New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court proceedings against YouTuber and former Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav, who faces charges under the Wildlife Protection Act and other penal provisions over the alleged procurement and use of snake venom at rave parties in Noida and the NCR region.A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Joymalya Bagchi issued notice on a special leave petition (SLP) filed by Elvish challenging the Allahabad High Court’s refusal to qu…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Wednesday following persistent disruptions by Opposition members, who protested the rejection of multiple adjournment motion notices.Chairing the session, BJP MP Dilip Saikia informed the House that Speaker Om Birla had received several notices seeking suspension of business to discuss urgent matters, including the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, but none were admitted.”The Speaker has declined to al…

Srinagar, Aug 6 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided the house of an arrested overground worker (OGW) of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city.Officials said that the team of NIA sleuths raided a house in Rustum Colony of Ikhrajpora near Jawahar Nagar in Srinagar city in connection with the ongoing investigation in a terror-related case.“NIA team assisted by local police and the CRPF carried out the raid on the residential house of Hashim Farooq, son o…

Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the family of Special Sub-Inspector (SSI) Shanmughavel, who was hacked to death while on duty in Tiruppur district. The shocking incident occurred at a private estate belonging to AIADMK MLA Mahendran in Madathukulam.Shanmughavel, who hailed from Thalavai Pattinam near Dharapuram, was serving at the Kudimangalam Police Station near Udumalpet.According to police sources, the officer …

Bhopal, Aug 6 (IANS) On the sixth day of the monsoon session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Congress MLAs staged a unique protest at the Assembly premises, alleging large-scale irregularities in the state government’s recruitment process.Several Congress legislators, including women, appeared in police-like uniforms and caps to symbolically protest the alleged scam in the 2024 Madhya Pradesh Police constable recruitment. They demanded an independent judicial inquiry into the matter….

Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Wednesday quashed the detention of 17 individuals arrested in connection with the murder of Tamil Nadu Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president K. Armstrong, who was hacked to death in a brutal attack in July 2024, in Chennai.A division bench comprising Justice M.S. Ramesh and Justice V. Lakshminarayanan delivered the verdict while hearing a batch of petitions filed by the relatives of the accused, challenging their detention under the Goondas Act.The co…

Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) The direction from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to West Bengal Chief Secretary, Manoj Pant, on Tuesday ordering suspension of four election officers, should be considered as the commission’s first note of caution for all involved in the electoral process in the state.The ECI action against the four election officers posted with two Assembly constituencies in two districts of West Bengal, was in connection with their alleged involvement in wrongful addition of na…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Congress leader Udit Raj on Wednesday questioned the sanctity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive in Bihar and termed the voter verification process an eyewash, intended to benefit a certain party.Udit Raj levelled startling allegations at the poll panel and alleged that fake voters were added while genuine and eligible voters were dropped from the newly prepared draft rolls. He said that this was being done to hurt and harm the prospects of the Opposition parti…

Guwahati, Aug 6 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday kick-started the second phase of the ambitious Nijut Moina scheme to help the education of girl children across the state.Under the second phase, at least 4 lakh girls in Assam are set to receive financial support to carry out their education.The Chief Minister argued that this initiative was launched to eradicate child marriage from the state.He said, “We have renewed our fight against child marriage with the launch of…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Following weeks of public outcry and political interventions over the 36-year-old elephant Mahadevi, also known as Madhuri, the Vantara wildlife rehabilitation facility on Wednesday stated that it will ensure her safe and dignified return following legal approval.Mahadevi, a female elephant, was a resident of Swastishree Jinsen Bhattarak Pattacharya Mahaswami Sansthan Math, a Jain mutt, at Nandani village in Karvir in Kolhapur district for over three decades.But following…