NEW DELHI: Frowning upon “interference” by the joint secretary of the then chief minister of Rajasthan in May 2018 in a matter of granting sanction to prosecute a govt official, Supreme Court has directed the state to pay 1 lakh to the official for harassing him.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod…
The action was part of J&K Police’s ongoing efforts to dismantle the financial and logistical infrastructure of cross-border terror networks JAMMU: J&K Police attached properties of 11 Pakistan-based terrorist handlers in Ramban district on Friday to prevent their misuse for terror financing in the Union Territory.The assets belonged to terrorist handlers Mohammed Iqbal, Farooq Ahmed,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday night shared a video carrying a message against abusive language and hate, saying that “abuses never solve anything”, amid the controversy over alleged derogatory remarks made against him by a Noida woman during a protest in Delhi.Sharing the video on X, PM Modi wrote, “Abuses never solve…
NEW DELHI: The family of two convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ankit Sharma murder case, along with former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, on Friday said they would challenge the trial court’s verdict in the Delhi High Court.Speaking to ANI, Mohammad Asif, the brother of convicts Nazim and Kasim, claimed that his brothers had…
Terror suspects open fire at brick kiln workers in J&K’s Kulgam NEW DELHI: One non-local worker was killed and another injured after terrorists opened fire on them in the Kellam area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday, ANI reported citing police. Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation…
The conversation came as tensions between Iran and the United States intensified, with Tehran claiming fresh strikes on American military facilities in Kuwait (File photo) NEW DELHI: India on Friday expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in West Asia, with external affairs minister S Jaishankar speaking to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi and urging…
Two more deaths in Sivasagar pushed Assam’s flood toll to 80 on Friday, even as more than 2.12 lakh people across eight districts continued to grapple with the deluge.The latest figures mark an improvement from the previous day’s situation, when the flood toll stood at 78, over 3 lakh people across seven districts were affected,…
CM Dhami inaugurates Kalash Bandhan Maha rally in Bhagwanpur on 650th birth anniversary of Sant Guru Ravidas Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the Kalash Bandhan Maha Rally organised at Chudiyala, Bhagwanpur, on the occasion of the 650th birth anniversary of Sant ShiromGuru Ravidas Ji.The Chief Minister offered prayers at the Sant Shiromani Guru…
NEW DELHI: India is continuing to engage with Russia to secure the release of the remaining Indian nationals serving in the Russian military, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Friday, adding that 139 Indians have been brought back so far.Addressing a weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the government has been…
As rescue operations continued at the site of the Bhiwandi building collapse, Thane Collector Shrikrishna Panchal on Friday said the structure was undergoing unauthorised repair work without the municipal corporation’s permission and that those responsible would face legal action.At least nine people were killed and three others injured after the ground-plus-four building in the Kohinoor…
