Converts to Islam from Hinduism cannot claim OBC reservation, rules Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Madras high court ruling that a person who converts to Islam from Hinduism cannot claim reservation benefits under the Backward Class (BC) category.A bench of Justices PK Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar observed that a…
Delhi Belly actor participated in protest on October 10 in Mumbai NEW DELHI: Actor Imran Khan has been asked by Mumbai Police to leave India by October 28, news agency IANS reported quoting police on Thursday.Police have issued a notice to the Delhi Belly actor under the relevant provision of the Immigration Act, citing his…
Congress backs parents as Delhi Police break up overnight dharna After an overnight vigil at India Gate, a pre-dawn swoop by Delhi Police brought the dharna for “Justice to Ankita Bhandari” to an end. The cops arrived at the protest site at 4 am and took away the wailing parents of Ankita Bhandari, who was…
NEW DELHI: Union home secretary Govind Mohan tendered unconditional apology to the Supreme Court in his affidavit responding to contempt notices but said suspension of cellular internet services for a day, from 10 pm on Oct 9 to 10pm on Oct 10 pm in the 4 km radius of Raisina Hills, was needed to prevent…
US teen arrested over alleged mass shooting plot targeting Hindu temple (representative image) Police in Palatine, Illinois, arrested a 19-year-old man following an investigation into threats of a potential mass shooting at a Hindu temple.The investigation began on October 11, when the Palatine Police Department received information from the Mount Prospect Police Department about concerning…
NEW DELHI: CJP members Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka have been sent to five days of judicial custody, while Ajinkya Shinde has been bound down, after 14 party members allegedly trespassed into Jantar Mantar, which is no longer a designated protest venue, and obstructed cops on duty. Bound down means an individual has to appear…
NEW DELHI: BJP will launch a campaign to take its counter-offensive against opposition’s ongoing stir over Election Commission’s SIR to the masses, as the governing party seeks to demolish its rivals’ arguments in the run up to the next round of assembly polls, including in UP.BJP president Nitin Nabin is expected to finalise the details…
NEW DELHI: Starlink is yet to receive clearance to launch services in India as it has not agreed to comply with regulations requiring satellite internet providers to set up domestic infrastructure, a senior govt official said Wednesday, sending a tough message to tech trillionaire Elon Musk that in order to do business in India he…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday said some Indians who were discharged from the Russian army after persistent efforts by govt and the Indian embassy and repatriated had rejoined the force and become untraceable.Placing a status report from the ministry of external affairs before an SC bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi,…
NEW DELHI: FASTag-based parking payment at the Terminal-3 arrival at IGI airport was temporarily suspended Wednesday, after it was found that the parking operator was using the smart tag to regulate entry of vehicles rather than using it only for collecting parking fees.TOI has learnt that IHMCL, under NHAI, Wednesday wrote to the acquirer bank…
