New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal was allegedly molested and dragged for 10-20 metres by a drunk driver after her hand got stuck in his car’s window on the road outside AIIMS, police said Thursday. The car driver, Harish Chandra, 47, a resident of Sangam Vihar, has been apprehended on charges of […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated two new Mumbai metro lines 2A and 7, a 35-km long elevated corridor stretching from Andheri to Dahisar, constructed at the cost of around Rs 12,600 crore. The Prime Minister also launched various development projects in Mumbai According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the metro line […]
Dubai: Amazon grabbed the crown from Apple to become the world’s most valuable brand, worth $299.3 billion, while oil and gas companies Saudi Aramco and Adnoc remained the Middle East’s top brands, a report has said. Amazon overtook Apple despite a tough year for the tech sector, after the e-commerce major had held the title […]
Surrey: Legendary South African batter Hashim Amla has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing curtains down on an illustrious career spanning two decades. The 39-year-old, who retired from international cricket in 2019, confirmed the development to his English county side Surrey. “Hashim Amla announces retirement from all forms of cricket. The legendary […]
Coimbatore: Punjab U-16 dominated from start to finish to beat Madhya Pradesh U-16 by 10 wickets in the final of the Vijay Merchant Trophy here on Thursday. Anmoljeet Singh, the 14-year-old off-spinner who has modelled his action on Harbhajan Singh and bowls the doosra, got 11 wickets in the match. Batting first, MP were bowled […]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the response of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to a plea by four members of terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) challenging life imprisonment awarded to them in a case of recruiting and training youths for militant activities. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh issued notice […]
New Delhi: An accused should not be incarcerated for an indefinite period unless he is proven to be guilty of an offence, the Supreme Court said Thursday while hearing the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son, who is one of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The top court said […]
Jammu,; Security forces detected and defused a 120-mm mortar shell in a border village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Thursday. Villagers informed the security forces about the shell lying in a field in Kalsian village near the LoC on Wednesday evening. Officials said it is a Pakistani shell that was fired […]
Wellington:(The Conversation) New Zealanders will have a new prime minister by February 7 and will go to the polls on October 14, after two-term Labour Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation to spend more time with her family. “For me, it’s time,” she said, speaking from the Labour Party’s retreat. “I just don’t have […]
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China early next month and the details of his visit are being worked out, an official spokesperson said. The challenge that North Korea poses to the Indo-Pacific region and beyond will be on the agenda when the secretary of state visits Beijing, State Department spokesperson […]