CBI court in Jammu 'closes' Yasin Malik's right to cross-examine witnesses

Jammu (IANS) A special CBI court on Monday closed banned JKLF chief Yasin Malik's right to cross-examine a prime witness after he refused to do so through video conferencing.

Currently serving a life sentence in Delhi's Tihar Jail for…

2 IEDs recovered in J&K's Rajouri, defused

Jammu (IANS) The security forces recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in J&K's Rajouri district which were later defused.

The IEDs were detected on Sunday.

A police statement said on Monday, "On 22-01-2023 at 6 p.m.…

Cabin crew body terms probe report flawed, seeks reinstatement of AI crew

New Delhi (IANS) All India Cabin Crew Association (AICCA) has said that the derostered Air India crew in connection with the urination case be reinstated on flights, and termed the action against the pilot-in-command (PIC) an unusually harsh punishment.

Obtain residents' informed consent before conducting Aadhaar authentication: UIDAI

New Delh (IANS) Consent of Aadhaar holders will be required before carrying out Aadhaar authentications.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has highlighted in its new guidelines for Requesting Entities (REs) that they are…

Illegal coal mining may push WB's Raniganj towards Joshimath-like crisis

Kolkata (IANS) Is Raniganj, the coal belt in West Burdwan district of West Bengal, heading towards a crisis similar to that of Joshimath in Uttarakhand where land subsidence has affected hundreds of houses, shops and other establishments? For several…

Wipro lays off over 400 freshers for poor performance

Bengaluru (IANS) IT giant Wipro has laid off more than 400 fresher employees for poor performance in internal assessment tests.

The company has issued termination letters to all the affected employees and stated that despite adequate training,…

Another Moscow-Goa flight diverted after receiving bomb threat

Panaji (IANS) An Azur Air Moscow to Goa flight was diverted to Uzbekistan on Saturday after receiving a bomb threat via email, a second such incident involving the Russian airline this month, officials here confirmed.

Director of the Dabolim…

Six injured in two blasts in Jammu

Jammu (IANS) Six people were injured in two explosions in Jammu on Saturday.

Mukesh Singh, ADGP (Jammu Zone) said six people were injured in two blasts that occurred in two vehicles in Narwal area of Jammu city.

"The injured have been…

US citizen with Chinese satellite phone held at Bagdogra airport

Kolkata (IANS) The CISF on Saturday arrested a US citizen with a Chinese satellite phone while he was attempting to board a Delhi-bound flight at the Bagdogra airport near Siliguri in West Bengal.

The arrested person has been identified Thomas…

1.8 kg 'uranium' seized in Patna, 9 arrested

Patna (IANS) Nine persons, including two Nepalese nationals, were arrested in Patna on Friday for smuggling highly radioactive "uranium metal", police said.

A team of Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) learnt about a uranium consignment that reached…