NEW DELHI: Touching a raw nerve among the deprived communities and champions of social justice, a key parliamentary panel said the “Not Found Suitable (NFS)” tag should not be used to deny SC and ST teachers opportunities in appointments and promotions, acknowledging the prevalence of the controversial practice while urging “better judgment” in recruitment of…
Even as citizenship issues are being raised in many parts of the country, a new report questions the legal process followed by the Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) and Gauhati high court in declaring 1.6 lakh people as “foreigners” in Assam.According to the report, citizenship was denied on the basis of minor spelling errors and confusion between…
Nagpur: In a ruling underscoring the rehabilitative purpose of furlough, Nagpur bench of Bombay high court quashed prison department’s refusal to grant leave to a life convict, stating that past overstays on furlough (leave of absence for a specified period to a convict from prison) cannot permanently disqualify a prisoner from exercising the right to…
Screenshot of tweet by West Bengal BJP NEW DELHI: The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday claimed Hindu devotees with saffron flags returning from a Ram Navami procession were “savagely attacked” in Kolkata’s busy Park Circus area, with the police, however, saying there was no such procession in the area.“As…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru concluded their season with an 11-run victory over Mumbai Indians, preventing MI from securing a direct entry into the Women’s Premier League final in Mumbai on Tuesday.Delhi Capitals benefited from this result, earning a direct spot in the March 15 final. Mumbai Indians will now face Gujarat Giants in the eliminator on…
The assassin who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday likely left a message on the bullet casings at the scene, The Associated Press reported. The report quoted police as saying that the words “deny,” “depose” and “defend” were written on the live rounds and bullet casings left behind by the assassin. Thompson was shot…