Hope SC takes long, hard look at govt order giving snooping powers to investigative agencies: Omar
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Friday expressed hope that the Supreme court will take a “long hard look” at the legality of the Centre’s order which allows government agencies to intercept “any information” contained in any computer system. “Given that the government has now authorised multiple agencies to snoop on the […]
China denies NYT report on building military jets in Pakistan under CPEC
Beijing: China on Friday dismissed as untrue a US media report that alleged that it has hatched a secret plan to build fighter jets and other military hardware in Pakistan as part of the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Balochistan with China’s Xinjiang province, is […]
Swaraj, Chinese FM hold talks under new framework
New Delhi: In yet another step towards improving ties, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi Friday held extensive talks under a newly established framework and agreed on “ten pillars” of cooperation to enhance cultural and people-to-people exchanges. Wang, who arrived here early Friday morning, said he had a “very successful” […]
Rafale deal should not go ‘unchallenged’: Chidambaram
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Friday said the Rs 60,000 crore worth Rafale deal should not go “unchallenged” after the Supreme Court expressed its limitations to examine it because of its jurisdictional limits. He alleged the Centre deliberately misled the court and later accused it of “misinterpreting” the note. “The government is also giving […]
Calcutta HC quashes single bench order that allowed BJP’s ‘Rath Yatra’ in West Bengal
Kolkata, Dec 21 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court Friday quashed the single bench order that allowed BJP’s ‘Rath Yatra’ in West Bengal. The Division bench comprising Chief Justice Debasish Kargupta and Justice Shampa Sarkar send the case back to the single bench to consider intelligence inputs by state agencies. The two judges’ bench order came […]
Govt cancels employees attachment orders
Srinagar: Amid protest by secretariat employees, the government has ordered cancellation of attachments of Government Employees. “The undersigned is directed to invite the attention of all the Administrative Secretaries to the Circular No. 22-GAD of 2018 dated 06-07-2018, regarding the captioned subject and to request them to implement the instructions contained in the aforementioned circular […]
Snooping row: Jaitley says authorisation given under old rules
New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI) The government’s move to authorise 10 Central agencies to intercept any information on computers today rocked the Rajya Sabha, with Union Minister Arun Jaitley saying the opposition was creating a mountain out of a mole hill as the authorisation was given under old rules. Congress leader Anand Sharma raised the […]
Hope SC takes long, hard look at govt order giving snooping powers to investigative agencies: Omar
Srinagar, Dec 21 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Friday expressed hope that the Supreme court will take a “long hard look” at the legality of the Centre’s order which allows government agencies to intercept “any information” contained in any computer system. “Given that the government has now authorised multiple agencies to […]
Four arrested for raping teenage girl
Ballia (UP), Dec 21 (PTI) Four persons have been arrested for allegedly raping a teenage girl in Sikandarpur area here, police said Friday. The police arrested four of the five accused on Thursday for raping the 13-year-old on November 29, they added. “The arrested were identified as Manish, Arjun, Acchelal and Krishna. The fifth accused is […]
Youth dies in road mishap
Srinagar: A 17 year old youth died in a road mishap in north Kashmir’s Tapper Waripora area. Police sources said that the youth identified as Mohammad Sultan Dar s/o Mohammad Maqbool Dar resident of Tapper Waripora Baramulla died after a tractor he was travelling in turned turtle. The youth suffered critical injuries and he was […]
