NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Thursday opposed the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in the Supreme Court in the UAPA case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 Delhi riots, claiming they conspired to strike at the country’s sovereignty and integrity through a “regime change operation” disguised…
NEW DELHI: In a first, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started an internship programme for students and young professionals so that they can “gain indepth exposure to the inner workings of India’s civil aviation regulator.” Students in final to pre-final years B Tech/BE in aerospace, civil, computer science or electronics engineering /…
Police said (R) Manoj Kumar his wife Aarati Sharma (C) were arrested for the deliberate murder of Darshan (24), a resident of Kembattalli. BENGALURU: A minor brush on the road turned fatal when a Kalaripayattu trainer and his wife killed a food delivery agent after taking a U turn, chasing him down and ramming their…
UP CM Yogi Adityanath (PTI) LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said farming and farmers’ welfare became part of the government’s core agenda only after Narendra Modi came to power at the Centre in 2014. Speaking at an interaction with sugarcane farmers at his official residence, the chief minister said the recent…
NEW DELHI: The “Tor browser”, a tool originally developed by the United States government to ensure online privacy and anonymity, has now emerged as a major challenge for Indian law enforcement agencies as cybercriminals increasingly exploit it to send bomb threats, an official said on Thursday.The browser, which conceals a user’s identity by routing their…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday slammed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) over its directive asking states and Union territories to facilitate the recruitment of ex-Agniveers into private security agencies and training institutes after they complete their term with the armed forces.Criticising the BJP, Congress leader Pawan Khera said on X that the government’s…
Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh PATNA: Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday launched a strong attack on the BJP–JDU government during his visit to Patna, saying the people of Bihar must “beware of the lies of dishonest parties”.Singh alleged that…
Mumbai hostage scare: 17 kids rescued from Powai flat; accused arrested NEW DELHI: Panic gripped Mumbai’s Powai area on Thursday after a man identified as Rohit Arya allegedly took 19 people hostage, including 17 children, a senior citizen and one unidentified man, inside a flat.Arya later died after being injured in the chest during a…
SHIMLA: The district court in Shimla on Thursday upheld the municipal commissioner court’s order to demolish the entire structure of the Sanjauli mosque, dismissing petitions filed by the Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board and the Sanjauli Mosque Committee, reported PTI.The Sanjauli Mosque Committee had challenged the May 3 order of the commissioner’s court, which directed the…
NEW DELHI: The government appointed Justice Surya Kant as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI), the law ministry announced on Thursday.He will formally take oath on November 24, succeeding Chief Justice Bhushan Gavai, and will become the first top justice from Haryana. Who is Justice Surya Kant? Born on February 10, 1962, in Petwar,…
