Killing of two civilians: Pak-based terrorist among four charge-sheeted by NIA
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charge-sheeted four people, including a Pakistan-based terrorist, for their involvement in the killing of two civilians in Kashmir this year, an official statement issued on Thursday said. Adil Manzoor Langoo, Ahran Rasool Dar alias Tota, Dawood and their Pakistan-based handler Jahangeer alias Peer Sahab have been charge-sheeted […]
POCSO cases: SC seeks response of state governments on appointment of ‘support persons’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought responses of the state governments on appointment of “support persons” for the victims of child sexual abuse as per the guidelines prepared by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh, which listed the matter for hearing […]
JK statehood may be restored in October: MoS Ramdas Athawale
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood maybe restored and assembly elections may take place there in October, MoS Ramdas Athawale said here on Thursday. “Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Maharashtra, Haryana, and Jharkhand perhaps in October. So the announcement on the restoration of statehood as well as the conduct of assembly election could […]
RBI keeps interest rate unchanged for ninth time in a row
Mumbai: Interest rates on home, auto and other loans are unlikely to be altered after the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday expectedly kept the benchmark rate and stance unchanged for the ninth straight policy meeting, saying it cannot afford to look through persisting high food inflation. Retaining its unambiguous focus on inflation, the Monetary […]
Zojila tunnel to be completed by September 2026: Nitin Gadkari
Says as on date over 52% work completed on the project Srinagar: The union minister for road, transport and highways Nitin Gadkari Thursday said that the Zojila tunnel will be completed by September 2026, with a total project cost of Rs 6,809.69 crore. In a written reply, in the Lok Sabha, the minister said that […]
Lt Guv inspects progress of Balidan Stambh at Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday reviewed the progress of the ‘Balidan Stambh’ at Pratap Park, Srinagar. The Lt Governor made an inspectional visit to the prestigious project site and directed the Officials for accelerating the pace of works and timely completion of the project. The Lt Governor was accompanied by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; […]
Govt waives clinical trial requirement for several drugs approved in select countries
New Delhi: The government has waived the requirement for clinical trials of certain categories of drugs in India if they are approved in the US, the UK, Japan, Australia, Canada and the European Union. The waiver only covers five categories — orphan drugs for rare diseases, gene and cellular therapy products, new drugs used in […]
Any step of reduction in pay scale, recovery from govt employee has evil consequences: SC
New Delhi: Any step of reduction in the pay scale and recovery from a government employee would tantamount to punitive action as the same has drastic civil and “evil consequences”, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. The apex court observed that a decision taken by a state government to reduce an employee’s pay scale and […]
Experts warn people against social media recipes for liver detoxifiers
Kochi: People should not rely on social media recipes for liver detoxifiers and should take early preventive lifestyle measures rather than relying on shortcuts, experts said. Participating at the 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Indian National Association for the Study of the Liver (INASL-2024) on the theme, ‘Liver Facts and Myths – Transforming Liver […]
Entities found misusing bulk connections for spam calls to face disconnection, blacklisting: TRAI
New Delhi: In a major crackdown against pesky calls by spammers, TRAI on Thursday said telcos will disconnect the telecom resources of entities that are found misusing bulk connections for making spam calls, and such entities would face blacklisting by all operators for up to two years. Sending out a strong message to erring entities […]
