New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday said it will continue to hear on October 18 a plea challenging the new law criminalising the practice of instant triple talaq among Muslims.
A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar heard brief arguments by the petitioner and then listed the matter for further hearing on October 18. The court made it clear that it was not issuing a notice in the matter.
KANPUR: The district policemen are in a fix as to whether they should leave the police station in 24-hour reserve day leave or not. This one day holiday has started from today. They have been instructed if they are required in an emergency they should be present within 15 minutes. If they were not reaching the police station in the time, a case of indiscipline would be used against them
Bengaluru, Aug 20 (PTI) More than three weeks after he was sworn in as the Chief Minister, B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday expanded his ministry by inducting 17 ministers into his Cabinet.
This is the first Cabinet expansion after he assumed office on July 26 and proved his government's majority on the floor of the Assembly on July 29.
The new Ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Vajubhai Vala at the Raj Bhavan here.
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) A new initiative will encourage local communities to take part in solving the pressing issues of food wastage and hunger by installing community fridges across the country.
The campaign, "Happy Fridge", by New Delhi-based NGO Feeding India (FI) will allow anyone to put their excess food at the 500 community fridges installed at residential and commercial spaces.
Jaipur, Aug 19 (PTI) Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Monday.
He was declared elected unopposed as the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations for the bypoll ended at 3 pm.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot congratulated Singh on his election to the Upper House of Parliament.
Baghpat (UP), Aug 19 (PTI) A 22-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death with sticks by her in-laws in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district after their dowry demands were not met, police said on Monday.
According to the deceased's father, Puja got married to Saurav Rana in May last year. Immediately after marriage, her in-laws started demanding Rs 5 lakh in cash and a car, which he could not meet.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 19 (PTI) The driving license of IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman was suspended on Monday by the state Motor Vehicles Department, two weeks after a car driven by him had hit and killed a journalist here.
The Regional Transport Officer (RTO) here suspended the license for one year in the wake of the accident, in which journalist K M Basheer had died at the spot after being hit by the luxury car driven by the officer allegedly in an inebriated condition.
Mumbai, Aug 19 (PTI) A special court on Monday convicted former IPS officer Saji Mohan for illegally possessing and smuggling drugs, sentencing him to 15 years in jail.
The special Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court also convicted a Haryana Police constable, Rajesh Kumar Kataria, in the 2009 case and awarded him 10-year imprisonment.
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) A plea was moved in the Delhi High Court on Monday alleging that former IAS officer Shah Faesal was illegally detained at the IGI Airport here on August 14 and taken back to Srinagar where he has been kept under house arrest.
Lucknow, Aug 19 (PTI) Taking serious note of six killings in Allahabad, the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday suspended Senior Superintendent of Police Atul Sharma, an official said.
The decision came after three people were killed in Dhumanganj, one in Allahapur and a double murder took place in Tharwai area of Allahabad on Sunday.
"The Prayagraj SSP has been suspended," Additional Chief Secreatry (Home) Awanish Awasthi said.
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