As of early Thursday morning, the AQI at key locations like Anand Vihar, Bawana, Dwarka Sector 8, and Jahangirpuri surpassed 400, entering the “severe” category.
The Mumbai crime branch’s central cyber region has arrested eight persons for allegedly illegally porting mobile numbers via unauthorised universal product codes (UPC) and supplying SIM cards to cyber criminals for stock investment scams. Over…
Do judges have to be judged by a much higher standard than applicable to lesser mortals? Going by a recent Supreme Court judgment, it would seem so. Supreme Court bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and…
In a landmark ruling, a two-member Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan, has condemned the misuse of bulldozers as a tool for “justice” in many large and small states.…
A lot is spoken of in the name of ‘spirituality’. Most spiritual seekers don’t really know what they’re seeking. They only know that they are dissatisfied with what they are doing in life. Therefore, they…
Back in 411 BC, the Greek poet and playwright, Aristophanes, wrote Lysistrata, a comedy about a woman who rallies others in a unique plan to end the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. She proposes…
The departure of Ilma Afros, a dedicated police officer of the 2018 batch and Superintendent of Police in Baddi district, Himachal Pradesh, exposes a chilling message: the law can often protect power, not justice. Known…
The special court, hearing the cases against incarcerated gangster Chhota Rajan, has acquitted two alleged members of his gang booked for the murder of cable operator Sanjay Gupta from Nerul, New Mumbai, in March 2005.…
Mumbai: The state government has decided to scrap 13,000 vehicles used by various state departments. This follows the central government’s 2021 vehicle scrapping policy, which applies to both government and privately owned vehicles. Under this…
Mumbai: The special court for cases against MPs and MLAs has rejected the bail plea of former NCP MLC Anil Bhosale, 60, for his role in the Rs 494 crore Shivajirao Bhosale Sahakari Bank fraud…