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Ayodhya case: Panel seeks extension for mediation process, SC grants time till Aug 15

1:56 pm May 10, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday extended till August 15 the time for a panel of mediators, headed by former apex court judge Justice F M I Kalifulla, to explore an amicable solution to the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya. A five judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi […]

Pankaj Kapur to come out with debut novel Dopehri’

1:52 pm May 10, 2019

New Delhi: Veteran actor Pankaj Kapur is all set to come out with his debut novel “Dopehri”, which is based on his popular one-act play of the same name. Originally written in Hindi, “Dopehri” will be published simultaneously by HarperCollins later this year in three editions: Hindi (in Devanagari script), Hindi (in Urdu script) and […]

Google Doodle honours English haematologist Lucy Wills

1:39 pm May 10, 2019

New Delhi: Google Doodle on Friday paid tribute to English haematologist Lucy Wills, whose early research in India helped identify folic acid supplementation to prevent anaemia in pregnant women. The doodle, depicting Wills working in a laboratory setting, commemorates her 131st birth anniversary. Born in 1888, Wills conducted seminal work in India in 1928 on […]

Delhi continues to reel under sweltering conditions

10:25 pm May 9, 2019

New Delhi: Delhiites continued to experience scorching heat with the mercury soaring up to 44 degrees Celsius in some parts of the city on Thursday. The Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered the official figure for the city, registered a maximum temperature of 41.8 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, a Met […]

SC to hear Ayodhya land dispute case Friday

10:20 pm May 9, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday the issues relating to decades-old, politically sensitive, Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case which was referred to mediation for exploring the possibility of an amicable settlement. A notice was put up on the apex court website which said that the matter will be […]