Police seek contempt of court action against Harsh Mander over speech at Jamia
The Delhi Police sought initiation of contempt proceedings in the Supreme Court against activist Harsh Mander for his remarks against the top court. The police...
Cops take seized SUV for joyride; owner tracks car, locks them inside for 3 hrs
Three policemen had a harrowing time on Wednesday for taking a ride in a seized sports utility vehicle (SUV) to Lakhimpur Kheri district as the...
Temple trust begins work to shift Ram idol from tent, its abode for 30 years
The newly formed trust that will oversee the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya has started work on shifting an idol of the Hindu...
India vs New Zealand: ‘When you are out of form..’ – Virender Sehwag reacts to Virat Kohli’s struggles in NZ
Legendary India opener Virender Sehwag jumped into the defence of current skipper Virat Kohli after the latter went through a lean patch in the recently-concluded...
ED books Jet Airways’ Naresh Goyal, his wife in alleged money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal based on a...
Violence in north-east Delhi well-planned and one-sided: Minorities panel
The violence in north-east Delhi last month was “one-sided”, “well-planned” and “maximum damage was inflicted on Muslim houses and shops with local support” – these...
Airports in India set for mammoth coronavirus screening exercise
All international passengers entering India will be screened at airports for the novel coronavirus outbreak (Covid-19), the government announced on Wednesday. The decision came on...
Parrots get probability, use stats to make choices
The birds — Blofeld, Bruce, Loki, Neo, Plankton and Taz — were trained to associate black tokens with a food reward and orange pegs with...
The Supreme Court is right on cryptocurrency
The Supreme Court has rightly ruled that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s effective ban on cryptocurrencies is disproportionate, and quashed it. Well-meaning as the...
Adopt a self-regulation model for tech industries
Government interventionism, long the default regulatory approach, is falling out of favour in India. A chapter in the Economic Survey 2019-20 recognises that the country...