Indian officials may join Taliban’s Victory Day celebrations

Spread the love       The invitation for the event has been extended by Afghanistan charge d’affaires Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor New Delhi: As India and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan further intensify their pragmatic engagement focused on trade, humanitarian aid and regional security, Taliban will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Victory Day in the Afghanistan embassy in Delhi Monday. Victory Day is observed...

Disproportionate assets case: Rahul questions Allahabad HC order, says shift case

Spread the love       He said HC passed the order without reference to any “fundamental material” warranting such a directive. NEW DELHI: Questioning the fairness of Allahabad HC’s July-20 ex-parte order seeking CBI and ED inquiry into his alleged disproportionate assets, LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has requested Supreme Court to transfer the PIL from the high court to itself...

SC slams Centre &FSSAI, says you can’t take court for a ride

Spread the love       SC was hearing a plea filed by NGO ‘3S and Our Health Society’ NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Thursday slammed the Centre and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for not implementing its direction on ‘front-of-pack warning labels’ on processed food packages and said their top priority should be the health of citizens and...

Consumer forums can’t be mere rehabalitaion centres for retired: SC

Spread the love       Referring to the news item, SC said these issues have highlighted the poor disposal rate of consumer commissions including the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC). NEW DELHI: Flagging slow disposal in consumer forums, Supreme Court on Thursday said the consumer dispute redressal commissions cannot be the place for rehabilitation of retired judges and bureaucrats and said...

Pak spy arrested in Bengal for ISI links visited Kolkata six times since 2014-15

Spread the love       Kolkata: Pakistani national Rana Rouf Khalid (36), who was arrested by Bengal STF on Wednesday for his alleged links with Pakistan’s ISI, had visited Kolkata at least six times since 2014-15, having spent between one and two months each at Topsia. His last visit was in Jan, said an officer.Rouf, who was introduced by his aide Mohammad...

We are beggars, must bring Venkateswara temple to JNU to generate funds: JNU VC

Spread the love       She also accused JNU historians of turning the order of facts and interpretations upside down. LUCKNOW: Jawaharlal Nehru University vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said that her cash-strapped institution should emulate BHU’s Vishwanath temple model and establish a Lord Venkateswara temple on JNU campus to generate funds.Speaking at an Indian Knowledge Tradition conference at Banaras Hindu University earlier...

US rushes new carrier to Middle East as sailors report burnout aboard USS Lincoln

Spread the love       US officials said that the carrier swap is part of a previously planned rotation The United States is preparing to send the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, as mounting concerns over crew morale and conditions aboard the Lincoln have raised questions about the toll of its unusually...

SAD chief assailant a law graduate, ran snacks centre in Pune: Police

Spread the love       A law graduate, the assailant tried multiple professions in Pune over the years PUNE: The man accused of attacking Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal with a kirpan at Mata Sahib Devaji Gurdwara in Nanded on Thursday has deep roots in Pune city, police said.A Pune crime branch officer...

Six dead, 2 missing after water, debris enter under-construction tunnel in U’khand

Spread the love       The incident was reported around 7.05pm in the 2km-long Tail Race Tunnel DEHRADUN: Six workers have died and two reported missing after a landslide caused a cavity to form in an under-construction THDC tunnel at Mayapur in Pipalkoti area of Chamoli district, causing a rush of water and debris to enter the tunnel on Thursday evening. Of...

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