NEW DELHI: The medical examination of the 24-year-old law student, who was gang-raped inside South Calcutta Law College allegedly by an alumnus and two senior students, has confirmed signs of brutal sexual assault including “forceful penetration, bite marks and nail scratches on her body,” a Kolkata Police officer told PTI.The incident took place on the…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Friday welcomed the designation of India as the host country for the 2029 World Police and Fire Games (WPFG), describing it as “a moment of great pride for every Indian citizen”.The biennial games will be held across Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Ekta Nagar in Kevadia, with the participation of…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday conducted an aerial survey of the under-construction multipurpose JamrDam project in Nainital district and reviewed the ongoing work at the site.Speaking to ANI after the survey, the chief minister thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reviving the decades-old project that had remained stalled for over 60…
Shabir Ahmad Shah (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Tihar administration has released a statement regarding the controversy surrounding the health of separatist Shabir Ahmad Shah and denied that he was detected with prostate cancer. Tihar has also rejected allegations that he is not being provided with treatment.“Rumours are being circulated on social media alleging that…
Photo for representation. NEW DELHI: India on Friday banned specific jute products and woven fabrics entering from Bangladesh via land routes. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification stating that these imports would only be permitted through the Nhava Sheva seaport.Previously on May 17, India had restricted port access for various Bangladeshi…
Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi (ANI) NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy’s swift and strategic mobilisation during Operation Sindoor projected strength and readiness that deterred potential maritime threats from India’s western adversary, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said on Friday.Addressing the Naval Investiture Ceremony 2025 at the newly-inaugurated Nausena Bhawan in…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that the root of the ongoing issue of Sri Lanka arresting Indian fishermen lies in a controversial agreement made during the Emergency era, under which India gave up certain fishing rights.Speaking at an event organised by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) to mark the 50th anniversary…
NEW DELHI: India on Friday dismissed the Court of Arbitration under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty as illegal, firmly rejecting its authority.The ministry of external affairs snubbed the “supplemental award” by the “illegal” Court of Arbitration for asserting its authority to hear the Kishenganga and Ratle hydropower cases in Jammu and Kashmir.The ministry also highlighted…
Rahul Gandhi (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday upped the ante against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh after its general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale made a strong pitch to remove “socialist and secular” from the Preamble of the Constitution.The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha claimed that the Constitution irks RSS because it…
Amarinder Singh Raja Warring (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday claimed that 14 Indians who went to Russia in search of work are “missing” and urged the government to take up the matter with Moscow and make serious efforts for their repatriation.Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring addressed a press conference here…