CHANDIGARH/GURDASPUR: Haryana police arrested Monday a fifth person for allegedly spying for Pakistan, while Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said they had arrested two people – Sukhpreet Singh and Karanbir Singh – in Gurdaspur for allegedly supplying sensitive information related to Operation Sindoor to Pakistan’s ISI.Besides naming Mohammad Tareef, a resident of Kangarka village of Tauru,…
MP Minister Vijay Shah (Right) & Col Sofiya Qureshi (PTI & ANI) Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Police constituted a three-member SIT late on Monday night to probe state minister Vijay Shah’s remarks against Col Sofiya Qureshi in compliance with a Supreme Court order, an official said. The Special Investigation Team comprises Inspector General of Police Pramod…
NEW DELHI: In a setback to Airtel and Vodafone Idea, Supreme Court on Monday dismissed their plea for waiver of interest and penalty relating to adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, which are to the tune of Rs 80,000 crore.The order will also impact Tata Teleservices.The outstanding AGR following the original SC ruling in 2019 to…
NEW DELHI: Parliament’s standing committee on external affairs Monday unanimously expressed solidarity with foreign secretary Vikram Misri and condemned his trolling along with his daughter and praised him for his professional conduct. The panel, chaired by MP Shashi Tharoor, wanted to pass a resolution but was requested by Misri not to do so, sources said….
JABALPUR: A 32-year-old govt official was arrested for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman – a mother of two – in a car in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur after luring her there on the pretext of giving her a job.The accused, Pankaj Singh Parihar, is an assistant engineer with the panchayat department, and is posted in Samnapur…
NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia has included a parental undertaking in its admission process, requiring parents or local guardians of newly admitted students to take responsibility for the “conduct and character” of their wards – a provision not seen in other central universities in Delhi.The undertaking is part of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) approved…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee criticised Monday the central govt’s decision to select MPs for diplomatic missions without consulting their parties, while reaffirming TMC‘s full backing on matters of national interest.She questioned the process used by the Centre in choosing TMC MP Yusuf Pathan for an all-party delegation countering Pakistani narrative abroad after Operation Sindoor.Banerjee…
Know that arresting academics in India for speaking against hate is closely tied to removing access to country and family for academics outside India,” British Kashmiri professor Kaul said. Under CI rules stipulated by high commission of India in London, the govt of India can cancel an OCI registration of any individual on certain specific…
NEW DELHI: The operational situation along the border with Pakistan in Rajasthan and the Kutch region was reviewed on Monday by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, who also took stock of the air defence systems deployed under ‘Operation Sindoor‘ in forward areas.Gen Chauhan visited the Suratgarh military…
The ‘beating Retreat’ ceremonies will resume at Amritsar’s Attari, Ferozepur’s Hussainiwala, and Fazilka’s Sadiqi border check posts along Pakistan on Tuesday, 10 days after the cessation of aerial warfare following Operation Sindoor.The flag-lowering ceremonies would resume at 6pm on Tuesday, said BSF IG of Punjab Frontier Atul Fulzele. The gates will remain closed, and BSF…
