Stating that Jharkhand Police was “feeding questions” to get “a particular answer”, which is “not appreciated”, the Jharkhand High Court Tuesday came down heavily on the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged murder of Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand. Hearing the case suo motu, the court noted…
Ahead of the swearing-in of the new council of ministers scheduled to be held Wednesday afternoon, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that 29 ministers will be inducted into new cabinet and added that there will be no Deputy Chief Ministers. He hinted that the cabinet will have both experienced and fresh…
FOR THE poultry industry, the last one-and-a-half years have been nothing short of catastrophic. First, it was Covid, when prices of poultry products collapsed on misconceived fears linking their consumption to the virus’ transmission. This was in February-March 2000, even before the pandemic’s first wave and the…
New Delhi: A gangster was found dead in his cell in Delhi’s Tihar Jail. Prison authorities found Ankit Gujjar dead at jail number 3 this morning. He was in Uttar Pradesh’s list of most-wanted and had a ₹ 1.25 lakh bounty set by UP Police. Gujjar was an accused in eight murder cases. He was…
New Delhi: Trinamool MP Derek O’Brien’s culinary-themed swipe at the government over the “rushed” passage of bills has drawn a ‘foody’ response from Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. Mr Naqvi, who is also Deputy Leader of the Rajya Sabha, declared Mr O’Brien “can…
New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today met the family of the nine-year-old Dalit girl allegedly raped and murdered in Delhi’s Cantonment area on Sunday, and whose body was forcibly cremated. “I spoke with the family… they want justice and nothing else. They’re saying justice is not…
Ajaccio, France: Health officials in France on Tuesday activated an emergency plan on the Mediterranean island of Corsica as a fourth wave of Covid infections spread across the country. The government also announced it was reactivating a package of measures designed to support medical staff as they brace for a…
New York, United States: New York on Tuesday announced the introduction of a de facto vaccine pass for some public spaces, as China’s Wuhan said it would test all 11 million residents after the coronavirus returned to the place where it first emerged. Meanwhile, half of the European Union’s population…
Beijing, China: China on Wednesday reported its highest daily number of local coronavirus cases in months as mass testing and contact tracing campaigns uncovered a trail of Delta variant infections. Health authorities reported 71 domestic cases on Wednesday, the highest since January, as China battles its largest…
Chennai: A man carrying a sword entered the headquarters of Sathiyam TV, a popular satellite channel in Chennai, and damaged properties on Tuesday. CCTV footage released by the channel showed the man, carrying a sword and a shield, ransacking properties. “He entered the office premises through the car…