Lucknow: In a swift operation along the Indo-Nepal border, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Wednesday apprehended seven Nepalese prisoners who escaped from Kapilvastu jail in Nepal and were attempting to infiltrate Indian territory from Siddharthnagar.The SSB said that the seven were attempting to infiltrate Indian territory through the Khunwa border in Siddharthnagar district. They…
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the late Sunjay Kapur’s wife, Priya, to disclose all his assets, both movable and immovable. HC was hearing a suit filed by the two children from Kapur’s former wife, Karisma Kapoor, asserting their claim to a share in their father’s personal estate. Priya informed the court that…
Lucknow: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the slogan ‘vote chor, gaddi chhod’ (vote thief, vacate your seat of power) is being echoed and proved across the country and his party will establish it in a “more dramatic ways”.The Rae Bareli MP’s remarks were directed at the BJP who he has accused of stealing…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi spoke to Qatar Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani and expressed not just deep concern at the Israeli attacks in Doha but also condemned “the violation of the sovereignty of the brotherly State of Qatar”.Modi said India supports the resolution of issues through dialogue and diplomacy, and the need to…
Lucknow: Smiles and selfies made the 15th convocation ceremony of Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya at Kala Mandapam a vibrant event on Wednesday. But behind the many gleaming faces were tales of grit and determination; medallists who did not give up their dreams in the face of adversity. The ceremony began with the traditional academic procession. UP…
NEW DELHI: Cabinet on Wednesday approved two major infrastructure projects in poll-bound Bihar with a cumulative investment of Rs 7,616 crore. While the greenfield four-lane Mokama-Munger highway (82.4 km) will cost Rs 4,447 crore, the doubling of Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampurhat (117 route km) will entail an investment of Rs 3,169 crore.Announcing the decisions, I&B minister Ashwini Vaishnaw…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted a death convict in rape-murder of a seven-year-old girl in Uttarakhand in 2014 and said the highest degree of circumspection should be exercised by courts before awarding the death penalty.The gruesome rape-murder was termed as the ‘Little Nirbhaya’ case and had sparked outrage across the state. A bench…
NEW DELHI: Delhi govt will microchip 10 lakh street dogs, regulate pet shops and launch a rabies action plan. These decisions were taken on Wednesday when the Delhi Animal Welfare Board met at Delhi Secretariat under the chairmanship of development minister Kapil Mishra.As part of animal welfare measures following the Supreme Court’s recent directive to…
NEW DELHI: Centre on Wednesday agreed with opposition-led states that governors cannot sit over a bill indefinitely but argued before the Supreme Court that the Constitution had vested in them the discretion to decide whether to grant or withhold assent to legislation, return it with suggestions to the assembly or reserve it for the President’s…
Lucknow: UP horticulture minister Dinesh Pratap Singh on Wednesday accused the Rae Bareli district administration of giving extraordinary protocol to Congress MP and leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi during the latter’s visit to his parliamentary constituency.In a letter dashed to UP BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary – copies were marked to BJP national president JP Nadda,…
