Day: March 19, 2021

For how many generations reservations will continue, says SC

10:38 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: For how many generations would reservations in jobs and education continue, the Supreme Court sought to know during the Maratha quota case hearing on Friday and raised concerns over “resultant inequality” in case the overall 50 per cent limit was to be removed. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan was vehemently told by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Maharashtra, […]

716 new COVID cases in Delhi, highest this year

10:30 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 716 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest daily count this year, while four more people died from the pathogen, the Health Department said. The number of active cases rose to 3,165 from 2,924 a day ago and 6.32 lakh people have recovered so far. The positivity rate jumped to 0.93 […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Kota: Minor girl reunited with family

10:13 pm March 19, 2021

Kota: A minor girl who had separated from her parents around four year ago in Madhya Pradesh’s Jaora city was reunited with her family here on Friday. The girl was 9-year-old at the time of the incident. She was reunited with her family at the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) office here under the Operation Milap. […]

Scotland Yard arrests Indian national wanted in murder case after Interpol notice

10:05 pm March 19, 2021

London: Scotland Yard has arrested an Indian national wanted for his alleged involvement in a murder case in India after an Interpol Red Corner Notice was issued against him. Jaysukh Ranpariya, 41, who is also known as Jayesh Patel, was arrested in south London on Tuesday by officers from Scotland Yard’s Extradition Unit on an Indian extradition warrant and produced before Westminster Magistrates’ court here on Wednesday. He was remanded […]

Rawat ‘apologises’ but says wearing torn jeans not right

9:52 pm March 19, 2021

Dehradun: Facing flak over his “ripped jeans” comment, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday said he apologises for the remark if it has hurt anybody. But at the same time, he repeated his objection to ripped jeans, saying he has no problem with jeans with but wearing “torn” ones is “not right”. Referring […]