Justice Karnan tells SC he wants to challenge his conviction
Justice C.S. Karnan has told the Supreme Court that he wants to challenge his conviction for contempt of court and sought the recall of the apex court’s May 9, 2017 order “as no charge was framed”.
e-facility to link Aadhaar with PAN launched
The Income Tax Department has launched an e-facility to link Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number (PAN), a mandatory procedure for filing IT returns now.
Students clash with security forces in Kashmir Valley
Clashes between students and security forces erupted in parts of north and south Kashmir on Thursday, despite appeals by Governor N.N. Vohra and State Education Minister Altaf Bukhari to students to “safeguard their careers and return to classes”.
Death of 24 in Bharatpur wall collapse: marriage hall owner booked
A case was registered on Thursday against the owner of a marriage hall in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district where a wall collapsed in a storm leaving 24 dead.
SC to examine if triple talaq is fundamental to religion
The Supreme Court on Thursday began hearing a batch of six petitions and a suo motu public interest litigation petition on whether triple talaq violates the fundamental rights of Muslim women.
AAP takes the EVM protest to Election Commission
Hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters staged a protest outside the Election Commission of India office, demanding VVPAT-equipped electronic voting machines (EVMs) to be used in all future elections.
Woman killed in Pak. shelling in Rajouri
A 35-year-old woman was on Thursday killed and her husband injured in mortar shelling by Pakistani troops in the Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district.
On Pokhran nuke test anniversary, Modi hails Vajpayee
On the National Technology Day, commemorated on Thursday to mark the anniversary of Pokhran nuclear tests of 1998, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the “courage” shown by the then Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Tiger caught on camera trap on pilgrims’ path at Pampa
The changes taking place in the forest eco system owing to the climate change has been leading to frequent straying of wild animals into human habitation in the forest areas of Sabarimala, Ranni, and Konni.
A 2.20 minute video, edited by final year chemical engineering student at IIT Varanasi Sujan Sam, is winning hearts, having grabbed more than 1,60,000 views so far. The video, titled Game of Thrones – Baahubali 2 version, features Jon Snow as Baahubali and Daenerys Targaryen as the fiery Sivagami.
