Photo courtesy: X/ Kumaonjagran A major landslide disrupted road connectivity between Tawang and Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district on Monday, damaging vehicles and blocking approximately 120 meters of the strategically important road that connects to border areas. The incident occurred in the Sapper Camp area of Dirang subdivision, while another landslide simultaneously affected…
Congress national general secretary Randeep Surjewala (Image credits: PTI) NEW DELHI: The INDIA bloc on Tuesday accused the Election Commission of adding “more than 5,000” voters from Uttar Pradesh to electoral rolls in an adjoining Bihar district to give an advantage to the ruling NDA in the upcoming assembly polls.At a press conference in Phulparas,…
NEW DELHI: Police in Kunnam have registered a case against actor-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Thalapathy Vijay along with his bouncers following a complaint of alleged assault.According to officials, the case was filed based on a complaint submitted by Sarathkumar at the Perambalur District Superintendent of Police office. He alleged that he was…
NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping will host more than 20 world leaders at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin next week, in what analysts describe as a show of Global South solidarity and diplomatic support for Russia. According to a Reuters report, the summit, scheduled for August 31 to September 1, will…
Quad is an important platform for working on and promoting peace, stability, prosperity, and development in the Indo-Pacific region and India looks forward to working with all partners to take this cooperation forward, said foreign secretary Vikram Misri amid the uncertainty hanging over the Quad summit India would like to host in November. The remarks…
NEW DELHI: Monsoon rains this season have badly battered Jammu and Kashmir, triggering swollen rivers and a landslide-like situation. The incessant rains have caused major damage to infrastructure; meanwhile, a video has gone viral, capturing a road getting washed away. As Tawi River flows in spate, it wreaks havoc in the region. The video showed…
NEW DELHI: At least 30 people lost their lives after heavy rains triggered a landslide near the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir.Heavy rain and flashfloods also wreaked havoc in Kashmir Valley causing severe damage to infrastructure. This comes days after flash floods triggered by a cloudburst struck Kishtwar district’s Chisoti, the last motorable…
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice B V Nagarathna has strongly dissented against the collegium’s decision to elevate Patna high court chief justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi to the top court, saying the move would be “counter-productive” to the judiciary.The five-member collegium, comprising CJI B R Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, J K Maheshwari…
New Delhi: Supreme Court may have fixed timeline for the President and the governors for taking a decision on bills passed by state assemblies, but has not been able over nearly 24 years to get high courts to comply with its 2001 judgment laying guidelines on speedier pronouncement of verdicts reserved in cases.In 2001, SC…
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday stated that public places cannot be occupied indefinitely, and Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange cannot hold a protest at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai without prior permission from authorities. The high court mentioned that while democracy and dissent are cut from the same cloth, demonstrations should only be held…