NEW DELHI: A special Delhi court on Friday acquitted former Congress MP Vijay Darda, his son Devendra, former coal minister HC Gupta and others in the coal block allocation case, concluding a trial that lasted more than a decade after finding the evidence was “grossly insufficient” to prove charges of cheating, conspiracy or misconduct.The case … Read more
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee will recommend that the government explore introducing age limits on social media platforms, a suggestion that will spur demand for legislation to limit children’s access to social media platforms at a time when countries around the world are keen to limit children’s access to them. The committee urged the government … Read more
A residential building in Tehran was hit by an air strike, and residents searched for the bodies of rescuers in the rubble. Nearly a month has passed since the conflict in West Asia, and people in Tehran, the capital of Iran, are beginning to worry that the situation will get worse. Their woes have been … Read more
NEW DELHI: A month ago, Pandit Ramkishan sat on a Buddhist altar in Rajasthan and demanded better quality water for his hometown Bharatpur. One of India’s oldest former members of parliament (he entered Parliament in 1977), he told The Times of India on Friday, a day before his 100th birthday, that he will always be … Read more
New Delhi: The Rajnath Singh-led Defense Acquisition Council on Friday approved multiple proposals worth around Rs 238 crore in a major boost to defense acquisitions, including the addition of Russian-made S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile system and 155 mm Dhanush howitzer system.“The decisions taken by the Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) will help further strengthen India’s defense … Read more
Indian Ministry of Defense signs contract worth Rs 8.58 billion for Tunguska air defense missile system and P8I aircraft inspection (base level) NEW DELHI: India’s defense ministry on Friday signed an agreement to procure Tunguska air defense missile systems from Russia and signed another contract with Boeing India to maintain its fleet of P8I long-range … Read more
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah On Friday, a group of foreigners, including one U.S. citizen and six Ukrainians, saidniyans – recently arrested by the NIA from Kolkata, Lucknow and Delhi, does not pose any threat to India but is trying to use the country as a transit point for terror training in Myanmar.“They were … Read more
NEW DELHI: Pilots flying VVIPs, including Z+ category SPG protectors, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Vice Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Cabinet Ministers, Chief Justice of India, Chief Ministers and Governors, will now have the power to firmly refuse to fly if it is unsafe for any reason.After Maharashtra Deputy Minister CM Ajit Pawar and … Read more
New Delhi: law enforcement bureau A chargesheet has been filed before a special court here against Punit Garg, who Anil Ambaniin an investigation into money laundering Reliance Communications (RCom).RCom, Ambani, his close associates and some family members are under investigation for the purchase and sale of an apartment in Manhattan, New York, worth over Rs … Read more
New Delhi: election committee West Bengal’s chief electoral officer was asked on Friday to provide a report on the chief minister’s recent statement Mamata Banerjee At a public meeting in Darjeeling’s Naxalbari, local women were allegedly incited to go to polling stations and use household kitchen supplies to deal with “necessary situations”.Since her remarks were … Read more