AI Image used for representative purpose SHAMLI: A retired Punjab police officer was rescued within six hours after being kidnapped in Bareilly, when his wife transferred Rs 1.5 lakh via UPI and secured the kidnappers’ location under the pretext of arranging further payment. On Sept 2, Darshan Singh, 55, a former assistant sub-inspector from Suchethgarh…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday decided to investigate allegations made through a PIL that flagrant violation of environmental norms in developmental and road projects in the fragile Himalayan region is causing cloudbursts, torrential rains, flash floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, and Punjab.Advocate Akash Vashishtha, appearing on behalf of petitioner…
HYDERABAD: A 36-year-old fertiliser shop owner from Andhra died by suicide after allegedly killing his three minor children and setting their bodies on fire in Telangana‘s Nagarkurnool district, reports Mahesh Buddi. Based on the initial probe, police suspect marital discord could be the reason for the deaths.The deceased were G Venkateshwarulu (36), of Peddaboinapally village…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of a media report on custodial deaths in police stations and decided to examine implementation of its earlier order on installing CCTV cameras in police stations.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta referred to a report in Dainik Bhaskar on custodial deaths in…
NEW DELHI: As India and EU look to scale up ties amid increasing global uncertainties, PM Narendra Modi spoke to EU leaders – President of European Council Antonio Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen – reaffirming commitment to trade, technology and defence ties and an early conclusion of FTA under…
AI Image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: Highlighting that Total Fertility Rate (TFR) for the country has further declined to reach 1.9 in 2023 against 2.0 in the previous year and stays well below the replacement level fertility of 2.1 births per woman, the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical report 2023 shows TFR…
JAMMU: An Agniveer was injured allegedly in accidental firing near the Line of Control in Dhallan-Haveli village in J&K’s Poonch district on Thursday, officials said.The Agniveer, posted with the Army’s 12 Bihar Regiment, sustained bullet injuries around 3pm and was immediately airlifted to Udhampur military hospital for treatment, officials added. Source link
A single photograph from the recently concluded Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit has become the focal point of intense debate across US media. The image, showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin laughing and exchanging pleasantries, has been hailed as a symbol of a rapidly shifting…
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Heavy rains, floods and landslides continued to wreak havoc across J&K on Thursday, even as the central govt deputed an inter-ministerial team for on-ground assessment of the devastation caused by the rain fury in Jammu division. Landslides left five injured at a power project site in Kishtwar district, caused breaches in the Jhelum River’s…
NEW DELHI: Immediate medical care can help prevent 50,000 road accident deaths, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday while urging people to help such victims in getting speedy medical treatment.Speaking at a road safety event organised by FICCI, Gadkari said a report prepared by AIIMS has found that “nearly 30% deaths…
