‘Seasoned diplomat’: Trump congratulates Taranjit Sandhu on Delhi LG appointment

Spread the love       US President Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Taranjit Singh Sandhu on his appointment as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, praising his diplomatic career and contribution to India-US relations.Sharing a photo with Sandhu on Truth Social, Trump said, “Congratulations to Taranjit Sandhu on becoming the new Lt Governor of Delhi!”“As a seasoned Diplomat and former Ambassador to...

Tamil Nadu polls: TVK releases election manifesto; Vijay promises free LPG, gold

Spread the love       CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay announced a slew of freebies in his election manifesto, ranging from six free LPG cylinders a year and 200 units of power, to Rs 2,500 monthly dole for women below 60, and Rs 25 lakh family health cover. Releasing the manifesto in Chennai on Thursday, Vijay also promised to set...

TCS Nashik case: More female employees may come forward; cops hunt for suspect’s phone

Spread the love       Image Used For Representational Image NASHIK: A magisterial court in Nashik on Thursday ordered till April 18 the custodial remand of two accused, who are named in four of the total nine cases of alleged sexual harassment and religious conversion bids at the TCS Nashik office.The two were lodged in Nashik Road Central Prison under magisterial custody...

Eight killed as gas pipeline explodes in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Spread the love       PESHAWAR: At least eight people — including a woman and a young girl — died in a gas pipeline explosion at an industrial estate in Pakistan’s northwestern province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, a Rescue 1122 official said.The incident occurred in Hattar Industrial Estate area of Haripur district.According to Rescue 1122 sources, the explosion happened near a grinding...

Calcutta HC raps EC: Judge slams order on assistant professors as presiding officers

Spread the love       Panel Draws Fire For Failure To Present Notification On Poll Officers Kolkata: Calcutta HC judge, Justice Krishna Rao, on Thursday slammed the Election Commission for not producing notifications indicating if assistant professors could be appointed as presiding polling officers in assembly elections. “You (EC) can appoint judges also under Section 26 (of the Representation of People Act)...

‘UCC not linked to religion, its enactment constitutional ambition’, rules SC

Spread the love       New Delhi: Nearly a decade after declaring instant divorce through triple talaq unconstitutional and void, Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine the validity of blatant discrimination of Muslim women in property inheritance under the 90-year-old Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi sought responses from...

Census will list caste, says Amit Shah, rules out Muslim women’s quota

Spread the love       New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah seized on Samajwadi Party MP Dharmendra Yadav’s demand for quota for OBC and Muslim women to hammer home his party’s avowed opposition to reservation based on religion.He also reiterated govt’s stand that the caste of citizens will be mentioned during the ongoing census to reject SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s claim...

‘Iran ready to hand over uranium’: Trump makes big claim; Tehran denies any deal reached

Spread the love       US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Washington is “very close” to a deal with Iran to end the ongoing conflict, further claiming that Tehran has agreed to hand over its stockpile of enriched uranium.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, “We’re very close to making a deal with Iran.” “We had to make sure...

J&K SIA files chargesheet against 10 in ‘white collar’ module case

Spread the love       SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir police’s state investigation agency (SIA) on Thursday filed chargesheet against 10 people accused in the “white collar” terror module case. One amongst them, Umar Un Nabi, was killed in the Red Fort blast last Nov.The other nine accused are: Arif Nisar Dar, Yasir Ul Ashraf Bhat, Maqsood Ahmad Dar of Nowgam, Irfan Ahmad...

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