NEW DELHI: SC has said that stringent bail conditions set under special laws such as PMLA cannot override rights granted by the Constitution, holding prolonged incarceration of an undertrial violates the fundamental right to speedy trial.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi said an accused could not be kept in custody till…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party neta Akhilesh Yadav‘s swipe at govt over its approval for the sale of IDBI Bank drew a sharp retort from finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who reminded him of the state of “ruin” public sector banks were left in by the previous UPA govt before they were revived by the Narendra Modi…
The proposed changes cover three pension schemes and the National Social Assistance Programme under the rural development ministry. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday approved the continuation of its flagship social security scheme National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) for five years until 2031, while renaming it Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana and dropping former PM…
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…
NEW DELHI: A false hijack alert created a real scare for security agencies and the 306 people on board Air India’s Frankfurt-Delhi flight on Wednesday, with the Boeing 787 getting diverted to Jaipur as a result where everyone had to wait for hours before they could fly to their destination. It is reliably learnt pilots…
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir high court has expressed displeasure over doctors hesitating to undertake abortions without judicial orders even in “justified cases”, despite this being permitted under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971.“The registered medical practitioners, especially doctors working in the associated hospitals of medical colleges and in other district hospitals, do not…
India fell 24 runs short of a target of 248 as the West Indies won the fourth T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday, taking the five-match series to a 2-2 tie.Sanju Samson gave India a fast start with 56 off 23 balls, but Keemo Paul struck twice in the fifth…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay, right, during a meeting with Congress leader and LoP in the lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, in Chennai. Amid ongoing protests in Delhi over alleged irregularities in electoral rolls, Tamil Nadu’s ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is set to join the Congress-led INDIA bloc’s campaign against CEC over the Special Intensive…
South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder, right, leaves the field following his dismissal on day five of the first cricket test match between South Africa and Australia, in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP Photo) South Africa coach Shukri Conrad has ruled out making drastic changes after his team’s 214-run defeat to Australia in the…
Abhishek Sharma set a new record for the most sixes by a batter representing a full-member nation in T20 internationals in a calendar year during India’s fourth T20I against the West Indies in Hyderabad on Wednesday.The Indian opener hit his 69th six of 2026, going past former India captain Suryakumar Yadav’s record of 68, which…
