Mind n Metrics

How Gonda strongman’s career soared before wrestlers’ move

The footnote to six-time MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's political CV would be a long chronology of criminal cases — at one point totalling 30 FIRs, including one filed under the erstwhile Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act.

January 23, 2023 at 03:18AM

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‘Sane view’, says Rijiju of high court ex-judge’s collegium criticism

Amid the ongoing wrangle between the Centre and the judiciary over appointment of judges through the collegium system, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday cited in his Twitter handle an interview of Justice RS Sodhi (retd), a former judge of the Delhi high court. Sodhi had remarked that the Supreme Court “has for the first time hijacked the Constitution” to such an extent that judges have decided to appoint judges, negating the role of the government.

January 23, 2023 at 05:11AM

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Youth stabbed to death trying to stop duo, from snatching his mobile

January 23, 2023 at 03:35AM

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63 lakh cases pending in lower courts due to ‘lack of counsel’, says National Judicial Data Grid

Of the over four crore cases pending in lower courts in the country, about 63 lakh cases remain undecided because of non-availability of counsel, according to the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), as of January 20. At least 78% of such cases are criminal and the rest civil.

January 23, 2023 at 01:22AM

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In a 1st, youths to pay tributes to Netaji inside Parliament

As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s endeavour to make the youth aware of the contributions of the leaders who helped the country gain independence, 80 youngsters, including 35 girls and 45 boys, selected from across the country will get an opportunity to participate in the floral tribute offering function at the Central Hall of the Parliament in the honour of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

January 22, 2023 at 03:11AM

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9 hurt in twin blasts on Jammu outskirts

At least nine people were wounded in two synchronised explosions that police suspect were set off by IEDs planted in two vehicles parked in the busy industrial area of Narwal on the outskirts of Jammu city between 11am and 11.20am Saturday.

January 22, 2023 at 12:56AM

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9 hurt in twin blasts on Jammu outskirts

‘Missing’ ponds responsible for Joshimath subsidence?

January 22, 2023 at 03:58AM

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Centre sacks WFI assistant secretary for backing chief

A day after brokering a peace deal and asking Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to ‘step aside’ pending inquiry into the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against him, Union sports minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday dismissed WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar with immediate effect for his public remarks in Gonda defending Singh, a BJP strongman and six-time Lok Sabha MP.

January 22, 2023 at 02:22AM

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Cops call in divers to trace body of medic killed by Mumbai lifeguard

January 21, 2023 at 05:18AM

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