Prosecutor absent 4-5 times in Sharjeel Imam speech case: HC

The Delhi high court on Monday said the prosecution had repeatedly sought adjournments on student activist Sharjeel Imam's plea seeking quashing of a supplementary chargesheet in an objectionable......

Electricity essential service, people can't be denied without lawful reason: HC

Electricity is an essential service and a person cannot be deprived of it without a cogent and lawful reason, the Delhi high court has said. The court stated that even when there is a dispute over......

Mughal mosque a protected monument, ASI tells HC in row over namaaz

The Centre on Monday told the Delhi high court that Mughal Mosque in South Delhi's Mehrauli area is a ”protected monument” and sought time to state its stand on a plea against the......

Nizamuddin Markaz reopens for two days for Shab-e-Barat prayers

Two years after it was shut due to alleged violation of Covid norms, the Nizamuddin Markaz in New Delhi reopened on Thursday for two days to allow devotees to offer prayers on Shab-e-Barat. IMAGE:......

Housing sales in Apr-Jun rise 5% in top 7 cities; down 8% from Q1: Anarock

Housing sales in seven major cities rose 5 per cent annually to about 1.2 lakh units during the April-June period, while demand fell 8 per cent from the preceding quarter on surge in prices,......

Ultra-luxury housing in India sees shift to ultra-customised marketing

With the rise of ultra-luxury housing in India comes ultra-customised marketing. Photograph: Christopher Pike/Reuters Developers selling high-end homes, priced above Rs 20 crore, are moving away......

Home loan outstanding up by Rs 10 lakh cr in last 2 yrs

Credit outstanding to the housing sector rose by nearly Rs 10 lakh crore in the last two fiscals to reach a record Rs 27.23 lakh crore in March this year, according to RBI's data on 'Sectoral......

Predictions of normal monsoon boost prospects for domestic agrochem firms

With a normal monsoon predicted in India this year by private weather forecasting agency Skymet and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), prospects for domestic agrochemical or agri-input......

Nadodigal's special heroine

Abhinaya is a beautiful teenager. When one looks at her, one wouldn't know that she is a special child, a differently-abled one. Though unable to hear and speak, Abhinaya emotes well. She is one......

Kareena breakfasts in Hyderabad

Reader Mohammed Jawad Ahmed, who is based in New York, was visiting his hometown, Hyderabad, when he spotted Kareena Kapoor having breakfast at Ohris Banjara Hills, one of the city's popular......

Ghosal, Suchde set up title showdown

Top seed Sourav Ghosal and defending champion and second seed Siddharth Suchde scored impressive victories to set up a mouth-watering men's final, in the 37th Bombay Gymkhana Maharashtra State......

Lalit Modi loses Rajasthan CA election

Lalit Modi's reign as president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association came to an end on Sunday after he lost an acrimonious election to Sanjay Dixit by five votes, marking the takeover of a new......