Corruption charges: Two IAS officers dismissed, nine from IPS suspended in 5 years: Govt
New Delhi: Two IAS officers were dismissed and nine from IPS suspended on corruption charges in the last five years, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday. During last five years, i.e., May 2014 to May 2019, sanction for prosecution under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, was granted against 23 officers of Indian Administrative Service […]
Over 6.84 lakh vacant posts in central government departments: Govt
New Delhi: Amid chorus over lack of jobs, the government Wednesday said over 6.84 lakh posts were vacant in different departments under it. Of the total sanctioned strength of 38.02 lakh, 31.18 lakh were filled as on March 1, 2018, leaving 6.84 lakh posts vacant, according to a written reply by Minister of State for […]
Two lakh pilgrims from India to perform Hajj this year: Minister
Says 48 per cent of them women
New Delhi: A record 2 lakh Indian pilgrims will perform Haj this year with more than 48 per cent of them being women, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Tuesday. More than 2,340 women will perform Haj without “Mehram” (male companion) this year, the Union minister said adding last year, this number stood […]
Sanctions against Iran ‘idiotic’: Hassan Rouhani
Says new US sanctions shut doors of diplomacy
Tehran: Iran warned Tuesday that new US sanctions targeting its supreme leader and other top officials meant “closing the doors of diplomacy” between Tehran and Washington amid heightened tensions, even as the country’s president derided the White House as being “afflicted by mental retardation.” President Hassan Rouhani went on to call the sanctions against Supreme […]
India-Pakistan lock horns over treasure trove transferred by Nizam of Hyderabad
London: A decades-old legal dispute between India and Pakistan over around 35 million pounds belonging to the Nizam of Hyderabad at the time of Partition in 1947 and deposited in a London bank account has reached an important stage in the UK High Court. The Nizam’s descendants, Prince Mukarram Jah the titular eighth Nizam of […]
Bill seeking benefits to ALoC residents in JK introduced in LS
New Delhi: People living along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir will get benefits of reservation in direct recruitment, promotion and admission in professional courses on par with those living along the Actual Line of Control (ALoC), according to a bill introduced in the Lok Sabha Monday. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) […]
Hajj pilgrimage: SC refuses to pass order on tour operators’ plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to pass any order on a plea by the Federation of Haj Private Tour Operators of India challenging a condition to charge extra for additional quota of 10,000 seats. A vacation bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai noted that most of the concerns of the […]
IAF achieved military objective in Balakot ops: IAF Commander
Says Pakistani side did not come into our airspace
Gwalior: Pakistani Air Force side did not enter into Indian airspace after the Balakot airstrike, Air Marshal B S Dhanoa Monday said while asserting that the IAF “achieved its military objective” in the operation while Pakistan did not. He said this in response to a question at a press conference held during a day-long event […]
Doc who helped CIA track Osama gets relief from court
Peshawar court accepts review petition
Peshawar: A Pakistani court on Monday accepted the review petition of Dr Shakeel Afridi, a surgeon who helped America’s CIA track down then al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in 2011, against his over two decades long sentence. A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court comprising Justice Abdul Shukur and Justice Ejaz Noor accepted Afridi’s […]
Kartarpur corridor: Pak sets conditions for all Indian proposals, say officials
New Delhi: Pakistan has set a host of terms and conditions for the operationalisation of the Kartarpur corridor and opposed India’s proposals to make it open throughout the year to facilitate travel to one of the holiest pilgrimage sites of the Sikhs, officials said Saturday. Islamabad has either put conditions or opposed all proposals moved […]
