Category: Events

A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria gave this ruling NEW DELHI: In a judgment that will impact as many as nine penal laws, Supreme Court has ruled that the stringent provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act providing for presumption of guilt of the accused must not persuade...

The law now allows Trump to put up to 100% tariffs on Russian oil buyers US President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russia and Iran, giving his administration expanded powers to penalise countries that continue buying Russian oil and gas, including India.The “Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran...

Greenland, Denmark said they expect to sign the deal with the US on the sidelines of UN General Assembly US President Donald Trump on Friday announced an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that he said gives the United States permanent control over security and other security-related needs on the Arctic island.Trump said the agreement would...

British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal, who was granted bail NEW DELHI/LONDON/BATHINDA: Delhi HC on Friday granted bail to British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal, who is charged with targeted killings and conspiracy linked to Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), taking note of his “long period of incarceration” and acquittal in one of the cases. News of his...

Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. has listed his custom-built lakefront mansion near Orlando for $27 million (£21.2 million), putting a price on a property he has owned for more than 20 years. The 13-time Major League Baseball All-Star bought the 11.58-acre site on Cypress Lake in 2004 for $2.575 million,...

Details of the vaccine’s price were not available. NEW DELHI: India’s first dengue vaccine is expected to be available in the private market in the first half of 2027. Takeda Pharma and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories have entered into an agreement under which the latter will promote and distribute QDENGA, the Japanese firm’s dengue vaccine, across...

Sanchita Dey Pradhan withdrawing her nomination while Milan Pradhan was arrested NANDIGRAM/KOLKATA: The Nandigram nominee of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, withdrew her candidature on Friday and cops arrested Congress candidate Milan Pradhan an hour later over allegations dating back to 2007, prompting all non-BJP parties to accuse state agencies of blatantly skewing the...

Bulk consumers must declare their sugar stocks on the food department’s portal every Friday NEW DELHI: Ahead of the festive season, Centre Friday relaxed the stockholding limit for bulk sugar consumers, allowing them to hold sugar for up to 30 days instead of the existing 15 days, as retail prices have eased by nearly 10%...

Calcutta HC KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday pulled up Bengal govt for detaining a Murshidabad resident for more than a month without providing him any reason why he was suspected of being a Bangladeshi.“In 1970s and ’80s, thousands of people crossed the border. Now what will you do? Will you initiate proceedings against...

The acquitted in the Nithari case, Surendra Koli died by suicide NOIDA: Surinder Koli was four hours from death on September 7, 2014. The black warrant bore his name and gallows protocol had been activated at Meerut district jail.It had been five years since a Ghaziabad CBI court pronounced the first of 13 death sentences...