London: The government has undertaken several steps to strengthen the judiciary and alternate dispute resolution mechanism which will act as an incentive to foreign investors and help take India-UK relations to new heights, Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal has said. Meghwal, who is on his first UK visit since taking charge…
Dhaka: Indian Army chief Gen Manoj Pande on Tuesday visited the Bangladesh Military Academy in Chattogram where he reviewed the grand Passing Out Parade of the officer cadets of the 84th ‘Long Course’ and interacted with them. Gen Pande, who arrived here on Monday on a two-day visit to Bangladesh – his second trip to the…
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan appeared before the Lahore High Court on Tuesday which confirmed his pre-arrest bail in connection with the murder of a worker of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. In March, the Punjab Police booked Khan, 70, also the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, in the murder case, accusing him…
New Delhi: Out of total 94 lakh unique disability identification cards issued throughout the country, just nine have been generated from West Bengal till now, according to official data. Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID) is a card to help persons with disabilities avail the benefits extended to them through various schemes. According to the data shared…
Itanagar: Five people were arrested on Tuesday in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Siang district in connection with the incident of firing at the state’s border with Assam in which two persons were killed, police said. The accused were arrested, and kept at the Likabali police station, police spokesperson Rohit Rajbir Singh said. They were identified as Bagam…
New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday started its investigation into alleged criminal negligence leading to the Balasore train accident which claimed 278 lives after registering an FIR, officials said. A team of CBI officials, along with forensic experts, has reached Balasore district in Odisha and started the probe immediately after the registration of the FIR Tuesday…
Lakhimpur (UP): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday claimed the Yogi Adityanath government was making do with acting police chiefs instead of a full-time DGP as they were more likely to do the ruling party’s bidding. Addressing party workers at an event here, Yadav took a swipe at the BJP over its “double-engine government”…
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty faced heavy volatility on Tuesday to settle flat as investors preferred to stay on the sidelines ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s interest rate decision later this week. Selling pressure in IT counters, foreign fund outflows and weak trends in global equities also dented sentiments in markets, traders…
Ahmedabad: All ports in Gujarat have been asked to hoist a warning signal as a depression formed in the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. Fishermen have been told not to venture into the deep sea due to the…
Bhubaneswar: Around 40 bodies recovered from the Coromandel Express involved in the triple train crash had no visible injury marks and are believed to have died of electrocution, the GRP said.. An FIR registered at the Government Railway Policestation at Balasore indicated that live overhead wires which snapped when the accident occurred, entangled with a…
