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On Monday, the court had appointed Marar as amicus curiae to assist the court in formulating guidelines to ensure the safety of electronic documents in judicial custody.But on Wednesday, the court relieved Marar of the responsibility, accepting his request on this count.The court also said that Marar had informed it on Monday itself of his inability to fulfil the role of amicus curiae.Marar was appointed when the court was considering a plea moved by the survivor in the 2017 actress assault case alleging foul play in the investigation in the case in which actor Dileep is a key accused.In the…

Acknowledging the historical feat, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the Chandrayaan-3 mission was the dream of India for many years. The scientists of ISRO have turned this dream into a reality, he said. “It is our duty to remember the first Indian Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru who extended support and provided required help to space science in the beginning days. The sustained efforts of scientists of the country and the hard work of decades have borne fruit today… I congratulate all scientists who achieved this extraordinary feat and the achievement has put India in the league of top countries,”…

Coimbatore, Aug 23 (IANS) Gurugram’s Manish Thakran carded a fiery six-under 66 that propelled him into the joint lead at the halfway stage along with Bengaluru’s Aryan Roopa Anand (68) and Sri Lankan N. Thangaraja (68) at 10-under 134 in the Coimbatore Open 2023 being played at the Coimbatore Golf Club.Delhi-based Saptak Talwar was placed fourth at nine-under 135.The cut was applied at three-over 147 with 55 professionals making it to the third round.Manish Thakran (68-66), lying overnight tied fifth and two off the lead, was off to a flier on Wednesday with five birdies on his back-nine all coming…

London, Aug 23 (IANS) Deandra Dottin, who retired from international cricket last year, has warned the West Indies to improve and put things right in order, otherwise, cricket in the Caribbean will be going on the path of “not ending well”, adding that players need to be given better resources and respect.In August last year, while playing for Barbados in the Women’s T20 event of the Commonwealth Games, Deandra announced her international retirement, with 143 ODIs and 127 T20Is against her name, along with a 2016 T20 World Cup title and a 38-ball century in 2010 edition, which is still…

The world hailed India as it became only the fourth country to land a spacecraft on moon after the US, Russia and China, and the first to land on South Pole.The ESA wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “Congratulations ISRO & team”, an hour after confirming the soft landing on the moon and the pictures relayed by Chandrayan-3 from approach to descent.X was filled with comments from joyous Indians and private scientific institutions associated with the space industry in the US. Four million Indians in the US woke up to the joyous news and feat achieved by only three mighty nations…

Right-handed middle-order batters K.L. Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have been selected in India’s squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, happening from August 30 to September 17, after recovering in time from a right thigh and back injury respectively.The availability of Iyer and Rahul, who also has a niggle to deal with which is unrelated to his original injury, had been India’s huge concerns. With the top six not having a left-handed batter, Tilak Varma, who has impressed in T20Is till now, has got a maiden call-up to the ODI squad via the six-team event, with Suryakumar Yadav retained in the…

A court of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna said that the constant threat of legal action, false allegations, and the mental distress caused by visits to a police station amount to cruelty and can severely impact a person’s mental well-being.In this case, the wife had filed a police complaint against her husband and his family, accusing them of cruelty. She even alleged that her father-in-law attempted to rape her in the presence of her mother-in-law. The accused were subsequently acquitted by the trial court.The bench pointed out that the couple had been living separately for nearly 17…

C.B. Ananthakrishnan, the CMD of the public sector aerospace and defence company, said that the HAL is proud to be associated with the ISRO by contributing metallic and composite structures, all propellant tanks and bus structure for the rover and the lander, which have gone in Chandrayaan-3.He said that it shows the HAL’s unwavering commitment to Indian space programme. “HAL thanks ISRO for giving opportunity to be associated with this prestigious mission,” the CMD added.With the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3, India has become the fourth country to accomplish a soft landing on the lunar surface, and the very first country…

In an operation conducted with Golconda Police, TSNAB apprehended Kalapathi Gowtham Singh, K. Nithubai and Madhu Bai who were in possession of narcotic drugs.A 16-year-old boy and six others are absconding.A police officer said they seized 22 kg ganja, 281 ganja sachets (each containing 5 grams), one Mahindra Scorpio car, two bikes, six cell phones, sale proceeds of Rs 40.3 lakh, and frozen 16 bank accounts with cash deposits of Rs 1.53 crore.They also identified immovable properties worth Rs 2 crore which were procured through the sale proceedings of ganja.The three arrested accused are relatives, and are residents of Lodha…

Among the prominent personalities who lauded the moon landing were Governor Ramesh Bais, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and other ministers in the government.Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders like Congress’ Ashok Chavan, Atul Londhe, Nationalist Congress Party’s Sharad Pawar, Jayant R. Patil, Supriya Sule, Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray, Arvind Sawant, and many more also hailed the historic feat.“Congratulations to each and every Indian on the successful Chandrayaan-3 Mission… and to our scientific community for scripting history in space,” said Governor Bais.“The success of Chandrayaan-3 is a tribute to the nation and proves that India…