NEW DELHI: Amid political slugfest over the Rs 90 crore allegedly siphoned off from Karnataka ST welfare funds, ED on Wednesday said part of the swindled funds were used to procure liquor, luxury cars and for ‘other’ uses by B Nagendra, until recently minister for tribal welfare in the Siddaramaiah govt, and his associates during…
NEW DELHI: As part of its crackdown on narco-smuggling, govt on Thursday announced a switch to a “duty-to-share” protocol to make agencies exchange crucial information on drug trafficking.Union home minister Amit Shah emphasised that profits generated from narco-smuggling mark the “most serious security threat” as he called for a rigorous review of financial investigations into…
NEW DELHI: Holding that speedy trial is a fundamental right of an accused, an SC bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan has said long incarceration with the improbability of the trial being completed in the near future is a good ground to grant bail, which cannot be denied just because the charges…
NEW DELHI: With the number of prominent Democratic leaders urging Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 US presidential race growing by the day, political analysts believe that the 81-year-old might give in to party pressure and give up his bid for re-election.So, what happens if Joe Biden decides to drop out of the…
SRINAGAR: Two suspected Pakistani terrorists were shot dead Thursday near the LoC in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said. Security forces launched an operation following intelligence about the movement of terrorists along the border, leading to a shootout.The officials said bodies of the slain terrorists haven’t been extricated from the site as…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed as the captain of the Indian T20 team. The announcement was made on Thursday, confirming the 33-year-old’s leadership role for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.Suryakumar will be at the helm of a 15-player squad that is set to play three T20 international matches against the Sri Lankan…
NEW DELHI: Air India’s Delhi-San Francisco (SFO) flight has been diverted to the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk following a suspected technical snag. It is learnt that a fire alarm went off in the cargo hold of the Boeing 777 after which the crew decided to make an emergency landing in Siberia, which it did safely.This…
Bharti Airtel has unveiled new 5G data booster packs for its customers, offering unlimited 5G data for users on 1GB per day and 1.5GB per day plans, which previously did not include this benefit. This initiative follows a similar launch by Reliance Jio and aims to enhance the data experience for Airtel’s customer base. Airtel’s…
New Delhi: Two Air India pilots, including a trainee, are paying for a serious oversight of the airline’s rostering department by getting grounded by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The trainee was to do supervised flying with a training captain but that did not happen due to a mix-up which led to the…
WASHINGTON: Former US President and Democratic stalwart Barack Obama has weighed in on frantic discussions in the party about the viability of Joe Biden‘s continued candidacy for the November , reportedly agreeing with other party grandees that his road to victory is now very difficult. Obama however would prefer Biden, who was his vice-president, make…
