NEW DELHI: The three-member judicial inquiry panel, appointed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna to inquire into the alleged discovery of huge amounts of cash at Justice Yashwant Varma’s official residence on March 14, visited the judge’s Tughlaq Crescent bungalow Tuesday afternoon and spent nearly 45 minutes there.Sources said the panel — comprising Punjab & Haryana HC…
NEW DELHI: Illegal online financial activities, including betting and gambling, have surged dramatically in India in recent years. A report by the Digital India Foundation revealed that digital platforms recorded a staggering 1.6 billion visits in just three months across four major websites.The report highlighted that the majority of these visits were organic, exceeding 184…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for reportedly traveling to Vietnam, his second visit to the country this year.During a press conference, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad casted doubts about the frequency of Rahul’s visits to Vietnam and said that the leader of the opposition in the…
Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, dressed in fatigues, visited a command post near the front in Kursk late Wednesday to cheer on his military’s ejection of Ukrainian forces from much of the territory they had been occupying in the Russian border region. The Russian leader’s pointed visit came a day after a U.S. delegation met…
Under the Biden administration, Israel’s far-right finance minister was the rare Israeli official whom the United States rebuked by name for his views, like his opposition to a cease-fire in Gaza. Under the Trump administration, he is a welcome guest in Washington, where top U.S. officials are now aligning with some of his beliefs about…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated and toured Vantara, a wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and conservation facility in Gujarat.The centre houses over 2,000 species and more than 1.5 lakh rescued, endangered, and threatened animals. The Prime Minister examined various facilities and engaged directly with rehabilitated animals during his visit. PM Modi in Vantara At…
GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that Pakistani climate activist Ali Tauqeer Sheikh visited India 18 times between 2010 and 2018, while indicating that the state police’s investigation into his activities and connections could have serious political repercussions.“We will know who invited and hosted him during those visits,” the CM said, speaking…
The top American envoy to the Middle East was to meet on Wednesday with Israel’s prime minister and, potentially, visit the Gaza Strip to reinforce a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas that, if made permanent, would allow thousands more displaced Palestinians to return to their homes. The envoy, Steven Witkoff, was expected to inspect…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah during a visit to Badhaal village (PTI photo) JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday visited the remote Badhaal village in Kotranka in Rajouri district to meet the three bereaved families that have, since Dec, lost 17 members to a mystery illness. Meanwhile, a 25-year-old man from the village…
India will take on England in the first T20I of their five-match home series on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and the team’s chief coach Gautam Gambhir visited the Kali Temple in Kalighat a day before the match to seek the almighty’s blessings. India will shift its focus from red ball to white-ball…