Uttarakhand high court on Thursday directed Nainital police to investigate and report online abuse targeting its judges and lawyers in a rape case involving a minor girl. The court has asked SSP Nainital to submit a report by Monday.The rape case pertains to the alleged sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl by 73-year-old contractor Mohammad…
DOHA: US President Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his claim yet again that he helped ease tensions between India and Pakistan.“…And by the way, I don’t want to say I did, but I sure as hell helped settle the problem between Pakistan and India last week, which was getting more and more hostile,” he said…
Rajnath Singh has termed Pakistan a rogue nation with nukes. He wants its nuclear arsenal under IAEA watch. Singh says Pakistan’s nuclear threats failed to deter India’s response to terrorism. He calls Operation Sindoor the biggest action against terrorism. Singh adds that if Pakistan supports terrorism, it will pay a heavier price. He recalls Pakistan’s…
A tragic incident occurred near Lucknow. A private sleeper bus caught fire, resulting in five fatalities. The bus was traveling from Begusarai to Delhi. Among the deceased were two children and a mother-daughter pair. Initial investigations suggest a short circuit in the engine area as the cause. Authorities have announced compensation for the victims’ families….
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to stop producing iPhones in India, and make them in the US instead.Apple has no smartphone production in the US — most of its iPhones are made in China while facilities in India produce around 40 million units per year (about…
NEW DELHI: Arbitration is hailed as the best way to settle commercial disputes, and efforts are being made to make India a global hub of arbitration. However, poor drafting of arbitration clauses in India often leads to parties litigating for years over the method of dispute resolution itself. SC Thursday said those responsible for such…
The Supreme Court has strongly reprimanded the Telangana government for illegally deforesting a portion of Kancha Gachibowli forest for an IT center without proper clearances. The court threatened to hold the chief secretary and other officials accountable, potentially sending them to jail, if the deforested area isn’t restored through afforestation within two months. NEW DELHI:…
NEW DELHI: The unemployment rate for those in the 15 years and above age group in the country was estimated at 5.1% in Apr while in rural areas it was at 4.5% and urban centres at 6.5%, the first monthly bulletin of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) showed on Thursday.PLFS has been revamped since…
NEW DELHI: SC Thursday cancelled Maharashtra govt’s illegal allotment of 30 acres of reserved forest land in Pune, valued at more than Rs 200 crore, for just Rs 2 crore to Richie Rich Cooperative Housing Society (RRCH) in 1998-99, and pinned the blame on then revenue minister, divisional commissioner and builder Aniruddha P Deshpande.Importantly, a…
Sai with soldiers during the Soldiers’ Conference, at Galgam in Bijapur on Thursday RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai visited the remote village of Galgam in Bijapur district’s Usoor area on Thursday to spend the day with CRPF jawans and residents and celebrate the success of Operation Karegutta Hills.The ‘decisive’ operation — the biggest…
