Jailed Sanjay Raut to appear before court via video conference in defamation case
A magistrate court here on Thursday directed Arthur Jail authorities to produce Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut before it through video conferencing, in connection with a defamation complaint filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha Somaiya. Raut was lodged at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in […]
Taliban test repaired planes, helicopters
KABUL: Taliban military aircraft roared over the Afghan capital on Wednesday as the group’s defence ministry tested out recently repaired hardware, much of it left behind by foreign militaries and acquired since the Taliban seized power a year ago. Aircraft, including helicopters and at least one plane, flew low over Kabul skies near the airport, […]
Kejriwal launches ‘Make India No. 1’ mission, calls for focus on education, healthcare
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched a national mission to make India the number one country in the world and called on all citizens and political parties to join it. “Providing free education and healthcare to citizens, employment to youths, equal rights and dignity to women and fair price to […]
Taliban add more compulsory religion classes to Afghan universities’ schedule
KABUL: Afghan university students will have to attend more compulsory Islamic studies classes, education officials said on Tuesday while giving little sign that secondary schools for girls would reopen. Many conservative Afghan clerics in the hardline Islamist Taliban, which swept back into power a year ago, are sceptical of modern education. “We are adding five […]
India sees decline in Covid cases; 8813 infections in last 24 hours
Showing a considerable decline in the number of Covid cases, India reported 8813 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 1,11,252 with active cases now constituting 0.25% of the country’s total positive cases. As per […]
Russia unveils model of new space station
MOSCOW: Russia’s space agency on Monday unveiled for the first time a physical model of what a planned new Russian-built space station will look like, suggesting Moscow is serious about abandoning the International Space Station (ISS) and going it alone. Russia, in the throes of what some Kremlin hardliners believe is an historic rupture with […]
After caste panel clean chit, Wankhede files defamation complaint against Malik; cops register FIR
Former Mumbai zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede on Sunday filed a complaint of defamation against former cabinet minister Nawab Malik, based on which the city police registered a case against the latter, an official said. Wankhede lodged the complaint in the wake of getting a clean chit from the Mumbai […]
Danger of disaster at Ukraine’s nuclear plant rising ‘every day’
KYIV: The risk of disaster at Europe’s largest nuclear plant is “increasing every day”, the mayor of the city where it is located said on Sunday, after Ukraine and Russia exchanged blame for fresh shelling around the facility. The Zaporizhzhia plant in southeastern Ukraine has been occupied by Russian forces since March, and Kyiv has […]
75th Independence Day celebration: Delhi Police beefs up security as 7,000 invitees expected at Red Fort
A multi-layered security cover has been put in place and facial recognition system (FRS) cameras installed at the entry point of the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on Independence Day, officials said on Saturday. According to the police, around 7,000 invitees will arrive at the Red Fort, while […]
Chinese air force sending fighter jets to Thailand for joint exercises
The Chinese air force is sending fighter jets and bombers to Thailand for a joint exercise with the Thai military on Sunday. “The training will include air support, strikes on ground targets and small and large-scale troop deployment,” the Chinese Defense Ministry said in a statement posted on its website. China’s expanding military activities in […]