The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and his associates from holding demonstrations at Azad Maidan in Mumbai without prior permission. Noting that “public places cannot be occupied indefinitely”, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne observed that while the right to protest is … Read more
Parents of the doctor who was raped and killed at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last year, made a prayer to a city court on Monday (July 7, 2025), requesting to revisit the crime scene. | Photo Credit: PTI Parents of the doctor who was raped and killed at RG Kar Medical College and … Read more
People of Kappatralla and nearby villages in Devanakonda mandal of the district are raising their voice against the Central Government for granting permission for conducting tests to assess the availability of uranium in the reserve forest area near Kappatralla. The villagers fear losing their lands and livelihood and also adverse affects of uranium mining on … Read more
A total of 28 proposals were submitted before the Board seeking permission for mining within 10 km of the Kappattagudda Wildlife Sanctuary in Gadag district. The Karnataka State Wildlife Board, which met on Monday (October 7) under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has deferred the proposal to grant permission for new mining licences around … Read more
Sonam Wangchuk. File. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday (October 6, 2024) expressed his frustration on being denied permission to sit on a fast demanding Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital, and sought an alternative. Sharing a copy of the letter sent … Read more
Child serial killer Lucy Letby has been denied permission to appeal against her convictions for the murder and attempted murder of babies in her care when she worked as a neonatal nurse. Letby, of Hereford, was convicted in August 2023 of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at the … Read more
As pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and his thousands of supporters headed towards the State capital, the Mumbai police issued a notice on Thursday, directing him to relocate his agitation from the city to Navi Mumbai due to the impracticality of accommodating such a large gathering in Mumbai. “No ground in the city can accommodate … Read more
Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The Telangana Government has apparently landed in a piquant situation in raising resources through open market borrowings for the January-March quarter of the current financial year. The government, according to the indicative calendar of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), indicated that it will raise … Read more
Two persons from a family of six, on their way home from a Chhath puja celebration, died on Monday morning after a man fired at them in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district. According to the police, the firing took place because he had been “refused permission” to marry a woman from the family. Four other family members … Read more
Nara Bhuvaneswari. File | Photo Credit: ANI Police reportedly said there is no permission to meet Nara Bhuvaneswari who is currently camping at Rajahmundry for the last 37 days after the arrest of her husband N. Chandrababu Naidu. With many leaders meeting Ms. Bhuvaneswari at Rajahmundry, police reportedly asked the leaders and the public not … Read more