New Delhi: In a notable turn of events, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal received a significant reprieve on Friday as the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in the Delhi excise case. The Court recognized that Kejriwal had already spent over 90 days in custody and acknowledged his status as an elected representative, providing him…
Kathmandu: At least 65 people are believed to be missing after two buses were swept away by a landslide in Nepal and pushed into a swollen river on Friday, according to media reports. The two buses carrying 65 passengers went missing in the Trishuli River in the landslides at Simaltal area along the Narayanghat-Mugling road…
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has established three new centres to implement the vision and mission of Vikasit Bharat in integrating the Indian knowledge systems, according to an official notification. The three new centres — centres for Hindu, Buddhist, Jain studies are set to be established under the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies,…
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he has “no good reason” to talk to Vladimir Putin at the moment unless the Russian leader changes his behaviour. The 81-year-old president made these remarks on Thursday at a highly-anticipated solo press conference at the end of the NATO Summit in Washington. “I have no good…
Washington: Amid concerns over India’s ties with Russia, a top US official on Thursday cautioned New Delhi that a “bet on Russia as a long-term, reliable partner is not a good bet” and Moscow would side with Beijing over New Delhi in case of a conflict between the two Asian giants. US National Security Adviser…
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Thursday with the number of inundated districts increasing to 26 and major rivers flowing above the danger mark in multiple locations even though the population reeling under the deluge decreased below 14 lakh, an official bulletin said. Altogether 13,99,949 people were still suffering from the flood,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver on Friday its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. As per the cause list of July 12 uploaded on the apex court’s website, a bench…
New Delhi: The CBI on Thursday arrested one of the alleged kingpins in the NEET-UG paper leak case who was on the run ever since the crackdown on irregularities in the entrance exam began, officials said. Rockey alias Rakesh Ranjan, who hails from Nalanda, and is said to be a relative of mastermind Sanjeev Mukhia,…
Hyderabad: Former chief of Telangana’s Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) T Prabhakar Rao, a key accused in the phone-tapping case, has denied the allegations made against him and termed them “wild and false”. The retired police officer, who is in the US for “medical treatment”, recently wrote to the Investigating Officer of the case, asserting that…
Thiruvanthapuram: Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Thursday said that 138 temporary additional plus one batches are being allotted in government schools in Malappuram and Kasaragod districts of the state. Sivankutty said the additional batches were being allotted as many students in those two northern Kerala districts had not been enrolled after all the…
