UP, 28/6: In a shocking development, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan was shot at by unidentified assailants in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday evening. Azad was rushed to a local hospital for treatment. Initial reports suggest that two bullets were fired at the Bhim Army chief’s car, one of them grazing…
Lords, 28/6: David Warner and Usman Khawaja shared a gritty partnership on an eventful morning as Australia battled to 73-1 at lunch on day one of the second Ashes test against England on Wednesday. Sent into bat under grey skies at Lord’s, the openers watched on as protesters sprayed orange powder on to the outfield…
Mumbai, 28/6: US-based boutique investment firm GQG Partners and other investors have bought close to $1 billion worth of stocks in Adani group’s two firms from the founding family in large block trades. The group’s flagship Adani Enterprises Ltd saw 18 million shares, or 1.6 per cent, trade in a single block while…
Washington DC, 28/6:Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued E Jean Carroll for defamation, alleging she falsely accused him of rape after a jury in a civil trial found that he sexually abused her. Trump’s counterclaim against Carroll in Manhattan federal court comes after a jury’s unusual finding in May that he sexually abused…
New Delhi, 28/6: The BJP on Tuesday hit out at the Congress and other Opposition parties for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stand on the UCC, saying it is there in the Constitution as a directive principle of state policy and there is a Supreme Court “decision” also in this regard. The Congress…
New Delhi, 27/6: The Delhi High Court has awarded 20 years imprisonment to two men for gang-raping a Nigerian woman in 2014, saying mere absence of traces of semen during the DNA analysis does not falsify the victim’s claim and penetration was sufficient to prove the offence of rape. The high court modified the jail…
New Delhi, 27/6: The Centre has approved the mass promotion of 1,592 assistant section officers to the post of section officers with immediate effect, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. He said that the promotion orders will be issued soon by the respective cadre controlling authorities. “Government has been granting mass…
Chattisgarh, 27/6: A hardcore Naxalite, wanted in more than a dozen incidents of Maoist violence, was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Tuesday, police said. Two to three other Naxalites also sustained injuries in the exchange of fire, he added. A firearm, an improvised explosive device (IED) and materials…
Deogarh, 27/6: Today i.e. on 27-06-2023, short while ago, Sri Rajendra Dash, Accounts Officer, Reamal Block, Dist-Deogarh who belongs to the Odisha Taxation and Accounts Service (OTAS), has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and accepting bribe Rs.6,000/- from a Complainant for processing release of pending bill in favour of complt in connection with…
Mumbai, 27/6: India’s current account deficit narrowed sharply in the January to March quarter, mainly on the back of a moderation in the trade gap and an increase in services exports, the Reserve Bank of India said on Wednesday. The current account deficit stood at $1.3 billion or 0.2 per cent of GDP…
