Farmers have right to protest, but cannot block roads indefinitely: SC
New Delhi, Oct 21 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday said farmers have the right to protest, but they cannot block roads indefinitely. The court was hearing a petition, seeking a direction for the removal of the protestors from the Delhi border. The plea, filed by one Monicca Agarwaal, submitted that people were facing a […]
Jaishankar calls on Israeli President, PM Bennett
Jerusalem/New Delhi, Oct 20 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called on Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett separately during which the discussions ranged on taking the bilateral ties to the next level. In tweets, Jaishankar said that his conversation with President Herzog covered changes in the geopolitical landscape, and […]
No bail for Aryan yet in drug case
Mumbai, Oct 20 (UNI) A Special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Court on Wednesday rejected the bail applications of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, and his two friends Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha, in the cruise bust drug case, and extended their judicial custody. All three are in judicial custody. While […]
SC tells UP govt to stop dragging its feet in Lakhimpur violence case
New Delhi, Oct 20 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Uttar Pradesh government to stop dragging its feet in the probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case even as the state authorities sought time to furnish more details on record in the matter. “You (Uttar Pradesh) have to stop dragging your feet in […]
Court to pronounce Aryan’s bail plea order at 2.45 pm
Mumbai, Oct 20 (UNI) A Mumbai court will pronounce the order on the bail plea of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan in the cruise drug bust case at 2.45 pm on Wednesday. The order will be given by Special Judge V V Patil, who heard the arguments on the bail application. Aryan, […]
Large cache of drugs, arms & ammunition drone dropped in Tarn Taran
Amritsar/Jalandhar, Oct 20 (UNI) A joint team of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Special Operation Cell of Punjab police on Wednesday seized a large cache of arms and ammunition from Tarn Taran area as a drone reportedly dropped drugs consignments in the Khemkaran sector. A spokesperson of the Special Operation Cell said the consignment […]
India logs 14,623 new Covid-19 cases
New Delhi, Oct 19 (UNI) India has registered 14,623 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a spike of 12 per cent from a day ago, as per the Union Health Ministry’s data released on Wednesday that put the number of fresh deaths at 197. With this the total tally of coronavirus cases since January […]
46 dead, 11 missing in Uttarakhand due to heavy rains
Dehradun, Oct 20 (UNI) A total of 46 people have been confirmed killed in Uttarakhand due to heavy rains and landslides while at least 11 are missing, official sources said. A total of 12 people have been rushed to hospitals since Sunday. An official spokesperson told UNI on Wednesday that 28 people died in Nainital […]
PLA exercises increase on Chinese side: Eastern Army Commander
Itanagar/New Delhi, Oct 19 (UNI) There is an increase in the level of activities and scale of exercises held by People’s Liberation Army on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Eastern Army Commander Lieutenant General Manoj Pande said on Tuesday. Pande said there was increase in exercises by the PLA across […]
Amit Shah flags off Modi Van to mark 20 years of PM in public office
New Delhi Oct 19 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off “Modi Van” under BJP ‘Seva hi Sangthan’ on Tuesday from his New Delhi residence, to commemorate Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 20 years in public office. The five ‘Modi Vans’ will operate across Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh under the aegis of Kaushambi […]