The Punjab and Haryana High Court questioned the state of Punjab on filing of a habeas corpus plea in Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga case.In a relief for Bagga, Justice Anoop Chitkara’s Bench ordered continuation of interim protection to the BJP leader. Justice Chitkara fixed the case for further hearing post summer break on July 5. […]
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday morning said that the probe was on in the Mohali blast case as several leaders of the opposition condemned the suspected rocket attack on the Punjab Police headquarters a day before in strong reactions. “Police are investigating the blast in Mohali. Whoever tried to spoil the atmosphere of […]
A rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) was thrown at the third floor of Punjab Police’s intelligence office in Mohali on Monday night, causing an explosion.As per sources, a rocket launcher was used to fire the RPG.The police have cordoned off the area around the office and the Senior Superintendent of Police has reached the spot. A rocket-propelled […]
The rupee extended its losses and touched an all-time low of 77.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and unabated foreign fund outflows.At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 77.17 against the American dollar, then lost ground […]
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain petitions against the South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s anti-encroachment drive in Shaheen Bagh area. The SC asks the CPI(M) and other petitioners to move the Delhi high court in the matter. The top had earlier agreed to hear a petition challenging a demolition drive by the civic body […]
Equity benchmarks continued to face heavy drubbing on Monday, with the Sensex tumbling over 713 points in early trade, following a sell-off in global markets and decline in shares of index major Reliance Industries. Unabated foreign fund outflows and firm crude oil prices also continued to weigh on sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 713.49 […]
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said he was “investigating the matter” himself amid anger over IndiGo denying boarding to a child with disability. “There is zero tolerance towards such behaviour. No human being should have to go through this! Investigating the matter by myself, post which appropriate action will be taken (sic),” the aviation minister […]
Elon Musk sparked a huge buzz on Monday where he spoke about dying under mysterious circumstances.Musk, an avid Twitter user known for his quirky tweets, has left users thinking what the Tesla CEO really meant. Musk, who recently bought Twitter, wrote on the microblogging, “If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya.” […]
Preparing the ground for the party’s chintan shivir (brainstorming session) in Udaipur later this week, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) will meet on Monday evening to finalise the proposals of the six panels which were formed last month to deliberate upon the political and economical situation in the country. The proposals of these six panels […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday conducted raids at several locations in Mumbai against associates of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. According to ANI inputs, the raids also included a few hawala operators. The news agency further reported the raids by the counter-terror agewere underway on premises of Ibrahim’s aides in Nagpada, Goregaon, Borivali, Santacruz, […]