A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said this while quashing Rules 18A and 18B of Maharashtra Poisons Rules NEW DELHI: Questioning the efficacy of prohibition, Supreme Court Friday pointed to five “evils” associated with the ban on liquor – revenue loss, money spent on its enforcement, corruption in police, illegal … Read more
Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi has granted default bail to US national Matthew Aaron VanDyke NEW DELHI: A special NIA court in Delhi Friday granted default bail to the US national arrested in March on terror charges for allegedly helping ethnic armed groups in India and Myanmar, days after the “incomplete” chargesheet filed by the … Read more
SRINAGAR: Ladakhi political groups have called off the proposed week-long protest march in the region and said they will instead hold a “symbolic” one-day march on Sept 23, citing weather conditions and changing political situation in the UT.“Due to prevailing weather conditions with cold nights, we’re making it into a symbolic 20-km march on Sept … Read more
The Supreme Court acquitted the RPF official, saying the CBI failed to prove that the intermediary accepted the bribe on his behalf. New Delhi: The speed at which CBI sprang into action on a bribery complaint and laid a trap within hours to catch a public servant could give rise to suspicion, which, Supreme Court … Read more
The situation is of particular concern in northernIndia (Representative image) NEW DELHI: In nearly 250 districts, more than 25% youth (15-29 age group) are neither engaged in any productive work, nor are they pursuing education or any sort of training for work, highlighting a gap in human capital utilisation.The situation is of particular concern in … Read more
Details of the vaccine’s price were not available. NEW DELHI: India’s first dengue vaccine is expected to be available in the private market in the first half of 2027. Takeda Pharma and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories have entered into an agreement under which the latter will promote and distribute QDENGA, the Japanese firm’s dengue vaccine, across … Read more
(Top row, R-L): AM/NS India CSR head Vikas Yadvendu, Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, Impact catalyst Aruna Goenka, and DPS RK Puram principal Anil Kumar with some of the winners of Times Critical Thinking Championship in Delhi (Top row, R-L): AM/NS India CSR head Vikas Yadvendu, Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, Impact catalyst … Read more
British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal, who was granted bail NEW DELHI/LONDON/BATHINDA: Delhi HC on Friday granted bail to British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal, who is charged with targeted killings and conspiracy linked to Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), taking note of his “long period of incarceration” and acquittal in one of the cases. News of his … Read more
Police said that their team busted LeT logistics module JAMMU: Three over ground workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), arrested recently in Rajouri district, had been active for several years and facilitated the movement of multiple terror groups across Rajouri-Reasi in Jammu division through the Pir Panjal region up to Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said Friday.All … Read more
TFC will now be used for border tourism SRINAGAR: A trade facilitation centre (TFC) at Salamabad in border town Uri, which once facilitated duty-free, cashless barter trade between J&K and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), will now be used for border tourism, ending speculation about resumption of trade through the route.A senior tourism department official confirmed the … Read more