Shambhu border stage-in: SC constitutes committee to resolve grievances of protesting farmers
New Delhi: Observing that farmers’ protest should not be politicised, the Supreme Court on Monday constituted a high-powered committee headed by former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Justice Nawab Singh to amicably resolve the grievances of farmers agitating at the Shambhu border. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the five-member […]
SC constitutes 10-member task force to formulate protocol for ensuring safety of doctors
NEW DELHI: Observing that the safety and well-being of doctors is a matter of national interest, the Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a 10-member National Task Force (NTF) to formulate a protocol for ensuring their safety and security in the wake of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. The task force […]
Bengal doctor’s rape and murder: 25-member CBI team begins probe, takes custody of key accused
Kolkata/New Delhi: A 25-member special team of the CBI led by an additional director on Wednesday began its investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at a state-run hospital in West Bengal as the agency took custody of the key accused, officials said. A source in the CBI said the agency has […]
Bangladesh interim govt’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus acquitted in graft case
D: Muhammad Yunus was Sunday acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over the misappropriation of funds from the Grameen Telecom Workers and Employees Welfare Fund, three days after he took oath as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, according to a media report. Judge Md Rabiul Alam of the Special Judge’s […]
72 killed as protesters and ruling party supporters clash in Bangladesh
Dhaka: At least 72 people, including 14 policemen, were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in fierce clashes between protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and the ruling party supporters in different parts of Bangladesh on the first day of the non-cooperation movement over a government jobs quota system. The clashes broke out this […]
NDA will form govt again in 2029: Amit Shah
Chandigarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday slammed the opposition parties for raising questions about the strength of the NDA government at the Centre, saying the alliance will not only complete its term but also form the government in 2029. Shah made the remarks addressing a gathering here after inaugurating the 24×7 Manimajra water […]
Mobile internet restored in violence-hit Bangladesh
Dhaka: The mobile internet connection was restored in Bangladesh on Sunday, 10 days after it was restricted by the authorities across the country to stop the spread of fake news on social media amidst the deadly nationwide violence over reforms in the quota system in government jobs. Addressing a press conference here, Minister of State […]
Basement deaths: MCD cracks down on ‘illegal’ coaching centres, seals 13 in Old Rajinder Nagar
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has started action against illegal coaching centres and will set up a high-level committee to probe the flooding of the basement of a coaching institute which led to three civil services aspirants’ deaths, an official said on Sunday. A team of the civic body reached the Old Rajinder […]
Bangladesh’s top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest killed scores
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, in a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and demonstrators that have killed scores of people. Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have been demanding an end to a […]
