Image used for representative purposes AYODHYA: The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) rejected the layout plan for the Ayodhya mosque as mandatory no-objection certificates hadn’t been issued by various govt departments, a reply to an RTI query revealed, reports .Supreme Court, in its Ayodhya verdict on Nov 9, 2019, had mandated allocation of five acres of…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court sought on Monday responses from DGCA, Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bureau and the Centre on steps taken to conduct an independent, impartial and expeditious probe into the crash of Air India’s June 12 London-bound flight.The court told PIL petitioner NGO ‘Safety Matters Foundation’ that its demand to make public details of the…
JAMMU: A magisterial court in Jammu’s Kathua district has directed the SSP to register an FIR in connection with the alleged custodial torture of two Punjab labourers at a police station in Basohli town.While disposing of an application filed by the aggrieved labourers, Sukar Deen and Fareed Mohammad, both residents of Chibber village in Pathankot…
A joint team of security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Malhar area of Kathua district on Monday after the alleged sighting of two terror suspects in the area. Later in the day, GOC White Knight Corps (also known as 16 Corps) Lt Gen P K Mishra, accompanied by GOC CIF-Delta Maj Gen A P…
New Delhi: The principal of Delhi University’s Ramanujan College has reportedly been suspended over a complaint of alleged harassment and hostility. He, however, has termed the complaint “false and fabricated”. In letters to the Prime Minister’s Office grievance cell and the vice-chancellor, principal Rasal Singh denied the allegations, calling these “an attempt to convert an…
Sector V firms focus on remote work to soften H-1B fee impact KOLKATA: Stung by the steep $100,000 H-1B visa fee, companies in the tech hub of Sector V, including multinational firms, are planning strategy tweaks to skirt or soften the blow by reducing short on-site visits to the USA and shifting more work to…
NEW DELHI: A security scare broke out at Delhi Airport on Sunday morning when a 13-year-old Afghan boy was discovered after sneaking into the landing gear of a Kam Air flight.The Kabul-Delhi aircraft had landed when airline staff spotted the boy near the plane.The boy hails from Kunduz in Afghanistan and had boarded the Kabul-Delhi…
Woman abducted at gunpoint in Mandsaur (Screengrab from CCTV footage) INDORE: A woman rehearsing garba was abducted at a gunpoint in full public view in Mandsaur on Saturday night. Swift action by police led to her rescue from Shamgarh, around 80 km from Mandsaur.The police said that the incident occurred at around 10 pm at…
Skull in a suitcase: Florida airport agents uncover human remains during baggage check (Pic credit: @DFOFlorida) It began with a regular security check at Tampa International Airport in Florida, but turned into a horror scene of a movie after the US customs and border protection (CBP) officers opened a luggage and found human remains, including…
KANPUR: A woman in Kanpur alleged that her husband and six others attempted to murder her using a snake over dowry demands. According to her, she was confined in a room with a venomous snake on September 18, resulting in a snakebite. Despite her pleas, no assistance was provided, so she contacted her elder sister,…
