SC bars private buses from core area of Corbett Tiger Reserve

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed plying of private company buses in the core of area of Corbett Tiger Reserve and also issued notice to the Uttarakhand government.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A Bobde and comprising…

Reports of Indian Navy part of Iran-Russia maritime drill false

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Navy did not participate in the two-day maritime exercise of Iran and Russia in the Indian Ocean Region, said the Indian Navy on Thursday. The naval exercise of Iran and Russia known as Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021…

Envoys of 24 countries visiting Jammu & Kashmir

New Delhi (IANS) Envoys of at least 24 countries are visiting Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday to assess the security situation and developments since the nullification of Article 370 on August 5, 2019. This is the third such visit in one and a half years.

Trying to free IT industry from unnecessary regulations: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the government is taking numerous steps to free the IT industry from unnecessary regulations.

Speaking at the NASSCOM Technology & Leadership Forum 2021, Modi cited the liberalised…

Toolkit case: Nikita Jacob gets 3-weeks relief from arrest

Mumbai (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted three weeks transit anticipatory bail to Mumbai-based activist lawyer Nikita Jacob in connection with the farmers' protest 'toolkit' case.

The relief by Justice P.D. Naik…

No suo moto contempt case against Rajdeep, clarifies SC

New Delhi (IANS) Hours after updating its website that it has registered a suo moto contempt against senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai for tweeting against the top court, the Supreme Court on late Tuesday evening clarified that it has not initiated…

BJP discusses farmers' protest at high-level meet

New Delhi (IANS) A high-level meeting of the party leaders was called by BJP chief J.P. Nadda on Tuesday at the national headquarters here to discuss the ongoing farmers' agitation and chalk out the future course of action to be adopted by the…

Ramani acquitted: 'Right of reputation can't be protected at the cost of dignity'

New Delhi (IANS) While acquitting journalist Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case filed by the man she accused of being her harasser, a Delhi Court on Wednesday said that a woman has the right to put her grievances even after decades and that…

Leadership cannot be developed in shackles: PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Addressing the Nasscom Technology & Leadership Forum 2021 through video conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government is well aware that future leadership cannot develop in shackles. "Therefore,…

7 counter-terror officers in J&K on terrorists' radar

New Delhi (IANS) Seven officers of Jammu & Kashmir's elite anti-terror Special Operations Group (SOG) and Special Police Officers (SPOs) are on the radar of a new terror outfit in the valley, intelligence agencies have warned the security establishment.