Multiple bus explosions rocked Central Israel, police said and described it as a “suspected terror attack,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold a security meeting. No casualties were reported, with additional explosives found on two other buses, prompting authorities to request public vigilance.“Preliminary report – Suspected terror attack. Multiple reports have been received of…
NEW DELHI: Adopting a back-to-basics approach in the face of prolonged political slump, Congress is mulling leaving major decision-making functions to its district units, the building blocks of the party organisation which have been marginalised in the recent decades.Sources said the idea of reorganising the party around District Congress Committees (DCCs) was discussed in the…
PRAYAGRAJ: With the rush of devotees for Maha Kumbh leading to ‘unofficial’ closure of the wholesale medicine market in Prayagraj, the city is facing a crisis of medicines, including life-saving drugs, but the authorities have so far ignored the SOS messages from traders.Leader Road, which happens to be the wholesale medicines hub, falls on the…
BAREILLY: UP Police‘s special investigation team in Sambhal submitted chargesheets in six cases related to the Nov 24 violence, totalling over 4,400 pages, on Thursday. Officials said their investigation revealed that Shariq Satha, a native of Sambhal who is believed to be in the UAE, orchestrated the violence that resulted in the deaths of five…
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Thursday inked contracts worth Rs 1,917 crore for procurement of software-defined radios and rough terrain forklift trucks for the armed forces.The Coast Guard will get 149 software-defined radios, which will enable secure and reliable information-sharing, collaboration, and situational awareness through high-speed data and secure voice communication, under the Rs…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Thursday further tightened wheat stock holding norms for wholesalers, small and big chain retailers, and processors to prevent hoarding and check price rise. The stock limit for traders and wholesalers was reduced by 75%, from 1,000 tonnes to only 250 tonnes.The fresh stock limit norm will be applicable until March 2025…
KANPUR: The recovery of a missing student’s severed arm, her hair, and belongings in the forest after ten days since she went missing created unrest in Unnao district on Thursday. Police officials are combing the forest while a forensic unit has gathered evidence from the location. The class 12 student’s school items, including her uniform…
LUCKNOW: BJP would have lost 2024 Lok Sabha elections if BSP had joined INDIA bloc, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi claimed Thursday while addressing a programme during a two-day visit to his constituency Rae Bareli. BSP chief Mayawati hit back, accusing Congress of double standards.“Why isn’t Mayawati contesting elections properly? We invited her to join us…
NEW DELHI: A full bench of the Lokpal headed by former Supreme Court judge A M Khanwilkar appears to have wasted its time in rediscovering that sitting judges of constitutional courts are public servants, for the issue had been settled by a five-judge SC bench in 1991 in the K Veeraswamy judgment.In holding that sitting…
Deportees from US cry for help from Panama hotel (Image credit: AFP) A group of about 50 Indian deportees from the US arrived in Panama on Wednesday, en route to India. According to diplomatic sources, they have been temporarily relocated to the central American country before they are deported to India in a US aircraft….
