NEW DELHI: The joint opposition stepped up its attack on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as it gathered signatures from MPs to submit a notice this week to the secretariats of both Houses of Parliament to seek a motion for his removal. This is the first time a notice — will be given seeking the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday directed CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 20-year-old Dalit woman in MP’s Sagar district in 2024. It rejected the plea of the state that the case was politically motivated, and said the truth must come out.A bench of Justices M M…
NEW DELHI: Questioning CBI for filing a chargesheet against financial institution officials and builders, for allegedly cheating homebuy-ers, without custodial interrogation, Supreme Court on Wednesday told the agency that no one should be treated as above the law and asked it to complete the probe in a time-bound manner.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant…
SRINAGAR: The Ladakh govt Wednesday assured a delegation from Changthang region that it would study the proposed 13gw solar power project and examine how to take it forward after residents sought its implementation.The project, approved by the central govt on Oct 18, 2023, aims to develop transmission lines passing through Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana,…
JAMMU: A day after alert Army personnel gunned down a “Pakistan-sponsored” terrorist during an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in J&K’s Rajouri district, officials on Wednesday said the slain ultra was a senior operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s launchpad module, tasked with pushing armed terrorists into India from the launching pad in his area.Troops combing…
Farooq Abdullah (File photo) NEW DELHI: Firing was reported at a function attended by former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah, who was accompanied by J&K Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary, according to Jammu and Kashmir Police. Officials said a gunman opened fire on Abdullah’s vehicle in Jammu as he was returning from the marriage…
NEW DELHI: Union home secretary Govind Mohan on Wednesday chaired a review meeting with all the states and Union territories (UTs) on the LPG supply situation in view of the developments in West Asia, and advised the state/UT brass to protect the LPG supply chain by ramping up security of the concerned infrastructure and personnel,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged citizens not to panic over rumours of an LPG shortage amid tensions in the Middle East, saying India would overcome the situation just as it did during the Covid-19 pandemic. He also launched a sharp attack on the ruling DMK, accusing the party of corruption and…
India has deplored the attack on the Thai-flagged cargo ship, Mayuree Naree, in the Strait of Hormuz, while confirming the ship was bound for Kandla port, Gujarat. It condemned the commercial ship being made a target amid the ongoing conflict.The ministry of external affairs, in a statement, said that targeting the Thai cargo ship and…
NEW DELHI: Two Indian nationals have been killed, and another remains missing after merchant vessels carrying them came under attack in the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. The ministry added that several Indians have also sustained injuries in the Gulf region, with consular officials coordinating medical…
