NEW DELHI: Businessman Robert Vadra Monday unconditionally withdrew his plea before the Delhi HC challenging the trial court order that had issued summons to him on a chargesheet filed by Enforcement Directorate last July.ED had earlier countered Vadra’s plea – which had argued that the agency’s case is not based on a scheduled offence –…
NEW DELHI: Commercial vehicle drivers’ unions in Delhi-NCR have announced a three-day strike from May 21 to 23 (from Thursday to Saturday), demanding an immediate hike in taxi and auto fares amid rising fuel prices and alleged exploitation by app-based cab aggregators.As per news agency ANI, the “Chalak Shakti Union” submitted a letter to the…
SC refuses the plea of dog lovers for stay on its order. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay its order directing the removal of stray dogs from public institutions such as hospitals, schools and colleges, rejecting pleas filed by animal lovers and welfare groups.“Court can’t remain oblivious to harsh ground realities…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress-led UDF returned to office in Kerala after a decade as six-term MLA VD Satheesan took oath as CM before a roaring crowd at Thiruvananthapuram’s Central Stadium Monday and signalled a sharp political reset through a string of welfare measures, administrative changes and a fresh probe into a politically sensitive assault case linked to…
NEW DELHI: The proposed nationwide bandh called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) on May 20 over e-pharmacy regulations appeared to lose momentum on Monday after several state-level retail pharmacy associations decided to stay away following assurances from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) that their concerns are under active…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday upped the ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government after petrol and diesel prices were hiked by around 90 paise per litre, marking the second fuel price increase in less than a week following the end of a nearly four-year freeze by state-run oil companies.Sharing a post on its…
Indian mountaineer Shradha Gupta is currently on her Mount Everest expedition, marking another major milestone in her rapidly rising climbing journey after successfully summiting Mount Manaslu (8,163 metres) — the world’s eighth-highest mountain. NEW DELHI: Indian mountaineer Shradha Gupta is currently on her Mount Everest expedition, marking another major milestone in her rapidly rising climbing…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Monday slammed Norwegian press over questions on press freedom, saying that that many people misunderstand India after reading reports published by “ignorant NGOs”.While addressing a press conference, MEA secretary (West) Sibi George engaged in a tense exchange with a journalist and underscored the extensive reach of India’s media…
NEW DELHI: The Assam crime branch has summoned Congress MP and senior party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala to appear before investigators in Guwahati on Saturday, May 23 in connection with the passport controversy involving Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma.The summons is part of an ongoing probe by Assam police into…
Bengal govt approves prosecution of former RG Kar principal in graft case The West Bengal government on Monday sanctioned the prosecution of former R G Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh in connection with the alleged financial irregularities case linked to the hospital.The case had come under national spotlight following the rape and…