CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court acquitted on Tuesday Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others in a 22-year-old case involving the murder of his then manager Ranjit Singh, citing “a tainted and sketchy investigation” and presentation of evidence “unworthy of credence”. A special CBI court in…
NEW DELHI: India will kick off official contract negotiations with France this week for the mega acquisition of 26 Rafale-Marine fighters for over Rs 50,000 crore, with the Navy keen on inducting the supersonic jets for its two aircraft carriers as soon as possible due to the expanding Chinese threat in the Indian Ocean Region.A…
NEW DELHI: Former Union minister and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday triggered row when he said that the Chinese in 1962 “allegedly invaded India”.“In October 1962, the Chinese allegedly invaded India,” he said at a book release event. Recalling the time he took exam for Indian Foreign Service, he said, “On the day,…
NEW DELHI: BJP leader Ravi Kishan on Tuesday called Congress leader Shashi Tharoor “angrez aadmi” for suggesting that the BJP would struggle to exceed 300 seats in the Lok Sabha elections.Responding to Tharoor’s allegations, BJP MP from Gorakhpur said, “Shashi Tharoor is ‘angrez aadmi’. We go to Manali and Shimla on vacations; they come to…
NEW DELHI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) in Karnataka has sought the cancellation of bail granted JD(S) MLA and former Karnataka minister HD Revanna in a sexual assault case. Revanna faces charges in two separate cases, one involving sexual harassment and the other related to kidnapping. He is currently out of jail on conditional bail.The…
NEW DELHI: Major Radhika Sen, an Indian woman peacekeeper, is set to receive a prestigious military gender advocate award from the United Nations. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has praised her as a “true leader and role model.”Major Sen served with the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).She will…
NEW DELHI: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik responded to a recent tweet by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, showing BJD leader VK Pandian grabbing Naveen Patnaik’s trembling hand and trying to hide it from public view.The 77-year-old leader who’s hands have been visibly trembling for at least five years responded to the viral video…
NEW DELHI: In yet another sharp retort to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent statement of feeling “sent by God,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mocked the PM and said, “God sent Modi to help Adani and not the poor.” He also asserted that the INDIA bloc will “jumpstart” the country’s economy once it assumes power at…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conveyed his sorrow regarding the tragic loss of lives and extensive damage caused by a catastrophic landslide in Papua New Guinea. Taking to X, PM Modi assured that India is ready to offer all possible support and assistance to Papua New Guinea after the landslide buried over…
NEW DELHI: A stone quarry collapsed on the southern outskirts of Aizawl amid heavy rainfall on Tuesday morning, killing five workers and leaving several others injured.The incident occurred at approximately 6 am in an area situated between Melthum and Hlimen.Authorities said that the rescue operation is underway to locate those trapped beneath the debris, but…
