New Delhi, 19/4: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said a delinquent officer, holding a public post, cannot be shown undue sympathy to reduce the quantum of punishment, just because he has deposited the defrauded amount with penal interest. A bench of Justices M R Shah and V Nagarathna allowed an appeal filed by…
Moscow, 19/4: Russia is seeking more medical equipment from India after sanctions and logistical logjams following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine have sharply reduced imports from Europe and China. Medical equipment companies from India and Russia will discuss ways to boost supplies during a virtual meeting on April 22, according to Rajiv…
Mumbai, 19/4: Amazon.com Inc., The Walt Disney Co. and billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd. are among those that have signaled an intention to bid for the broadcast rights of the Indian Premier League, or IPL, according to people familiar with the matter, setting the stage for an epic showdown for the prized asset in…
J&K, 19/4:The Indian Army may adopt another shade of green with the phased introduction of electric vehicles to its fleet of tanks, trucks and jeeps running on fossil fuels. According to a report by The Times of India, “Introduction of e-vehicles” will be discussed during a five-day conference of Armed commanders helmed by…
Kolkata, 19/4:West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is best suited to lead the opposition front in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, while a section of Congress leaders is more interested in fighting among themselves instead of taking on the BJP, Trinamool Congress leader Ripun Bora claimed on Tuesday. Bora, the former president of…
New Delhi, 19/4: Operators in India, Cyprus, UAE and Jordan used the Pegasus spyware to hack the official networks of senior government officials in the United Kingdom, including those with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office, according to a report by a Canadian research centre. The breaches are believed to have taken place in 2020…
New Delhi, 19/4: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor met Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi at a key party meeting at her residence, 10 Janpath, on Tuesday, 19 April. This is Kishor’s third meeting with the Congress chief in the past four days, fuelling speculation over the possibility of him joining the grand old party. Top party…
Thirvanantpuram, 19/4:State Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday blamed the Centre for propagating “false” news that Kerala has stopped updating daily Covid figures. “Such a thing has not happened at all and we all are surprised on how the Centre can say such a thing, when every day, we have been sending the…
Kyiv, 19/4: Ukraine said Russia had started an anticipated new offensive in the east of the country, with explosions reported all along the front lines as well as attacks in other regions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had begun the “Battle of Donbas” in the east on Monday and a “very large…
Tokyo, 19/4: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the national broadcaster NHK said. The epicentre of the earthquake was Fukushima Prefecture, the NHK said. No tsunami warning had been issued. There were no immediate reports of damage
