New Delhi, 24/11: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on a plea for cancelling bail granted to him in the disproportionate assets case. The court also sought his response on a plea questioning permanent exemption granted to him from appearance during the trial. A…
New Delhi, 24/11: The Supreme Court on Friday extended the interim bail granted to former Delhi minister Satyendar Kumar Jain in a money laundering case till December 4 when his plea for regular bail will be taken up for hearing. A bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi posted the matter for hearing on December 4…
New Delhi, 24/11: Air quality in Delhi turned “severe” again on Friday with a dip in temperatures and slow wind speed at night allowing accumulation of pollutants. Delhi has been witnessing a gradual increase in AQI levels after a marginal improvement on Sunday. The 24-hour average AQI, recorded at 4 pm every day, was 390…
New Delhi, 24/11: Afghanistan has announced permanent closure of its embassy in New Delhi. Releasing an official statement on closure of diplomatic relations with New Delhi, the Embassy stated “Effective from Nov 23, owing to persistent challenges from Indian government. The decision follows Embassy’s earlier cessation of operations on September.
Gaza, 23/11: A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza will start on Friday at 7 am (0500 GMT), with a the first batch of hostages to be released at 4 pm, a spokesperson for Qatar’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. The truce would include a comprehensive ceasefire in both the north and south of…
New Delhi, 23/11: The Election Commission on Thursday issued a notice to top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a ‘jaib katra’ (pick-pocket) and ‘panauti’ (bad omen), asking him to explain within two days how his comments are not in violation of the model Code of conduct. The action came…
New Delhi, 23/11: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked actor Prakash Raj to appear before it for questioning in connection with a ponzi scam-linked money laundering case involving Pranav Jewellers. Prakash Raj is the brand ambassador of the jewellery and he is summoned to establish whether he has any links to the ponzi scheme and…
Kolkata, 23/11: India would have won the cricket World Cup if the final match was played in Kolkata or Mumbai, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Thursday. Addressing party workers at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here, she alleged that attempts were being to ‘saffronise’ the country’s cricket team. “They are trying to paint…
New Delhi, 23/11: Terming deepfakes as a new threat to democracy, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that the government will come up with new regulations soon to tackle deepfakes. The minister, who met social media platforms on the deepfake issue on Thursday, said that companies have agreed on the need for clear actionable…
Gaza, 23/11: The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants will not happen before Friday, Israel’s national security adviser said, thwarting hopes of relatives that some would be freed on Thursday. Israel and Hamas had agreed early on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days,…
