SRINAGAR: J&K administration has directed all schools to commence morning assemblies with the National Anthem, requiring them to strictly follow a four-year-old norm whose compliance has been erratic.A circular issued by the principal secretary of the school education to this effect also requires morning assemblies to be made uniform across the Union Territory.The order covers…
SRINAGAR: J&K administration has directed all schools to commence morning assemblies with the National Anthem, requiring them to strictly follow a four-year-old norm whose compliance has been erratic.A circular issued by the principal secretary of the school education to this effect also requires morning assemblies to be made uniform across the Union Territory.The order covers…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday issued a notification fixing June 26, two days after the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha is scheduled to commence, for the election of LS Speaker amid growing interest about BJP‘s likely choice for the office.Incumbent Om Birla won the Lok Sabha polls from Kota once again…
NEW DELHI: England revived their T20 World Cup campaign with a record-breaking victory over Oman by eight wickets in Antigua on Thursday.The reigning champions needed a significant win to improve their net run-rate (NRR) as they strive to surpass Scotland and qualify for the second-round Super Eights.Oman was dismissed for a mere 47 runs, unable…
NAGPUR: Six persons, including five women employees, were trapped in a ball of fire and charred to death after a devastating explosion tore apart Chamundi Explosives Ltd in Dhamna, 25km off Nagpur on Thursday. While rescue operations were delayed, factory personnel couldn’t venture into the smoke-filled death trap, where dismembered body parts were found in…
JAIPUR: A naturalist spotted three dead sambars (deers) floating in a lake of Ranthambore National Park on Wednesday, two days after eight carcasses were found in another zone of the Rajasthan reserve amid fears the deaths have been caused by life-sapping heat.The park has around 500 sambars, a protected species under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972,…
MUMBAI: Observing that a case before it was an example of how innocent persons are becoming victims of cyber fraud, Bombay HC on Thursday relied on a July 2017 RBI circular and directed Bank of Baroda to return to a company Rs 76 lakh it had lost to an online fraud. The division bench of…
MUMBAI: Observing that a case before it was an example of how innocent persons are becoming victims of cyber fraud, Bombay HC on Thursday relied on a July 2017 RBI circular and directed Bank of Baroda to return to a company Rs 76 lakh it had lost to an online fraud. The division bench of…
NEW DELHI: Food giant Nestle India is in spotlight again over its widely-sold baby food Cerelac. Global civil society organisations, Public Eye and IBFAN, have submitted a formal request to the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), urging legal action against Nestle “unethical and unfair business practices” in low- and middle-income countries.Accusing the Swiss…
BENGALURU: S Renuka Swamy, bore 15 injuries and died of shock and haemorrhage, a post-mortem examination has revealed. The 34-year-old died due to internal bleeding caused by injuries to the head and other parts, according to the autopsy conducted at Victoria Hospital.Swamy was thrashed multiple times for four hours on Saturday afternoon in a seized-vehicle…
