SC to consider listing of review plea of Bilkis Bano case relating to remission of 11 convicts

December 12, 2022

The Supreme Court announced that it would take into account an early listing of a petition from the victim (Bilkis Bano) seeking review of its earlier verdict asking the Gujarat government to take into account the petition for the release of 11 defendants in the gang rape case involving Bilkis...

EAM Jaishankar hails India-UAE relationship, calls it “ambitious”

December 12, 2022

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hailed the relationship between India and the UAE as "ambitious" in his speech at the India Global Forum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday. He added that the ties are not really constrained by their bilateral possibilities and will eventually be felt on...

Scindia issues crucial directives to alleviate T3 rush after surprise IGIA visit

December 12, 2022

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Civil Aviation Minister, on Monday shared information from a review meeting he had with Indira Gandhi International Airport stakeholders in New Delhi following his unexpected visit to T3. In a an interview, Scindia emphasised that measures were being done to make flying easy for travellers. Air travellers...

Justice Dipankar Datta swears in as Supreme Court judge

December 12, 2022

Justice Dipankar Datta, the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, took oath as a Supreme Court Judge on Monday. Justice Datta took the oath of office from Chief Justice DY Chandrachud. Justice Datta was appointed as the chief justice on Sunday, according to a statement from the Union Law...

200 cr Money laundering case: Jacqueline Fernandez appears before Patiala house court

December 12, 2022

Jacqueline Fernandez on Monday appeared at the national capital’s Patiala House court in connection with the Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. Pinky Irani, who is said to be Chandrashekhar's close assistant and who introduced him to Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez, was detained by the Delhi...

British companies line up to enter country as India, UK trade on cards

December 12, 2022

UK Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch met Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal for the first time in person on Monday to kick off her tour to India as the sixth round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the nations gets underway. The sixth round of official negotiations between the UK...

Pakistan: Law and order situation worsens in KP as terrorist attacks surge in region

December 12, 2022

The state of law and order in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has deteriorated over the past few years as terror activities have surged across the province according to media reports. According to government statistics, from mid-August and the last week of November, at least 118 terrorist assaults were reported in KP, resulting...

BSF confiscated illegal weapons in border district

December 11, 2022

The border personnel discovered illicit weapons on Sunday during a search operation in Ferozepur, a region bordering Pakistan, the day after unidentified assailants targeted the Border Security Force (BSF) with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) in Punjab's Tarn Taran area. "On December 11, 2022, at about 1215 hrs., Border Security Force...

Himachal CM’s nameplate installed at CM Secretariat in Shimla

December 11, 2022

The new Himachal Pradesh chief minister's nameplate was installed at the Shimla CM Secretariat on Sunday. On Sunday, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, a prominent member of the Congress, was sworn in as the next chief minister of Himachal Pradesh. Sukhu was chosen by the party's top leadership to lead the legislature...

Principal drugged, raped class 11 student on school trip in UP

December 11, 2022

A 17-year-old student who was given an intoxicating substance was allegedly raped by the principal of a government school on Sunday. On November 23, the principal led nine school children on a trip to Vrindavan, booking two hotel rooms for the female students. In one room, eight people stayed, while...