NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that Gujarat government’s response to petitions challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case is “very bulky”, where, instead of factual statements, a series of judgments have been cited. A bench, headed by justice Ajay Rastogi, orally observed that he has not […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020. “There is no merit in the bail appeal. Bail appeal is dismissed,” said a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish […]
MUMBAI — Indian cricket team will not travel to Pakistan and will insist on a neutral venue for next year’s Asia Cup, the BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed on Tuesday after board’s Annual General Meeting, here. The 2023 edition of the continental championship — Asia Cup — has been allotted to Pakistan as per the […]
KEDARNATH — All seven people, including a pilot, onboard a helicopter were killed after it crashed near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand today. The helicopter, carrying pilgrims, crashed right after the takeoff from the Kedarnath shrine near Garud Chatti in Rudraprayag at around 11.40 am, officials said. “Bodies of six pilgrims and a pilot have been recovered […]
MUMBAI — The former India all-rounder Roger Binny on Tuesday was elected as the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during its 91st Annual General Meeting, here. Binny, a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, replaced former India skipper Sourav Ganguly in the post. The 67-year-old Binny has […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday said the situation on ground zero in Jammu and Kashmir is “contrary” to the claims of the incumbent administration. Abdullah’s remarks came at a meeting of the NC’s provincial committee, Kashmir, which was presided over by him at the party headquarters, Nawa-e-Subha, here. “The situation […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday accused the BJP of taking “detrimental” steps to benefit its corporate friends at the cost of the local economy and traders in Jammu and Kashmir. “Anti Jammu policies which started with ending Darbar move have been followed with another blow to business community in Jammu. Such detrimental steps […]
NEW DELHI — Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has alleged that the government was in a denial mode on the poverty and hunger index rankings. He said on Tuesday, “Sadly, the Modi government is in denial mode as was evident when it rejected India’s 107 ranking in the Global Hunger Index.” “The UNDP and the […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) office said on Tuesday that light rain is likely during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. Weather was partly cloudy in the union territory during the last 24 hours. “Light rain is likely at isolated places in Kashmir division and at scattered places in Jammu division during the […]
SRINAGAR — A fleet of 200 electric buses will be deployed in the twin capital cities of Jammu and Kashmir to establish an environmentally, socially and financially sustainable network of public transport in the union territory, officials said here on Monday. TATA Motors Ltd and Chalo Mobility Pvt. Ltd have entered into a strategic collaboration […]