There are around 3,000 ambulances and 1,000 patrol vehicles and cranes each covering nearly 50,000 km of highways under the NHAI NEW DELHI: Ambulances deployed on NHs will face a Rs 10,000 penalty for failing to reach an incident site within 10 minutes, while a similar penalty will apply if they fail to take a…
. Justice Varma had on April 10 resigned as a judge of Allahabad High Court and had withdrawn from the inquiry proceedings NEW DELHI: There is little chance of the Lok Sabha continuing with Justice Varma’s removal motion despite the inquiry committee finding the charges relating to discovery of unaccounted currency notes in his official…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann meets Governor; seeks 10-day parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara on “humanitarian grounds” Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday met with the Governor to recommend a 10-day parole for Jagtar Singh Hawara on humanitarian grounds, citing the deteriorating health of the prisoner’s mother.Jagtar Singh Hawara is currently serving a life…
The petitioner was arrested on Sept 22, 2022, for allegedly radicalising youth and being involved in violent activities NEW DELHI: A week after criticising long delay in trial of a Popular Front of India (PFI) activist facing UAPA charges by asserting that “lifespan of a criminal trial cannot be that of a turtle”, Supreme Court…
RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch has called for a boycott of American products NEW DELHI: From beverages to social media, Swadeshi Jagaran Manch has sought to turn the latest US tariff threat into a wider “swadeshi” campaign, calling on Indians to boycott American products and platforms.The RSS-affiliated economic body reacted to the US Senate legislation which,…
SC to consider identifying protest sites that won’t affect daily commute of people NEW DELHI: If citizens have a fundamental right to assemble and protest peacefully, should it interfere with fundamental rights of those who are not part of the protest to commute safely to their offices or go about their daily lives?This conflict of…
On June 29, SIA filed a chargesheet in the abduction, torture and killing of Bhat SRINAGAR: Sarvanand Kaul Premi was a poet. Sarla Bhat was a nurse. Both were Kashmiri Pandits who stayed behind when militancy erupted and were killed in 1990. More than three decades later, J&K police’s SIA revived unresolved cases from the…
Around 86,800 people are still affected by the floods in Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon and Sivasagar. NEW DELHI: The flood situation in Assam showed signs of improvement on Wednesday, with the number of people affected falling to around 87,000 across four districts. However, the death toll from this year’s floods rose to 103 after two more…
Kangana Ranaut hits out at Rahul Gandhi over Parliament deadlock NEW DELHI: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi over the continuing stalemate in Parliament, accusing him of making a “mockery” of the House and the country while refusing the government’s offer for a…
China said the India-China border remains “generally stable” while sidestepping reports of increased Chinese military activity near Arunachal Pradesh. China said Wednesday that the situation along the India-China border was “generally stable at the moment”, while declining to confirm reports of increased Chinese military activity in disputed areas near Arunachal Pradesh.Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo…
