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: 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….
NEW DELHI: Terming the Lokpal’s decision to bring high court judges within its jurisdiction to entertain complaints against them as “very disturbing” and against the independence of judiciary, Supreme Court Thursday stayed the operation of the order and issued notice to the registrar general of Lokpal and the Centre, seeking their response.A full bench of…
MARRAKECH: Ministers from 100 countries endorsed the Marrakech Declaration for Global Road Safety which calls on govts to make it a political priority, ensure sustained funding and advance actions to achieve the goal of halving road deaths by 2030.Leaders from around 50 countries, including Thailand, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Colombia made major commitments…
MARRAKECH: Indian govt on Thursday received the Prince Michael Decade of Action Road Safety Award, the highest award in this field, for achievements in “improving vehicle safety” in the past decade, including the roll out of new car safety assessment regime, and mandatory ABS (anti-lock braking system) features in all new two-wheelers.The Kingdom of Morocco…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of information and broadcasting has advised OTT platforms to adhere to the laws of the land while publishing content on their platforms, the advisory coming in the wake of a vulgar comment made by a popular podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia during the show ‘India’s Got Latent’. The ministry said it received references…
GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that Pakistani climate activist Ali Tauqeer Sheikh visited India 18 times between 2010 and 2018, while indicating that the state police’s investigation into his activities and connections could have serious political repercussions.“We will know who invited and hosted him during those visits,” the CM said, speaking…
