Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted bail to a policeman Arrested for allegedly killing an “innocent” man and dubbing him a “terrorist” 18 years ago. Justice Atul Sreedharan passed the order on July 3, saying, “This is a clear cut case of violation of Article 21 on account of delayed […]
New Delhi: The study material on the three new criminal laws prepared by the Delhi Police for its personnel has been sought by other state police forces, official sources said on Friday. The police force of eight states and Union Territory — Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradhesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh […]
Chandigarh: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh has been re-nominated as the party observer for J&K and Ladakh. Expressing his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party national president JP Nadda for it, Chugh said he would rededicate himself to work more hard for the party and popularise the policies and vision of the […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded India’s highest-ever growth registered in 2023-24 in defence production which rose to Rs 1,26,887 crore, a 16.8% increase compared to the value of production of the previous financial year. Sharing a post on ‘X’ by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the PM wrote, “Very encouraging development. Compliments […]
HATHRAS/ALIGARH: The grieving families of the ‘satsang’ stampede victims who met Rahul Gandhi in Hathras and Aligarh on Friday said the Congress leader has assured them he will make efforts to get their compensation enhanced. The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha also assured that he would raise the stampede issue in Parliament in a […]
CHENNAI: A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Madras High Court to strike down the Tamil Nadu government order providing Rs 10 lakh compensation to all the victims of the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. When the PIL filed by Mohamed Ghouse came up for hearing on Friday, a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice […]
NEW DELHI: The Union Government has mandated conformity to the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for stainless steel and aluminium utensils, a move that aims to enhance kitchen safety, quality, and efficiency. According to the Quality Control Order issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, […]
NEW DELHI: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday apprised about a special drive in which around 2,500 new general passenger train coaches are being manufactured and approval has been granted for manufacturing another 10,000 such coaches. The initiative by the central government, he said, focuses on augmenting railway infrastructure across the country. Talking to reporters […]
NEW DELHI: Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Friday denied reports of any breach of its customer data and said that such a claim was a desperate attempt to tarnish the brand’s image. “There has been a report alleging that Airtel customer data has been compromised. This is nothing short of a desperate attempt to […]
NEW DELHI: Markets regulator Sebi has issued new guidelines to streamline operations and enhance the ease of doing business for credit rating agencies. The circular introduces specific timelines for dealing with appeals made by companies regarding rating actions carried out during periodic surveillance of ratings. These modifications will be applicable, with effect from August 01, […]