SINGAPORE: Sri Lanka’s president arrived in Singapore on Thursday after fleeing protests triggered by an economic crisis, with the city-state insisting he was on a private visit and had not been granted asylum. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife Ioma and their two bodyguards arrived in Singapore from the Maldives, where they had initially escaped to a […]
Lucknow: A controversy broke out after a video purportedly showing a group of people offering namaz at Lulu Mall here surfaced on social media, leading to a protest by a right-wing Hindu group that also filed a police complaint. Members of the group also sought permission from the local authorities to recite the Hanuman Chalisa […]
New Delhi: The Delhi police on Thursday filed a charge sheet against 45 people in a case related to recent Jahangirpuri violence before a court here under various charges including criminal conspiracy and Arms Act, the agency said. The charge sheet contained 2063 pages and named 37 accused who were arrested in the matter, along […]
Jamshedpur: Eight people were arrested on Thursday in Jamshedpur in Jharkhand in connection with the violent protests over the Aginpath scheme, an officer said. A team of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested them from the Telco police station area, he said. They were involved in blocking the railway track in Jugsalai on June 17, […]
Patiala: A court here on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi against his two-year jail term in a human trafficking case. Mehndi was taken into police custody after the court of Additional Sessions Judge H S Grewal dismissed his appeal. Now, his medical examination will be conducted. A Patiala court in […]
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said no word has been banned from use in Parliament and members are free to express their views while maintaining decorum of the House. Birla’s comments came amid a controversy over publication of a booklet by the Lok Sabha Secretariat that listed words such as ‘ashamed’, […]
New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority on Thursday directed e-commerce entities to sell specified ayurveda, siddha and unani drugs only after customers upload valid medical prescriptions from registered doctors on the platforms. The requirement will be applicable for drugs specified under Schedule E (1) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. Schedule E lists […]
New Delhi: Gold price in the national capital on Thursday dropped by Rs 163 to Rs 50,314 per 10 grams amid decline in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal finished at Rs 50,477 per 10 grams. Silver also dipped by Rs 195 to Rs 56,254 per […]
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday called on G20 countries to ensure that the developing nations are guarded against any “unintended consequences” of the proposed global minimum tax deal at the G20. She said that to ensure a fairer and inclusive tax system, it is necessary that all G20 inclusive framework members actively […]
New Delhi: The wholesale price-based inflation eased to a three-month low of 15.18 per cent in June on a sharp decline in the prices of minerals, but food articles continued to remain costly. June is the 15th consecutive month when the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation remained in double-digit. Last month, it touched a […]