The Delhi Police on Thursday morning made a heavy deployment of security personnel at Jantar Mantar where a scuffle broke out between the protesting wrestlers and some police personnel, leading to head injuries to a couple of protesters Multiple layers of barricades have been put up around the protest site and no one is being […]
Army and paramilitary forces have been deployed in violence-hit Manipur following clashes and arson during protests against the inclusion of the majority Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category even the organisation spearheading the agitation said tribals were being targeted in places such as Imphal while police looked on. Guwahati-based public relations officer (defence) […]
SpiceJet has mobilised its plan to revive 25 grounded aircraft, the airline said on Wednesday. Funds for the revival will be drawn from the government’s Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) and better cash accruals, it said in a statement. “The airline has already mobilised around ₹400 crore towards getting its grounded fleet back in […]
The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) response on an application by former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia who has sought interim bail on account of his wife’s illness. A Delhi court had extended Sisodia’s judicial custody till May 8 in a money laundering case related to the Delhi […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today handed over two ships to the Maldives — a fast patrol ship and landing craft assault ship — at function in the island nation.Rajnath is on a three-day visit to the Maldives.The fast patrol ship is capable of coastal and offshore surveillance at high speed. It was commissioned as a […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana.The apex court gave its verdict on former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh assassination case convict Balwant Singh Rajoana’s petition seeking commutation of his death penalty. He had sought commutation of his death sentence on the grounds that the Centre had […]
Ahead of the Supreme Court’s final hearing of pleas against the remission to the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday expressed doubt that the Centre and the Gujarat government may deploy “delay tactics”. Our #bilkisbanocase petition listed today at 2 pm for final hearing. Waiting […]
Gangster Goldy Brar, who claimed responsibility for Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s killing in May last year on behalf of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, has been included on the list of Canada’s 25 most wanted. An Interpol red notice was last year issued against Brar, who is from Punjab’s Mukhtsar. He is wanted for murder, […]
The Congress on Tuesday unveiled its manifesto for the Karnataka assembly election, focusing big on women voters and youth. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar and senior leader Siddaramaiah were among the leaders who released the manifesto. The big announcements include 200 units of free power to each household, ₹2,000 to each […]
Chandigarh (April 30): Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana and All India Federation of Women Lawyers (AIFWL) jointly launched the northern chapter including Punjab and Haryana Federation of Women Lawyers with Mrs Ritu Punj Advocate as President and Dr. Kanu Sharma as Secretary. All India Federation of Women Lawyers is the largest association of Indian […]