Wedding cards in Bundi to carry age proof of groom, bride to check child marriages
Bundi (PTI) Wedding cards in Bundi will carry the date of birth of groom and bride and a statutory warning that child marriage is punishable ahead of the Akshaya Tritiya festival that sees many children being married off every year in Rajasthan. The festival falls on May 7 this year and many children are secretly married […]
Two engineers suspended in Bandipora for dereliction of duties, non-compliance of orders
Srinagar: Two engineers including Assistant Engineer and Junior Engineer PDD division Bandipora were suspended on Monday for alleged dereliction of duties and non-compliance of orders. The suspension order against the duo were passed by District Comissioner Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza. The suspension was ordered after they were telephonically informed to reach Ashtangoo village were residents […]
Officer suspended for checking PM’s chopper sent back to Karnataka
New Delhi,(PTI) An Election Commission general observer, who was suspended for checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s helicopter in Odisha’s Sambalpur in violation of norms for dealing with SPG protectees, has been sent back to Karnataka. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre. The Commission had last week suspended its general observer for Sambalpur […]
Cross LOC traders protest in Srinagar, demand revocation of order suspending trade
Srinagar: Post government of India’s decision to close the cross Line of Control trade, traders affiliated with the business took to streets on Monday against the decision. The protesting traders claimed that their lives have been put to jeopardy by the decision. Protesters assembled in Paratap Park and raised slogans against the government. Haji […]
EC submits detailed report in SC on biopic of PM Modi
New Delhi,(PTI): The Election Commission on Monday submitted its detailed report to the Supreme Court on the biopic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took the EC’s report on Modi’s biopic and asked the poll panel to supply a copy of the report to the producer of the […]
Rahul Gandhi files affidavit in SC, expresses regret over his remarks on Rafale verdict
New Delhi, (PTI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, expressing regret over his remarks related to its Rafale verdict which the apex court had said was “incorrectly attributed” to it. The apex court on April 15 had directed Gandhi to give his explanation by April 22. In the affidavit, Gandhi said […]
Interpol offers Sri Lanka assistance to investigate Easter Sunday blasts
Colombo (PTI) The Interpol on Monday said it is ready to offer full support to the Sri Lankan authorities in investigating the country’s deadliest terror attack that killed 290 people in a series of eight blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in the country. Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock in a Twitter message said, […]
AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil
Washington, Apr 22 (AP) The Trump administration is poised to tell five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, that they will no longer be exempt from US sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran, officials said Sunday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to announce on Monday that the administration will […]
24 Under arrest for Sri Lanka blasts: police
Colombo, Apr 22 (PTI) Sri Lankan authorities have arrested 24 people from the minority Muslim community in connection with the multiple blasts that rocked the island nation on Sunday, killing over 290 people. A string of eight powerful blasts, including suicide attacks, struck churches and luxury hotels frequented by foreigners in Sri Lanka on Easter […]
Rupee falls 47 paise to 69.82 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Apr 22 (PTI) The rupee fell sharply by 47 paise to 69.82 against the US dollar in early trade Monday on higher demand for the greenback from importers and banks.Forex dealers said besides increased demand of the US currency from importers, lower opening of the equity markets weighed on the rupee. The domestic unit opened […]
