Pakistan opens airspace for all civilian traffic; Indian flights to operate soon
Agencies New Delhi: Pakistan opened its airspace for all civilian traffic on Tuesday morning, sources said, effectively removing the ban on Indian flights that were not allowed to use majority of its airspace since February 26. The move is expected to give a major relief to Air India, which suffered a huge financial loss of around […]
12 Army men among 13 killed in Himachal building collapse
SHIMLA: At least 13 people were killed in a building collapse in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district, officials said. Twenty-eight people were injured after the four-storey building, which housed a restaurant, collapsed on the Nahan-Kumarhatti Road on Sunday evening following heavy rains, they said. The bodies of 12 Army personnel and a civilian were extricated from […]
Babri Masjid demolition case: Special judge seeks 6 months’ from SC to conclude trial
Agencies New Delhi : A special judge holding trial in Babri Masjid demolition case, involving BJP veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and others, Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking six more months to conclude the trial in the case. The special judge, in a letter written in May, has informed the top […]
Mayawati seeks for pan-India law to curb lynching
Lucknow: Welcoming the Uttar Pradesh Law Commission-drafted Bill against lynching, BSP supremo Mayawati Saturday pitched for a stringent, pan-India legislation to arrest the spread of this “dreadful disease”. In a statement issued by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) here, Mayawati said, “Mob lynching has emerged as a dreadful disease (bhayanak bimari) across the country, and […]
No intrusion by Chinese soldiers in Ladakh’s Demchok sector: Army chief Rawat
Agencies New Delhi, Jul 13: Army chief General Bipin Rawat Saturday said there has been no intrusion by the Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Demchok sector. “There is no intrusion,” Rawat said on the sidelines of an event. His statement comes amidst reports of Chinese troops crossing the Line of Actual Control (LAC) last week after […]
17 foreigners detained for illegal stay in Gr Noida flee from police custody
Noida (UP) : Seventeen foreigners, who were detained in Greater Noida for allegedly staying in the country without valid travel documents, have escaped from police custody, officials said Friday. They were among the 60 foreign nationals from nine countries who were detained on Wednesday over invalid visa and passport documents and faced deportation, they said. […]
SC seeks status report on mediation on Ayodhya dispute
Agencies New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the latest status report with regard to the ongoing mediation proceedings in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya land dispute case within a week. A five-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, requested former apex court judge Justice (Retd) F M I Kalifulla, chairperson […]
GoI approves changes in POCSO Act, includes death penalty for sexual offences against children
Agencies New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved amendments in the POCSO Act, which deals with crime against children, and included death penalty for sexual assault on minors, officials said. The amendments in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act also provide for fines and imprisonment to curb child pornography. The changes […]
93 militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir since Pulwama attack: Govt tells RS
Agencies NEW DELHI: As many as 93 militants have been neutralised by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir since the Pulwama attack, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The minister said as compared to the corresponding period of 2018, the first half of this year has […]
LS Speaker asks MPs not to talk in the House
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Wednesday asked MPs not to talk when proceedings of the House are on, saying it was unacceptable. Birla also told members to go to the gallery, “which is just two steps away” if they desire to talk to other members. “I have seen the tendency of some members […]
