to perpetuating disinformation about Covid-19, stoking farmer protests, and even allegedly channelling funds to a banned terror group, the Delhi Police, in its 8,000page chargesheet has accused NewsClick founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha of funneling funds into his organisation for nefarious agendas.

‘Centre should immediately address vaccine side effects’

HEAlTH minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday expressed his concerns over AstraZeneca’s admission that their Covid-19 vaccine can cause heart attacks and strokes, citing reports of sudden deaths in recent years and bans on the Covishield vaccine in European countries in 2021.

Cracks widen: 2 AICC observers quit

‘Humiliation, discontent among party cadre over alliance with AAP primary reason for exit’

‘Foreign IP’ mystery in another case yet to be solved

IT was hardly the first instance when Delhi schools received threat mails insinuating the presence of explosives at school premises. Rather several schools in the national capital have received similar hoax threats in the past; and one common consequence, panic.

Initial probe reveals Russian domain, Arabic name

THE threat e-mail received by over 130 schools in Delhi-NCR, which brought security forces in the national capital to their toes on Wednesday morning, was sent using a Russian domain, police officials said.

Bomb hoax puts parents, children on edge

Chaotic scenes outside city school gates after over 130 education centres receive threat mails; kids evacuated as police search premises

WHOIS GOING TO BE INDIA’S DESIGNATED FINISHER IN WC?

One of the big loopholes in the squad of 15, as it stands, is the lack of a finisher; also a top-heavy line-up could prevent them from targetting a specific match-up

Vinicius double helps Real in thrilling draw against Bayern

REAL Madrid forward Vinicius Junior scored a double, including an 83rd-minute equalising penalty, to snatch a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich on Tuesday that puts the Spanish side in the driving seat for the return leg of the Champions League semifinal.

Keeper Amy credits Ireland management and captain for success

SINCE her debut as a 15-yearold batter, Ireland's Amy Hunter has been in the headlines.

All-round Punjab thrash Super Kings in Chepauk

RIDING on Jonny Bairstow's 46 and Rilee Rossouw's 43, Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets in an IPL match played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Wednesday.

Regulator deregisters all 54 leased Go First planes

A year after they were first grounded, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday deregistered all 54 Go First aircraft.

Godrej family firms to jointly develop land in Mumbai suburb

GODREJ & Boyce and Godrej Properties will continue to develop a land parcel of Vikhroli owned by Godrej & Boyce.

Waning demand, high base effect pull down car sales

IMPACTED by waning pent-up demand over a very high base, passenger vehicle (PV) wholesales are estimated to have grown by a meagre 1.50% yearon-year in April 2024 to about 340,000 units.

Apr sees uptick in start-up funding

Fund inflows not only create opportunity for recovery but also indicate turnaround in FY25

Maha controls 41% of 55 lakh cr MF AUM:; Delhi’s share at 8.4%

THE dominance of Maharashtra continued unabated with its share in assets under management touching a tad less than 41% in March, mutual fund body Amfi data showed on Wednesday.

Questions over Adani bid for Coastal Energen

FORMER promoter of Chennai-based power company Coastal Energen Pvt Ltd has moved NCLT against the resolution plan submitted by the Consortium of Dickey Alternate Investment Trust (DAIT) and Adani Power Ltd.

Pioneering China scientist let into his lab after protest

BEIJING THE first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China said he was allowed back into his lab after he spent days locked outside, sitting in protest.

Pak to block SIM cards of 5 lakh tax defaulters

AUTHORITIES in Pakistan have decided to block the mobile phone SIM cards of over half a million tax defaulters as part of the drive to take action against tax evaders.

300 students arrested at Columbia Univ, City College

Dueling groups of protesters punch, shove and kick one another

China's third aircraft carrier begins sea trials

BEIJING CHINA's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, the most advanced homemade warship, began its maiden sea trials on Wednesday as Beijing ramped up its naval power amid increasing tensions with the US in the disputed South China Sea and Taiwan Strait.

CBI crackdown on app-based firms

IN a massive crackdown against App-based fraudulent investment schemes involving Shigoo Technology Private Limited and Lillian Technocab Private Limited, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted a nationwide search operation covering 30 locations across nine states and one UT, officials said.

Firing at Salman house: Accused dies by suicide in Mumbai cop custody

ANUJ Thapan, 23, one of the four men arrested in connection with the firing incident outside actor Salman Khan's Bandra house, allegedly died by suicide on Wednesday at the crime branch lock-up at Mumbai police headquarters, officials said.