Arundhati Roy. (File photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: Author Arundhati Roy on Thursday said that “almost all the people who we call ‘antinationals’ are the ones who care” while those who project themselves as nationalists often work only to protect their own wealth.“Almost all the people who we call ‘antinationals’ are the ones who care. And then…
Aditya Roy Kapur may be a known name in Bollywood today, but his journey to stardom didn’t begin with gold medals or top grades. In fact, he failed Class XI—a year that could have set him back, but ended up setting him apart.At a time when students are under immense pressure to perform academically, Kapur’s…
Ajinkya Rahane and Axar Patel at the toss. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: In a surprising move, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) dropped one of their standout performers, Vaibhav Arora, for their must-win IPL 2025 clash against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. Arora, who has been KKR’s joint highest wicket-taker…
Trinamool Congress MP Sougata Roy said he saw Mahua Moitra crying after a spat Kalyan Banerjee. NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Tuesday said he saw Mahua Moitra in tears following a spat with party colleague Kalyan Banerjee outside the Election Commission office last week, and urged that Banerjee be removed from his…
Roy L. Prosterman, a lawyer who left a lucrative corporate law practice to champion land reform in the underdeveloped world, died on Feb. 27 at his home in Seattle. He was 89. His death was announced by the Seattle land-rights institute Landesa, of which he was a founder. The organization did not specify a cause….
NEW DELHI: In a rare coincidence, Justice Hrishikesh Roy ended his career as a constitutional judge with verbal bouquets from everyone on Friday in the Chief Justice of India’s courtroom, where in 1982 he took his first step as a lawyer struggling to seek a passover for a case.Everyone – CJI Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File photo) KOLKATA: Bengal government appealed the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case verdict in Calcutta high court on Tuesday, questioning the rationale behind a sessions court not treating the crime “rarest of rare” and sparing convict Sanjay Roy the death sentence.The victim’s parents, too, intend to appeal Sealdah additional sessions…
NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in West Bengal on Tuesday moved high court seeking death penalty for convict Sanjay Roy, who was granted life imprisonment in the rape and murder of a medic in RG Kar case. Advocate General Kishore Dutta approached the division bench in the case. The court has permitted the filing…
NEW DELHI: A Kolkata court on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment after he was convicted of rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000. Ahead of the sentencing, Roy pleaded his innocence and said that he…
NEW DELHI: Prime accused Sanjay Roy on Monday maintained his innocence in the rape and murder case of a doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Roy said that he was being framed and has not committed any crime as a session court sat to decide the quantum of sentence for the…