JAMMU: Test reports have dispelled the suspicion that a mysterious viral, bacterial, or microbial infection caused 14 deaths in three families in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district since Dec 7.“All the test reports, including from Pune’s ICMR, Delhi’s National Centre for Disease Control, Defence Research and Development Establishment in Gwalior, and…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that when a dispute is essentially personal in nature and a genuine compromise has been reached, the high court may intervene to quash criminal proceedings, recognising that continuing these would be unproductive and unjust.HC passed these orders while quashing an FIR registered against a person declared a proclaimed…
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun (File photo) NEW DELHI: The timing of the report submitted by the high-powered committee looking into the Pannun murder plot on US soil is significant, coming as it does days before the swearing-in of president-elect Donald Trump. As far as India is concerned, the recommendation for expeditious legal action against Vikash Yadav,…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said conflicts and wars worldwide will become more violent and unpredictable in the future.Addressing an event in Pune to mark the 77th Army Day, the minister also said the emergence of “non-state actors” in many countries and that they are resorting to terrorism is a “matter of…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday achieved a major as the Indian Navy increased its prowess following the induction of three domestically manufactured naval vessels – two warships and a submarine – into its fleet. The commissioning of the indigenous vessels highlighted India’s growing military manufacturing capabilities.The move is seen as a strategic response to China’s…
NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday imposed Stage-IV restrictions of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR after pollution levels rose to the ‘severe’ category. The CAQM in its order said that the AQI of Delhi rose sharply to 386 on Wednesday and is expected to breach the 400…
Parvesh Verma (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: An election official on Wednesday asked the Delhi police to register a case against BJP candidate Parvesh Verma for distributing shoes to voters. In the complaint, the returning officer claimed Verma distributed shoes to electors of his New Delhi assembly constituency.“Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma, prospective BJP candidate is distributing…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right), and France President Emmanuel Macron. (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: A summit on artificial intelligence (AI) organized by France and scheduled for early February in Paris will be co-chaired by India, french minister Clara Chappaz announced on Wednesday.Called the “Summit for Action on Artificial Intelligence,” the event will bring together…
Mohan Bhagwat and Rahul Gandhi (R) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Wednesday strongly criticised RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks suggesting that India’s “true independence” was achieved with the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Speaking at the inauguration of the party’s new headquarters, Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge condemned Bhagwat’s…
Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress chairman Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took a jibe at Larsen & Toubro chairman SN Subrahmanyan over his recent suggestion of a 90-hour work week while rejecting his proposal and recalled that former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and BR Ambedkar had advocated that workers should not be made to…
