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Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Perarivalan to walk free after 31 years

18 May 2022 7:48 AM GMT

New Delhi, May 18: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of A.G. Perarivalan, a life term convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao invoked the power under Article 142 to release Perarivalan.The bench noted that his mercy plea kept...

National

Gyanvapi case hearing deferred due to lawyer's strike

18 May 2022 7:16 AM GMT

Varanasi, May 18: Lawyers in Varanasi have gone on a day's strike due to which the hearing on the Gyanvapi mosque case has been stalled. The court will soon announce new dates for the hearing. A petition seeking demolition of a wall and removal of debris for a fresh survey had been moved by the...

National

SC grants bail to Indrani Mukerjea in her daughter Sheena Bora murder case

18 May 2022 6:50 AM GMT

New Delhi, May 18: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Indrani Mukerjea accused in her daughter's, Sheena Bora, murder case. A bench headed by Justice Nageswara Rao noted that she has been in jail for over six years and the trial won't be concluded in near future. The bench also noted...

National

Action against illegal encroachment to continue, Delhi govt seeks report

18 May 2022 5:28 AM GMT

New Delhi, May 18: The Municipal Corporation will continue to remove illegal encroachments in the national capital on Wednesday even as the Delhi government has sought a report on the ongoing demolition drive. According to sources, the encroachments will be removed at Keshopur village in west Delhi...

Assam

Assam floods: Amit Shah assures all help, army joins rescue ops

18 May 2022 5:11 AM GMT

Guwahati, May 18: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday discussed the overall flood situation in Assam with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over phone and assured all possible help from the Centre. The Home Minister, in separate tweets in English and Assamese, said: "Concerned about the...

Entertainment

Kannada actress dies during fat removal surgery, parents allege negligence

17 May 2022 11:09 AM GMT

Bengaluru, May 17: In a shocking development, a 21-year-old Kannada small screen actress died while undergoing fat removal surgery in Bengaluru on Tuesday. According to police, she was undergoing surgery without knowledge of her parents. Chetana Raj is the young actress who succumbed during...

North East

'After reduction of AFSPA in NE, Army's focus on northern borders increased'

17 May 2022 6:45 AM GMT

Guwahati, May 17: Eastern Army Commander Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita said on Monday that after the reduction of AFSPA in the northeastern states, some portion of the army has been withdrawn from counter-insurgency operations and tasked with focusing on the primary front in the northern...

Business

Indices positive in opening deals with all eyes on LIC listing

17 May 2022 5:53 AM GMT

New Delhi, May 17: Indian equity benchmark indices started Tuesday's trade in green ahead of listing of insurance major LIC's exchange debut. It is expected that the listing will take place in a while. The initial public offering of Life Insurance Corporation of India has received robust response...

Sports

Symonds' sister says she just doesn't know what he was doing on a lonely...

16 May 2022 7:55 AM GMT

London, May 16: The mystery around Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds' final hours before his death in a car crash on Saturday has deepened with his sister revealing to dailymail.co.uk that the family "just don't know" what the 46-year-old was doing on a deserted stretch on the night of the mishap....

Business

Snapping 6-day losses, equity indices rise in opening deals

16 May 2022 6:25 AM GMT

New Delhi, May 16: Snapping their six straight session losses, Indian equity indices rose in opening deals on Monday, possibly due to value buying at lower levels. At 9.51 a.m., Sensex was 1.0 per cent or 513 points up at 53,307 points, whereas Nifty was 1.2 per cent or 185 points up at 15,967...

International

New York mass shooting gunman arraigned

16 May 2022 6:06 AM GMT

New York, May 16: An 18-year-old white gunman was arraigned on Sunday hours after shocking the nation by live-streaming his mass shooting at a supermarket in the city of Buffalo, New York, which led to the deaths of 10 people, mostly African-Americans. The heavily armed shooter, identified as...

Sports

India thrash Indonesia 3-0 to win maiden Thomas Cup title

15 May 2022 10:56 AM GMT

Bangkok, May 15: The Indian men's badminton team clinched its maiden Thomas Cup title after beating Indonesia 3-0 in the final, here on Sunday, Victories from Lakshya Sen, the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth helped India win the...