Sacked IPS Sanjiv Bhatt gets life imprisonment in 1989 custodial death case
Jamnagar, : A local court here on Thursday sentenced sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to life imprisonment in connection with the 1989 custodial death case. According to the prosecution, Bhatt, who was posted as the Additional Superintendent of Police in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, had detained more than 100 people during a communal riot there and one […]
Kejriwal chairs review meeting on preparedness for vector-borne diseases
New Delhi, : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday chaired a meeting with concerned departments to review the preparedness for vector-borne diseases like dengue, chikungunya and malaria that pose a threat especially during monsoons, here. Cabinet ministers and representatives from concerned departments of the Delhi Government were also present. Besides, the officials from the […]
Seven kids feared drowned as van plunges into canal
Lucknow,: Seven children were feared drowned as a pick-up van carrying them fell in the Indira canal here in the state capital on Thursday. The van was carrying 29 people out of which 22 were rescued by the villagers but seven (all children) are still missing which include 5 boys and 2 girls. The incident […]
AN-32 crash: Remains of 13 air warriors retrieved
Itanagar, : After seventeen days of Indian Air Force (AIF) AN-32 aircraft crash in the north eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, the remains of the 13 air warriors who were on-board the ill-fated aircraft have been recovered from the crash site. “Six bodies and seven mortal remains were recovered from the crash site,” Guwahati-based Defence […]
Omar hits out at ex-diplomat KC Singh for his ‘Rahul birthday remark’
Srinagar, : Hitting out at K C Singh for referring to Congress president Rahul Gandhi as a child whose birthday should not be celebrated following his failure in examination (elections), former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah asked the former Indian diplomat if he really would not celebrate his kids or grand kids birthday […]
US considering cap on H-1B visa for Indians?
Washington, : US is considering caps on H-1B work visas for countries that force foreign companies to store data locally. India, which irked the US government with stringent new rules on data storage, is the largest recipient of these temporary visas. There is no current country-specific limit on the 85,000 H-1B work visas granted each […]
Triple talaq, Nikah-Halala should be done away with: Prez
New Delhi, : President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said to make women in India ‘sashakt’, ensuring equal rights to them is important to do away with practices like ‘Triple Talaq’ and Nikah-Halala.’ Addressing the Joint Sitting of both the Houses of Parliament, Mr Kovind said, ‘Election of 78 women MPs, for the first time […]
President says govt working to realize vision of ‘New India’
New Delhji, : Noting that people of the country have given a very clear mandate in the elections, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said the Government was working to realise the vision of “New India. In his address to the Joint Sitting of both Houses of Parliament, to mark commencement of the Budget sessison, […]
Sensex rises by 102.24 pts
Mumbai, : BSE Sensex on Thursday rose by 102.24 points at 39,214.98 in the opening trade on brisk buying in , Realty, Power, Oil &Gas, Telecom Auto and Consumer durable stocks. The Nifty of National Stock Exchange (NSE) too advanced by 21.20 points to trade at 11,712.65. The sensex registered intra day high and low […]
New Zealand ranked world’s second most peaceful country despite Christchurch attacks
Wellington, : New Zealand has been ranked the second most peaceful country in the world, according to the Global Peace Index 2019 report on Thursday. The report produced by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace measured the “peacefulness” of 163 countries with a range of measures including military spending and deaths from conflict and […]