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Published on: May 16, 2023, 08:58:39 IST

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Dishonest to not grant bail if due, says Supreme Court

It is an act of “intellectual dishonesty” not to grant bail in suitable cases, the Supreme Court observed on Monday as it declined to grant urgent hearing to a judicial officer from Uttar Pradesh who was sent for training…read more.

A view of the Supreme Court in New Delhi. (HT file photo)

Who is KP Gosavi — ‘independent witness’ who planned to extort ₹25 crore from Aryan Khan?

The Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI in its FIR claimed that ‘independent witness’ Kiran or KP Gosavi and one Prabhakar Sail, now deceased, were included by the Narcotics Control Bureau in the Cordelia…read more.

Six killed, 700 injured after cyclone Mocha devastates Myanmar's coast

Rescuers on Monday evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar's coast after a powerful cyclone injured hundreds and cut off communications. Six deaths were…read more.

WhatsApp introduces Chat Lock feature to ‘hide’ your chats

For increased privacy, Meta on Monday announced a ‘Chat Lock’ feature for WhatsApp, saying in a blog post that the feature will be an additional layer of security for a user's ‘most intimate’ conversations. According…read more.

Alia Bhatt celebrates Thai actor Davika Hoorne's birthday in Seoul ahead of Gucci Cruise show, stuns in mini dress

Actor Alia Bhatt recently travelled to Seoul, South Korea, to attend the Gucci Cruise 2024 show. The Italian high-end luxury fashion house announced Alia as their first Indian Global Ambassador last week. And now…read more.

Shah Rukh Khan on meeting a designer for renovating Mannat: The lunch that he served was way above my monthly salary

Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan were twinning in black as they graced the book launch of the latter at the Taj Hotel, Mumbai. On the occasion, Shah Rukh spoke about buying and then renovating his current house…read more.

'Don't think you will see Kohli, Rohit, Rahul play T20Is': After Shastri, Aakash Chopra's '90 days timeline' ultimatum

The T20 format is fast changing. At least that is what IPL 2023 has taught us so far. On the batting front, anchor-style players are quickly becoming redundant, metrics like strike rate and boundary percentage are becoming…read more.

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