Kashmir, 14/6: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of several terror incidents there, including an attack on a bus ferrying pilgrims, sources said. He also called a high-level meeting on June 16, to be attended by NSA Ajit Doval, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu…
New Delhi, 14/6: Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event here in 2010. The FIR against Roy and former Central University of Kashmir professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain…
Bengaluru, 14/6: The Karnataka High Court has put on hold any coercive measures against former Chief Minister and BJP veteran B S Yediyurappa and directed him to appear before the investigating officer in the POCSO case. A fast track court had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Yediyurappa based on the requisition placed by the…
Bari (Italy): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership including in areas of defence, nuclear and space, and exchanged views on key global and regional issues. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 summit here in the southern resort…
New Delhi, 14)6:The Supreme Court on Friday said that the National Testing Agency (NTA)’s petition seeking transfer of cases on the NEET-UG row from various high courts to the apex court will be taken up on July 8..
Kochi, 14/6: An Indian Air Force (IAF) flight carrying the mortal remains of the Indians who died in the tragic fire incident in Kuwait two days ago, landed at the international airport here on Friday. The IAF C30J aircraft is carrying the bodies of the Indians and of them 31 were received at the airport…
New Delhi, 13/6: As he embarks on a visit to Italy to attend an Outreach session at the G7 summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said its focus would be on artificial intelligence, energy, Africa, and the Mediterranean. Modi said this in a departure statement before leaving for the European nation in his first…
New Delhi, 12/6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen to repeat his trusted aides former IAS officer P K Mishra as his Principal Secretary and former IPS officer Ajit Doval as National Security Advisor. Both the former bureaucrats have been serving in the Prime Minister’s Office since Modi assumed power in May 2014
Bengaluru, 13/6: A Bengaluru court on Thursday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa in a POCSO case. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), probing the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case against Yediyurappa, had earlier summoned him for questioning. He, however, had sought…
New Delhi, 13/6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday has chaired a review of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir with NSA and other officials after the region was hit with back-to-back terror attacks. PM was given a full overview of the security-related situation in J&K and was apprised of the counter-terror efforts being undertaken….
