2 Israeli security officers of Indian origin killed in Hamas attack: Official sources
Jerusalem: At least two Israeli women security officers of Indian origin were killed in the unprecedented attack carried out by the Palestinian militant group Hamas earlier this month, official sources and people from the community confirmed on Sunday. Lieutenant Or Moses, 22, a commander in the Home Front Command, from Ashdod and Inspector Kim Dokraker, […]
SpiceJet to operate its second flight to Tel Aviv under Operation Ajay
New Delhi: SpiceJet on Sunday said it will be operating its second flight from the national capital to Tel Aviv on Sunday. It will be the second flight to be operated by SpiceJet under Operation Ajay to bring back Indians from Israel where tensions are high in the wake of the conflict with the militant […]
India will leave no stone unturned in hosting 2036 Olympics: PM Modi
Mumbai: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that India will leave “no stone unturned” in its efforts to organise the 2036 Olympics as the government expressed a strong desire to host the biggest sporting event in the world. Modi declared open the 141st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), where India will present […]
SC directs Centre to apprise it about action taken for rice fortification labelling norms
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to apprise it about steps taken to comply with a provision of the Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2018, that labels on bags containing fortified rice should carry an advisory that it is harmful for people suffering from sickle cell anaemia and thalassemia. […]
Season’s first intense WD to bring widespread rain to northwest India: IMD
New Delhi: An intense western disturbance is expected to bring widespread rain to northwest India and some parts of central India over the next four days, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday. This is the first intense western disturbance of the season and will lead to heavy rainfall/snowfall in part of Jammu and Kashmir […]
2010 ‘provocative speeches’ case: Delhi LG approves prosecution of Kashmir professor, Arundhati Roy
New Delhi: Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction for the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy and a former Kashmiri professor in a 2010 case related to alleged provocative speeches, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday. The FIR against Roy and former professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain was registered following the orders of the […]
Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza Strip stuns Israel
Leaves dozens dead in fighting, retaliation
Jerusalem: Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented surprise early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday on Saturday, killing dozens and stunning the country. Israel said it was now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza, vowing to […]
Sikkim flood: Toll rises to 25, search on for 143 missing people
Gangtok/Jalpaiguri: Army and NDRF teams, both on foot and in boats, have recovered 25 bodies including seven army men from the slush and debris of the flash flood which swept through Sikkim’s Teesta river, officials said Friday. The flood which was triggered by a cloudburst in the early hours of Wednesday also resulted in a […]
SC to constitute seven-judge bench to consider issue relating to Money Bill
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Friday it will constitute a seven-judge bench to consider the issue of validity of passage of laws like the Aadhaar Act as Money Bill. The decision is aimed at addressing the controversy around money bills after the government introduced legislations like Aadhaar Bill and even amendments to the […]
Will examine immunity to lawmakers from prosecution if criminality attached to their acts: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will examine whether the immunity granted to lawmakers from prosecution for taking bribe to make a speech or vote in Parliament and state legislatures extends to them even if criminality is attached to their actions, as it began reconsideration of its 1998 judgement in the JMM […]
