Punjab Congress promised to end the mafia ‘raj’ in sand, liquor, and cable businesses; Rs 1,100 to women; eight free cooking gas cylinders a year; and one lakh government jobs in the 13-point poll manifesto. Chief Minister Charanjit Channi, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and former Sunil Jakhar resolved to work together […]
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NIA arrests Himachal IPS officer Arvind Negi over investigation into LeT’s OWG network
The National Investigation Agency arrested decorated Himachal IPS officer Arvind Digvijay Negi in connection with its own investigation into Lashkar-e-Toiba’s “overground worker network”. Negi, a gallantry award winner who was investigated for having leaked information to Khurram Parvez, a human rights activist booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), had recently asked to be […]
UP tells Supreme Court it has withdrawn 274 notices issued to anti-CAA protesters
The UP government has withdrawn the 274 notices issued to anti-CAA protesters for recovery of damages on account of alleged damage caused to public property. Senior counsel Garima Prashad told a Supreme Court bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud that all subsequent proceedings against them had also been withdrawn.Despite repeated requests by Prashad, the Bench […]
CBI issues lookout circular against former NSE head Chitra Ramkrishna
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday issued a lookout circular against Chitra Ramkrishna, the former CEO of the National Stock Exchange over alleged irregularities, news agency PTI reported. This comes a day after the income tax department raided the premises of Ramkrishna as part of a tax evasion investigation. As the agency reported, look-out […]
Calcutta HC dismisses plea seeking removal of Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
The Calcutta high court on Friday dismissed a writ petition filed by an advocate to remove Jagdeep Dhankhar as the governor of West Bengal. The petition, filed by advocate Ramaprasad Sarkar on February 8, had sought the court’s direction to the central government regarding Dhankar’s removal claiming the latter is acting as the mouthpiece of […]
Centre reviewing security of Kumar Vishwas
The central government is reviewing the security of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas and may give him protection through a central agency, official sources said on February 18.The move came in the wake of Vishwas’ allegations against AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The move came in the wake of […]
ED takes custody of Dawood Ibrahim’s jailed brother Iqbal Kaskar in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday took custody of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Iqbal Kaskar from Thane jail in connection with a money laundering case registered against the don and his aides. An ANI input, citing ED sources, said Kaskar will be produced before a special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act […]
Elgar case accused wanted to create unrest in country, overthrow Modi govt, says court citing letter
A special court has denied bail to three persons accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, saying that the material on record suggests that the trio, along with other members of the CPI (Maoist), a banned organisation, hatched a “serious conspiracy” to create unrest in the country and to overthrow the Modi government. A letter […]
National Environment Youth Parliament (NEYP)-2022: Protecting our environment is not a luxury that we can choose, but simply, a matter of survival
Chitkara University, Punjab has always been a leap ahead in organising activities for the protection of the environment. We got the opportunity to be the regional partners for National Environment Youth Parliament-2022 and we hosted young minds from various colleges/universities of J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. NEYP-2022 is a platform created by Manav Rachna International […]
38 convicts get death sentence in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case
A special court on Friday awarded death sentence to 38 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case. There were 49 convicts in the case. The convicts had joined the proceedings through video conference from jails in Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Gaya, Bengaluru and other parts of the country. The court had on February 8, 2022, convicted […]









