Abducted Jammu girl rescued from UP, three Odisha residents held
Jammu: A 15-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted four days ago here, was rescued from Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday. Three accused, all hailing from Odisha, were arrested in this connection, a police spokesperson said. He said a woman lodged a written complaint at police station Gangyal on the outskirts of Jammu on February […]
Two arrested for assaulting doctors at Jammu hospital
Jammu: Two persons were arrested for allegedly misbehaving and assaulting doctors at Government Medical College (GMC) hospital here, police said on Saturday. A complaint was lodged with the police by the principal of GMC on Friday that attendants of a patient, Junaid Ali of Gassi village in Reasi district, misbehaved and assaulted the doctors, a […]
Govt defends farm laws in Rajya Sabha, Opposition says otherwise
New Delhi: The government on Friday strongly defended the farm laws in Rajya Sabha and said its offer to amend them should not be viewed as if they had any flaws, even as the Opposition demanded that the legislations be repealed and fresh ones brought after consultations. The government also launched a fierce attack on […]
Nearly 50 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated against COVID-19
New Delhi: Nearly 50 lakh beneficiaries have been inoculated under the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination exercise, while India’s total active cases have dropped to 1.51 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. India’s total active cases continues to follow a consistent downward slide consisting of just 1.40 per cent of total infections. Following a downward […]
Biden admin delays implementation of Trump era rule on H-1B
Washington: The Biden administration has announced that it is delaying the H-1B policy of the previous Trump administration on allocation of the popular foreign work visas by continuing with the lottery system until December 31, 2021, to give the immigration agency more time to develop, test and implement the modifications to the registration system. On […]
Rate cut: RBI maintains status quo for fourth time in a row
Mumbai: The RBI on Friday decided to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent but maintained an accommodative stance, implying rate cuts in future if need arises to support the economy hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to leave the repo rate unchanged at […]