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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday closed suo motu contempt proceedings initiated against YouTuber Ajay Shukla for his “defamatory” remarks against a former apex court judge after he tendered an unconditional apology.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma decided to accept Shukla’s apology and end the proceedings against him but warned him…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala minister KB Ganesh Kumar’s wife Bindu Menon has alleged that she found him in a “compromising situation” with another woman at his residence in Kollam’s Valakom on Saturday and sought police help after being stopped from leaving with images recorded on her cellphone.Speaking to a TV channel Monday, Menon called the episode “pathetic”…

New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday met the kin of a 26-year-old man who died in a Holi brawl in Uttam Nagar and said ensuring justice to the family is the “topmost priority” of her government.“Delhi government with complete sensitivity, responsibility and firmness stands with the affected family she said and added…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke with Nepal’s newly elected leader Balendra Shah, who is set to become the Himalayan nation’s youngest Prime Minister.“Had warm telephone conversations with Mr. Rabi Lamichhane, Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Mr. Balendra Shah, Senior Leader of the RSP,” wrote PM Modi on X.PM…

NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday clarified that Akanksha Singh from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur is the candidate who secured rank 301 in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025, following confusion over two candidates with the same name claiming the same rank. The clarification came after media reports and social media posts…

NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Tehran has issued an advisory asking Indian nationals in Iran not to approach any of the country’s land border points for travel out of the country without prior coordination with the mission.In a statement, the embassy said any movement towards land border crossings must be undertaken only after obtaining…

External affairs minister S Jaishankar (ANI photo) External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that Iran had formally requested permission for three of its vessels to dock at Indian ports, a request that India granted the very next day.Amid rising tensions in the Indian Ocean after last week’s sinking of an Iranian warship by…

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday granted 10-day interim bail to Sharjeel Imam in a case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, for attending his brother’s wedding.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing the interim bail application filed by Imam, seeking relief for six weeks to attend the marriage scheduled this month. The court…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the NDA’s massive election campaign convention, to be attended by around 50,000 people, here on March 11, senior BJP leaders said on Monday.PM Modi will participate in the convention to be held at the Jawaharlal International Stadium in Kaloor, they said.Addressing reporters, BJP state general secretary S…

The publication of West Bengal’s final electoral rolls on February 28 almost closes the chapter on one of the most acrimonious Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercises in the state’s recent political history. Now remains the aftermath of the political storm that has stirred, not just on the streets but in the courtroom too. What began…