NEW DELHI: Jagdambika Pal, a senior BJP Lok Sabha member, has been appointed the chairperson of the joint committee of Parliament that will examine the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, according to a Lok Sabha notification issued on Tuesday. The official notification said Speaker Om Birla named Pal the head of the 31-member committee. The government…
NEW DELHI: Key congress meet led by president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday adopted resolution to hold nationwide agitation on August 22 to demand resignation of Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch following accusations by the US-based firm Hindenburg of a conflict of interest which prevented Buch from pressing charges on Adani Group.The Congress agitation on August…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a scathing attack on Tuesday against the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) and accused them of shielding criminals and displaying insensitivity toward victims of serious crimes in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP’s criticisms came in response to allegations involving party members in two separate incidents of sexual…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to a man accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), emphasising that the legal principle “bail is rule, jail is an exception” is applicable even to offences under special statues.The top court highlighted that denying bail in deserving cases would be a violation of fundamental…
NEW DELHI: The defence research and development organisation on Tuesday conducted successful test-firing of the indigenously developed Man-Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile (MP-ATGM). The test took place at a field firing range located in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, DRDO officials said.The MP-ATGM is a portable, shoulder-launched missile system designed to neutralize enemy tanks and armored vehicles. Source…
NEW DELHI:The Jammu and Kashmir Police have neutralised three foreign terrorists in Gandoh and uncovered a terrorist module responsible for recent infiltration and increased activities in the upper reaches of Doda, Udhampur, and Kathua. This module is believed to be the primary group behind the recent escalation of terrorist movements in the region, according to…
BHOPAL: A social media video of a woman scrubbing country-made pistols in soap and water has led to a major firearms bust, barely 18km from Morena district headquarters in Madhya Pradesh. Police raided a house in Ganeshpura village and arrested the woman’s husband and father-in-law. A large cache of illegal pistols and semi-finished firearms was…
RAIPUR: A 27-year-old tribal woman was killed in a Maoist IED explosion in Chhattisgarh‘s Sukma district Sunday, a day after the insurgents had apologised for the death of two minors in IED blasts. Six civilians – three of them kids – have been killed and nine injured in Maoist IED blasts in Bastar division this…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Monday told Kolkata Police to wind up investigations into rape and murder of a PG trainee doctor at state-run RG Kar Hospital by Sunday, failing which the probe will be handed over to CBI.Mamata gave the ultimatum after meeting the 31-year-old doctor’s parents at their home amid widespread protests in…
KULLU: Around 197 roads were closed, many areas plunged into darkness, and water supply schemes hit in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, as rains continue to lash the state through the day.According to state emergency operation centre (SEOC), heavy rains and landslides forced 66 roads to stay closed in Shimla district, 58 roads in Sirmaur district,…
