New Delhi: Expressing its annoyance over the delay in the completion of trials in criminal cases due to non-framing of charges for years even after chargesheets are filed, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it needs to lay down pan-India guidelines to address the problem, which leads to huge pendency of cases in the judiciary….
Mumbai: India’s maritime sector is advancing with great speed and energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, adding that the country’s ports are now counted among the most efficient in the developing world. “We have replaced over a century-old colonial shipping laws with modern and futuristic laws suited for the 21st century,” Modi said,…
New Delhi: Gold prices on Wednesday rebounded by Rs 2,600 to Rs 1,24,400 per 10 grams in the national capital, snapping a two-session losing streak, amid a fresh wave of safe-haven buying ahead of the policy outcome by the US Federal Reserve. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity appreciated by Rs 2,600 to Rs 1,23,800…
New Delhi: State-owned NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) on Wednesday posted an over 135 per cent year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 86.38 crore in the September quarter, mainly on the back of higher revenues. The company had a consolidated net profit of Rs 36.69 crore in the quarter ended on September…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday directed the entire state administration to remain on high alert following heavy rains triggered by Cyclone ‘Montha’. Reviewing the cyclone’s impact, particularly on paddy harvesting, he instructed the authorities to take necessary precautions to minimise losses, an official release said. He ordered special arrangements at the…
New Delhi: India and China held a fresh round of high-level military talks focusing on maintaining peace and security along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh using existing mechanisms. The Corps Commander-level meeting was held on the Moldo-Chushul border point on the Indian side of the frontier on October 25. It was…
Muzaffarpur/Dharbanga: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday unleashed a no-holds-barred attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of doing “anything for votes” and alleging that the BJP was running the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar “through remote control”. Gandhi made the statements, kicking off his assembly poll campaign in the state by holding back-to-back…
Hyderabad: Rains lashed different districts of Telangana on Wednesday under the impact of severe cyclonic storm Montha, which crossed the coast in neighboring Andhra Pradesh overnight. In Telangana, Warangal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Mahabubabad, Suryapet, and Nalgonda were among the districts that witnessed a downpour, with rain also lashing Hyderabad. Kalleda in Warangal and Addagudur in Yadadri…
Washington: Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra discussed increasing bilateral trade in hydrocarbons, the scope of AI cooperation, and counter-terrorism efforts with US Senator Jacky Rosen, in the backdrop of trade negotiations between the two countries. The Indian envoy said that he had an engaging conversation with Senator Rosen, who is also…
Ambala: President Droupadi Murmu undertook a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet from the Air Force Station in Haryana’s Ambala on Wednesday. Air Chief Marshal A P Singh also flew in a separate aircraft from the same airbase. Before getting on the Rafale jet, the President wore a G-suit. Murmu, who was holding a helmet…
