SRINAGAR: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and Ladakh MP Mohmad Haneefa Jan among many people took part in a protest rally at the end three-day hunger strike in Kargil Monday, seeking statehood for the UT and its inclusion in Sixth Schedule of the Constitution for a degree of autonomy.Describing the fresh agitation as a historic day…
NEW DELHI: The Centre told parliamentarians on Monday that US penalties on Indian imports because of purchase of oil from Russia is “regrettable” and “India is being drawn into a geopolitical contest that is neither of its making nor one in which it seeks to take sides”, reports Subodh Ghildiyal.The display of the neutral hand…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday said that constitutionally, high court judges are on a par with its judges. SC has no administrative control over HCs and their judges, but is duty-bound to protect them when they face scandalous allegations, a three-judge bench headed by B R Gavai said. The apex court passed this order…
NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over the US move to impose a 50% tariff on Indian goods significantly impacting the export of India’s fisheries, the government on Monday asked seafood exporters to explore alternative markets for shrimps and other fish varieties. “We have asked them (exporters) to face the current challenge bravely. There are alternative markets…
NEW DELHI: When women officers can fly Rafales and can be a part of UN peacekeeping missions in combat zones like Syria, Lebanon and Israel, then why can’t they be deployed in counter-insurgency and counter-terror forces or get attached to infantry/artillery units in times of emergency, the Supreme Court asked on Monday while ruling that…
Raipur, Aug 11 (IANS) A technical snag in an Air India flight arriving from Delhi led to a tense hour-long delay at Raipur airport, leaving around 160 passengers, including a sitting MLA, stranded inside the aircraft with no immediate explanation. RAIPUR: A technical snag in an Air India flight arriving from Delhi led to a…
NEW DELHI: In its investigations against Robert Vadra, the Enforcement Directorate faces a “Wall of the Dead” with Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi‘s spouse putting the burden of explaining the issues thrown up by the money laundering probe on his colleagues, who assisted him acquire properties in Delhi-NCR, but have since passed away. These properties are…
BAREILY: A 14-year-old girl from Bareilly was allegedly gang raped by two teenagers at knifepoint, while a neighbour filmed the assault instead of trying to save the girl and later shared the video on social media, report Kanwardeep Singh & Asif Ansari. After the clip began circulating, the survivor’s father lodged a police complaint.However, instead…
NEW DELHI: The government is set to tighten oversight on the controversial “Not Found Suitable” (NFS) provision in faculty recruitment, with a University Grants Commission (UGC) panel likely to recommend that all such cases be reported for review and corrective advice. The plan is to make it mandatory for universities to justify every NFS decision…
Representative image (PTI photo) The last police station located before the India-China border in the Gangotri range also suffered damage in the August 5 mudslide that struck the Army camp in Harsil, report Ashish Mishra & Kalyan Das. Around 20 police personnel present escaped death by a whisker, as they managed to run to safety…