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Phone tapping violates privacy rights, says HC

Bengaluru, July 3 -- The Madras high court on Wednesday held that phone tapping, even to detect a crime, amounts to the violation of an individual's fundamental right to privacy, unless it is strictly... Read More


Take steps to fast-track forest clearances: FAC

New Delhi, July 3 -- In a bid to streamline the forest clearance process, the forest advisory committee (FAC) has recommended curbing multiple enquiries for essential details, not insisting on hard co... Read More


Infosys employee held for filming colleague in office restroom, fired

Bengaluru, July 3 -- A 28-year-old Infosys employee was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly filming a woman colleague inside a washroom at the company's Electronics City campus in Bengaluru, police sa... Read More


Supreme Court collegium holds 50 interviews in 2 days, signals shift

New Delhi, July 3 -- The Supreme Court collegium this week interviewed at least 50 candidates in just two days, setting a record for the highest number of face-to-face interactions in one go for high ... Read More


HC grants bail to 2 in Parl security breach case

New Delhi, July 3 -- The Delhi high court on Wednesday granted bail to two accused - Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat - in the 2023 Parliament security breach case, saying their protest was not a terror... Read More


Will complete full term as K'taka CM: Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru, July 3 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday asserted that he will be in office for a full five-year term and dismissed speculation of an internal power shift in the ruling ... Read More


Truck crushes 22-yr-old biker to death in Lalru

Mohali, July 3 -- A rashly driven truck left a 22-year-old motorcyclist dead on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway near Jharmal river in Lalru on Tuesday evening, police said. The deceased was identified a... Read More


Chandigarh admn reclaims 1.5 acres of govt land in Manimajra

Chandigarh, July 3 -- The Chandigarh administration on Wednesday razed 10 illegal structures in Manimajra to reclaim 1.5 acres of government land covered by encroachments since 1998. The operation was... Read More


LPG cylinder blast in illegal kitchen killed three: Probe

Mohali, July 3 -- The Monday morning fire at a factory in Phase 5, Industrial Area, that left three dead, including a nine-month-old baby, was triggered by a cylinder blast inside an unauthorised kitc... Read More


Two kids drown in pit filled with rainwater in Balongi

Mohali, July 3 -- A 10-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy drowned to death after falling into a roadside pit filled with rainwater in Balongi on Wednesday evening. The deceased were identified as Ra... Read More