Illegal extraction, transportation of minerals Srinagar: Acting tough against the persons involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals, Police have arrested 11 persons and seized 13 vehicles in Budgam and Awantipora. A police party of Police Station Budgam during patrolling at Mirgund Crossing arrested 04 persons and seized 06 vehicles (tippers) involved in illegal […]
New Delhi: The Congress pointed to Adani Group’s alleged China links on Friday and asserted that the only way forward is a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe to investigate all the relevant aspects of the matter. The Opposition party’s assertion came after a director in PMC Projects (India) Pvt Ltd Morris Chang, whose nationality triggered a […]
Rome: India will completely protect the interests of farmers and dairy sector in the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said. He was here on an official visit to hold discussions with leaders and the private sector on ways to further enhance trade and investment […]
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi who announced his decision to resign from the primary membership of the BJP after being denied a ticket to contest in the May 10 Assembly elections, on Friday decided to join the Congress. His decision came after a meeting with Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar, Leader […]
Indore: A video purportedly showing a 12-year-old boy from a minority community made to chant religious slogans after being stripped in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore has surfaced on social media, following which the Indore police registered an FIR against the accused, three minors. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon. A 45-second video shows the boy […]
Bathinda: Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Friday said all sections of society are living in peace and brotherhood in the state, while cautioning about evil designs of anti-Punjab forces to project it as a disturbed state. He was addressing public on the occasion of Baisakhi from Takht Damdama Sahib in Talwandi Sabo here. […]
New Delhi: A week after it emerged that hundreds of documents marked as classified by the United States security agencies have been made available online, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a 21-year-old military base employee on suspicion of leaking them. Jack Teixeira, an airman 1st class at Otis Air National Guard Base in […]
New Delhi: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his entourage have embezzled at least USD 400 million, which was sent to the country for the purchase of diesel fuel, reported Russian news agency TASS citing US Journalist Seymour Hersh’s website. On his website, Hersh, citing sources, claimed, “The Ukrainian president and many in his entourage have […]
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud have launched four new special economic zones in the kingdom. The zones, located in Riyadh, Jazan, Ras al-Khair and King Abdullah Economic City, are part of the kingdom’s commitment to strengthening its position as a global investment destination, the Saudi Press Agency […]
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed the functioning of the security grid and all security-related aspects in Jammu and Kashmir and conveyed the Narendra Modi government’s unflinching resolve to the policy of zero tolerance against militancy. Shah also reviewed the preparations for a G20 meeting to be held in Srinagar next […]