White House defends Prez Biden’s remarks Indian media is ‘better behaved’ than US press

The White House has tried to pacify an upset American media over Joe Biden’s off the cuff remarks that the Indian press is “better behaved” than their US counterparts, with a senior official saying the President’s comments were not meant as a “hard cut” on them. President Biden during his first in-person…

UP government forms SIT to probe allegations of religious conversion against IAS officer

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday set up a special investigation team (SIT) to look into allegations that senior IAS officer Mohammad Iftikharuddin was seen in viral videos attending an event related to religious conversion. Iftikharuddin is currently the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport…

Delhi Riots “Didn’t Take Place In Spur Of The Moment, Pre-planned”: Court

New Delhi:  The Delhi riots of 2020 were planned and calculated to cause disruptions and were not triggered by any incident, the High Court said while refusing bail to one of the accused in the case on Monday. “The February 2020 riots were a conspiracy, planned and executed. They evidently did not…

Kanhaiya Kumar In ‘Welcome To Congress’ Posters Ahead Of Joining Today

New Delhi:  Student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani are set to join the Congress today. Posters welcoming Kanhaiya Kumar to the party were put up outside the Congress office in Delhi this morning, hours ahead of the widely reported switch. Kanhaiya Kumar joined the CPI or Communist…

Taliban Executes Child, Suspected Father Was Resistance Member: Report

Kabul:  The Taliban brutally executed a child in Takhar province of Afghanistan after his father is suspected to be a part of the Afghan Resistance Forces. The brutality has been reported by Panjshir Observer which is an independent media covering Panjshir and Afghanistan situation. “Child executed in Takhar…

US Denies “Prisoner Swap” In Top Huawei Executive, 2 Canadians’ Release

Washington:  The White House on Monday said a near-simultaneous release of a top Huawei executive and two Canadians detained shortly after her arrest was not a prisoner swap, but that their cases came up in a call between the Chinese and American presidents weeks before. On Friday, Huawei Chief Financial…

India Reports Less Than 20,000 Daily Covid Cases, First Since March 11

India today reported less that 20,000 cases (18,795), for the first time since March 11. It is also a sharp drop from the cases reported yesterday (26,041). The country also reported 179 deaths, again a big dip from the 276 deaths reported a day ago. Here are the top 10 updates on coronavirus in India: The daily…

CM Arvind Kejriwal launches Delhi Tourism mobile application

Marking World Tourism Day (September 27), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched the government’s Delhi Tourism mobile application that aims to “fill the gap” when it comes to information about tourism in the city. The application will not only help facilitate tourism in the city but…

PMC Bank fraud case: Bombay HC asks prison authority to consider pacemaker implant for Wadhawan in govt or private hospital

The Bombay High Court recently directed the state prison authority to inform it whether any government hospital in Mumbai has a pacemaker implantation facility for the treatment of HDIL promoter Rakesh Wadhawan who has been arrested on charges of money laundering in the multi-crore Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative…

Panic buying leaves up to 90% of fuel pumps dry in major British cities

Up to 90% of British fuel stations ran dry across major English cities on Monday after panic buying deepened a supply chain crisis triggered by a shortage of truckers that retailers are warning could batter the world’s fifth-largest economy. A dire post-Brexit shortage of lorry drivers emerging after…