NEW DELHI: RSS on Friday backed Election Commission’s voter roll revision as a “transparent and impartial” exercise, endorsed the govt’s National Education Policy 2020 and Indian languages initiatives, and flagged infiltration in states like Bengal as a “serious concern” that must be addressed. It also expressed concern over forced religious conversions in the Northeast and…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has upheld a man’s 12-year jail term for raping a 10-year-old in 2017, saying the child’s testimony inspired confidence and was reliable, and the conviction could rest upon it alone. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri passed the order on Sept 3 while dismissing an appeal filed by the convict, Tonny. “The…
INDORE: Three workers died while another was hospitalised after a suspected gas leak at a lubricant-manufacturing factory in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district Sunday.The accident occurred around 8.30pm when employees of Sagarshri Lubricants Pvt Ltd in Pithampur’s Bagdun area entered a chamber for routine maintenance and were exposed to toxic fumes.DIG Nimesh Agrawal identified the deceased…
FC Goa won the Super Cup last season and qualified for ACL Two playoff Panaji: The season-ending Super Cup will now be held at the start and will involve teams from the top two tiers of Indian football, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) confirmed on Sunday.Last week, the AIFF contacted ISL clubs and sought…
22-year-old man was stabbed to death after a violent clash broke out between two groups during a Ganesh immersion procession in Meerut on Saturday night. Police said four persons have been arrested so far and three special teams formed to investigate the matter. Source link
KOLKATA: She grew up with rice rations instead of books in rural Bengal. Lost her childhood friend to marriage at 13. Debutant filmmaker Anuparna Roy drew from life to stun the 82nd Venice Film Festival by winning the Best Director award Saturday – and used the moment to plead for war-torn Gaza’s children, reports Priyanka…
NEW DELHI: Applicants for US non-immigrant visas (NIV) will now need to schedule their interview appointments in their country of citizenship or legal residency, barring a few exceptions for places where Uncle Sam is not conducting routine NIV operations.This means Indians requiring to travel to America at a short notice will no longer be able…
Jason Miller, head of lobbying firm SHW Partners hired by India, has met US President Trump and a few officials against the backdrop of tensions over Washington’s policy on trade and tariffs. Miller did not mention the purpose of his meeting with Trump and others, but posted several photos including one with the President on…
INDORE: A police station in-charge died while two of his colleagues are missing after their vehicle plunged into the swollen Kshipra river near Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh late Saturday while they were searching for a missing woman, reports Karishma Kotwal.Unhel police station chief Ashok Sharma, 58, was travelling with sub-inspector Madanlal Ninama, 56, and woman…
ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh-based anti-dam activist and lawyer Bhanu Tatak was stopped Sunday from boarding a flight to Dublin from Delhi after immigration authorities acted on a look out circular (LOC) linking her to two pending police cases in her native state, one for alleged criminal trespass and the other for defacement of a mural at…
