• Monday, May 05, 2025

School students take out march in protest over death of…

STUDENTS of a government school took out a protest march here on Friday demanding stern action against their teachers over the death of a 10-year old girl after being bitten by a snake inside her classroom. Raising slogans and holding placards, the students in their uniforms, took out the march…

Court to hear in open court review pleas of Maradu…

THE Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear in open court the review pleas of Kochi's Maradu flat owners seeking appropriate relief from the builders for demolition of their flats constructed in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms. The Kerala government informed the top court that one-member committee headed by…

Our allies favour formation of government with Sena: Cong-NCP

THE NCP and the Congress said on Friday their smaller allies have backed the idea of forming a government in Maharashtra with the Shiv Sena to keep its estranged ally BJP out of power in the state. Congress and NCP representatives on Friday held a meeting with their pre-poll allies…

Markets extend losses as IT, bank stocks skid  

EQUITY benchmarks treaded lower for the second straight day on Friday, weighed by losses in IT and bank stocks, as investors baulked at expanding their portfolios amid stretched valuations and growth concerns. After trading on a weak note through the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 215.76 points, or 0.53…

Opposition accuses BJP of receiving money from firm under probe

The Opposition on Friday accused the BJP of receiving crores in donation from a company being probed by the ED for allegedly buying properties from Iqbal Mirchi, an accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts, and asked whether or not it was a case of "treason". Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep…

Yashwant Sinha announces plan to visit Kashmir

A CIVIL society group, which includes former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, will go on a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on November 22 to assess the ground situation in the region after the central government nullified Article 370, which gave the erstwhile state special powers. The members of the…

CCTV footage of lawyers-police clash preserved

The Delhi Police on Wednesday told a court here that it has preserved the CCTV footage related to the clash between lawyers and police at the Tis Hazari Courts complex earlier this month and the probe was ongoing. The police made the submission in its status report filed before Additional…

Sebi fines Jilichem Laboratories, Incorporated Engineers  

Capital markets regulator Sebi imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on Jilichem Laboratories Ltd and Incorporated Engineers Ltd for failing to redress investors' grievances received through SCORES. SCORES is an online complaint redressal system of Sebi through which the complaints received by the regulator are electronically forwarded to…

Karnataka women allowed to work in night shifts in all…

THE Karnataka government on Wednesday issued a notification allowing women to work in night shifts (7 pm to 6 am) in all factories registered under the factories act. The state government has in the notification cited Madras High Court judgement striking down Section 66(1)(b) of the Factories Act, 1948, which…

Shiv Sena member seeks Bharat Ratna for Savarkar

A Shiv Sena member in Lok Sabha on Thursday demanded Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour bestowed by the Union government, for Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar and tribal icon Birsa Munda. Rajendra Gavit made the demand during the Zero Hour. His short speech was mostly confined to contributions of Munda…