Rebecca John, a lawyer for journalist Priya Ramani, concluded her arguments on Saturday at an online hearing on the criminal defamation lawsuit brought against her client by former Union Minister MJ Akbar. Akbar brought the case under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code in November 2018 after Ramani made …
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NEW DELHI / KOLKATA / BAHARAMPUR / KOCHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained a “Pakistan-sponsored al-Qaida module” operating from West Bengal and Kerala on Saturday, arresting nine people for planning to carry out terrorist attacks in India “in the near future” with sophisticated weapons “fixed” by an al-Qaida manipulator, …
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India’s Comptroller General of Drugs (DCGI) approved on Saturday the commercial launch of India’s first Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) coronavirus test, ‘Feluda’, developed by Tata Group and CSIR-IGIB (Institute of Genomics and Integrative). Biology). “This test uses state-of-the-art CRISPR technology developed in the country for the detection …
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The proposed alliance of left-wing parties with the RJD-led Grand Alliance (GA) in Bihar ahead of the state assembly elections has had a difficult climate, with the state’s main left-wing party, the CPI-ML (Liberation), now preparing to compete alone. Reliable sources said the CPI-ML leadership was upset after the RJD …
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NEW DELHI: The government introduced three new bills on Saturday to amend and consolidate labor laws with a view to expanding the social safety net to include migrant workers and the temporary work economy, while seeking to provide greater flexibility for companies to hire and fire employees. Amid political protests …
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Written by Nirupama Subramanian, Krishn Kaushik | Mumbai, New Delhi | September 20, 2020 4:10:54 am The PPs are meant to be reached to demonstrate that the area between these points and LAC is accessible. (Proceedings) Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, making a statement at Rajya Sabha on Thursday On the …
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SRINAGAR: Acting on the contributions received during your public disclosure since taking office last month, J&K Deputy Governor Manoj Sinha unveiled a Rs 1,350 million economic package on Saturday to “secure more money in people’s pockets. “and help the fledgling territory of the Union. sector recover quickly and create jobs. …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold a meeting with the top ministers of seven states next week to review the Covid-19 situation in the country. “The meeting is likely to be held on September 23,” sources told the PTI news agency. Read also: Prime Minister Modi will meet …
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Payal Ghosh, who appeared in the movie ‘Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi’, accused filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of sexual harassment. Payal used his verified Twitter account to open up against Kashyap on Saturday night. She tagged the office of the Prime Minister of India in her tweet. Accusing the director of ‘Gangs …
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Kishore Aman Shetty had obtained the material from Mumbai, police said (File) Mangalore: On Saturday, police said they arrested two people, including actor, choreographer and dancer Kishore Aman Shetty, who were allegedly trying to sell MDMA, a prohibited drug, also known as ecstasy. According to police, the two were arrested …
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