Mumbai: A Mumbai-based gynaecologist has moved the Supreme Court seeking clarification of certain `ambiguous’ provisions in the amended Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 2021, including those regarding unmarried women. Dr Nikhil Datar, the petitioner, had earlier campaigned for the extension of the period during which pregnancy can be terminated legally to 24 weeks from 20 […]
New Delhi: In the swiftest action against erring personnel, the CBI has dismissed its four officers under a stringent constitutional provision and arrested them after they were allegedly found involved in staging a raid on a company in Chandigarh to extort money, officials said Thursday. The CBI received a complaint from a Chandigarh-based businessman on […]
Colombo: India looks forward to working with the new Sri Lankan government formed in accordance with the democratic processes and New Delhi’s commitment to the people of the island nation will continue, the Indian High Commission here said on Thursday after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the new Prime Minister. The 73-year-old United National […]
Kathmandu: A 27-year-old Indian woman on Thursday set a record for conquering two mountain peaks in Nepal above 8,000 metres within two weeks. Baljeet Kaur from Himachal Pradesh conquered Mt. Kanchenjunga (8,586m) on Thursday morning at 4:20 (local time), said Pasang Sherpa, director of Peak Promotion Pvt Ltd. “After successfully scaling the mountain peak she […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to India’s scientists and their efforts behind the successful nuclear tests in 1998 on the occasion of National Technology Day. The day is observed to mark the successful nuclear tests in Pokhran. Modi tweeted, “Today, on National Technology Day, we express gratitude to our brilliant […]
New Delhi/Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has responded positively regarding transfer of 700 acres of land in Belagavi, which is currently under the control of the latter’s ministry. The state government needs this land for an IT park, which it intends to develop in Belagavi. The issue […]
New Delhi: The Railways on Wednesday retired 19 of its officials who had adverse vigilance reports, effecting a rule under which a government employee can be forced to retire after being served a minimum of three month’s notice or a similar period’s pay, official sources said. This is in addition to 75 officials who were […]
Chandigarh: Haryana will set up an Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) comprising DIG- and SP-rank officials, Home Minister Anil Vij said Wednesday, just days after a rocket-propelled grenade was fired targeting a police building at Mohali in neighbouring Punjab. Metal detectors will be installed at all crowded places and busy markets in the state as part of […]
New Delhi: Gold prices fell by Rs 231 to Rs 50,646 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday due to overnight losses in the precious metal in global markets, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal settled at Rs 50,877 per 10 gram. Silver also tanked Rs 287 to […]
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Samajwadi Party MLA Azam Khan in a case related to alleged grabbing of enemy property for his Jauhar University project. The bail order was passed by Justice Rahul Chaturvedi. The interim bail has been granted on the condition that Khan has to return the […]