GUWAHATI: Reopening of national highway-2, the Imphal-Nagaland supply lifeline, has reignited tension in Manipur’s fragile peace process, with two Kuki-Zo armed groups warning Saturday that it “must not be misinterpreted as an endorsement of unrestricted movement between Meitei and Kuki-Zo areas”.The caution from Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United People’s Front (UPF) came two days…
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will grant tariff exemptions from Monday to trading partners who reach agreements on industrial exports.The move covers key materials such as nickel, gold, pharmaceutical compounds and chemicals, according to Reuters. PM Modi Responds To Donald Trump’s ‘Will Always Be Friends’ Remark, Says India-US Ties Remain Strong…
SHILLONG: Meghalaya police SIT filed a 790-page chargesheet against Sonam Raghuvanshi, her alleged lover Raj Kushwaha, and his three friends for the alleged murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi during a honeymoon trip to Cherrapunji on May 23.Sonam, Raj, Akash Rajput, Anand Kurmi and Vishal Singh Chauhan are in judicial custody in Shillong. They face…
Pro-Khalistan terror outfits like Babbar Khalsa International and International Sikh Youth Federation are receiving financial support within Canada, according to the Canadian govt’s official report ‘Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risks’, which acknowledges that the extremist groups are resorting to “violent means to establish an independent state within Punjab, India”.The report, however, said…
RAIPUR: A teacher at a govt-funded school in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh allegedly forced an eight-year-old girl to do 100 sit-ups and also beat her with a stick, resulting in serious muscle damage in her legs.The girl, a Class II student of the Pratapgarh school, is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital under medical…
NEW DELHI: With the BJP planning a nationwide outreach programme to apprise people, including traders, of the latest GST reforms brought in by the Modi govt, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday shared key features of the reforms with party’s media department and other senior functionaries from the organisation.While Sitharaman spoke about the reforms to…
NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked all medical colleges across the country to deploy post-graduate medical students in flood-affected areas. The deployment would be a part of the district residency programme, according to its recent directive.The directive states: “In view of recent floods/disaster-like situations in northern states/UTs, there is an urgent requirement…
A Delhi court Saturday permitted Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid to visit Parliament in custody on Sept 9 to cast his vote in the vice-president’s election, scheduled on Sept 9.Rashid, who has been lodged in Tihar since 2019 after NIA arrested him under UAPA in a terror-funding case, was previously granted parole between July 24 and…
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate has started gathering information related to a petition pending before Allahabad high court on the alleged UK citizenship of Congress functionary Rahul Gandhi.The agency has summoned petitioner Vignesh Shishir, a BJP member, who had approached the court demanding cancellation of Gandhi’s Indian citizenship on the alleged ground that the Lok Sabha…
NEW DELHI: In a sharp reminder to SC Collegium and Centre about gender diversity in constitutional courts, former CJI N V Ramana on Saturday said making a noise about gender without giving proper representation to women in constitutional courts would amount to nothing but tokenism.Speaking at a symposium at SRM School of Law, Justice Ramana…
