The Bombay HC on Friday held Pravin Satra of Darshan Developers guilty of contempt of court for willfully flouting his assurances to court and sentenced him to three months in a civil prison. In the case of flats booked almost 20 years ago, the builder had nine years ago undertaken, in consent terms filed...
Read MoreCongress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP-led Centre on Saturday of neglecting OBCs and reiterated that the first task his party would undertake after being elected to government at the Centre would be to go for a “caste-based census to know the exact proportion so that everyone benefits”. He added that as of now...
Read MoreThe Indian Army and Indian Air Force have finalized a plan to order 156 more indigenous ‘Prachand’ light combat helicopters from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. The helicopters are capable of offensive operations in high-altitude areas like Siachen Glacier and eastern Ladakh. The Army will receive 90 helicopters, while the IAF will receive 66.
Read MoreA man and his manager in India have cheated 178 youths out of Rs 2.3 crore ($322,000) by promising them jobs in Canada. The victims were asked to pay for visas and other documents, and were sent offer letters and air tickets that turned out to be forged. When they visited the Canadian embassy,...
Read MoreHighlighting incidents of threats, violence, and intimidation against Indian diplomats and missions in Canada, external affairs minister S Jaishankar questioned whether the reaction would have been the same if a similar situation had occurred in any other country. Addressing a press conference in Washington DC on Friday, he further emphasized that the situation in...
Read MoreThe opposition candidate in Maldives appeared to be headed for a win in the presidential runoff on Saturday, securing more than 53% of the vote after almost all the ballots were counted.Interestingly, the election was a virtual referendum on which regional power — India or China — will have the biggest influence in the...
Read MoreIn a TV interview, Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said, “Murderers can go to Canada and take shelter, and they can have a wonderful life while those he killed, their relatives are suffering”. His remarks come amid the India-Canada face off over the killing of Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Read MoreRape survivors in Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh, are being forced to undergo medical examinations by male doctors due to the absence of female doctors at the district women’s hospital. Out of 79 rape survivors brought to the hospital between June 1 and September 28, 70 declined the examination by a male gynecologist. The situation...
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