New Delhi, 30/1: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on February 6 a PIL against the Centre’s decision to ‘ban’ the BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots in the country. Advocate M L Sharma mentioned the matter for an early hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud. …
Islamabad, 30/1: Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan will contest all 33 parliamentary seats in the bypolls to be held in March, his party has announced. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday evening, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice-chairman and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the decision was taken during the party’s core…
New Delhi, 30/1:Hitting back at the Adani Group’s 413-page response to its report, Hindenburg Research said that the Indian conglomerate’s response to its report “largely confirmed” the short-seller’s findings. Hindenburg continues to short Adani Group through its US-traded bonds and non-Indian-traded derivative instruments. “…we note that the core allegations of our report – focused…
Bhubaneswar, ,29/1: In a shocking development, Odisha Health Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Naba Kishore Das breathed his last on Sunday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.
Melbourne, 29/1: An emotional Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas Sunday to claim a 10th Australian Open title and equal Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam crowns, a victory that returned him to world number one. The Serbian star overcame a hamstring injury and off-court drama on his return to Melbourne Park to sweep past…
New Delhi, 29/1: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said Lord Krishna and Lord Hanuman were the greatest diplomats of the world. He was speaking on Saturday while interacting with the audience in Maharashtra’s Pune city in a question-answer session during the launch of Bharat Marg, the Marathi translation of his book The India…
Joshimath, 29/1: Unplanned and uncontrolled construction in the name of development in Uttarakhand has brought Joshimath on the brink of sinking, experts said here, demanding that the Himalayas be declared an eco-sensitive zone. In a resolution passed at a roundtable organised by the Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Saturday, experts termed as “inadequate” the…
Ahmedabad, 29/1: In yet another embarrassment for the Gujarat administration, the competitive recruitment examination paper for the post of junior clerks in the state government was “postponed” after reports that question paper was leaked. Over a dozen persons are said to have been detained by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), which has been asked to…
New Delhi, 28/1: The iconic Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President’s House, will now be known as ‘Amrit Udyan’ to commemorate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, 75 years of Independence. The ‘Mughal Gardens’ signage was removed, thrown into a bulldozer, and replaced with the one that read ‘Amrit Udyan’ on Saturday afternoon. A Rashtrapati…
Morena, 28/1: Eyewitnesses to the crash involving two Indian Air Force fighter jets in Morena in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, which killed a pilot, recounted hearing a deafening sound and sighting balls of fire descending to the ground followed by two persons in uniform parachuting into the thicket nearby. Sukhoi 30MKI and a Mirage-2000 aircraft…
