[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday told the Rajya Sabha that there are 10 black tigers (melanistic tigers) in India and all are found exclusively in Odisha‘s Similipal tiger reserve.“As per the 2022 cycle of the All India Tiger Estimation, 16 individuals were recorded at Similipal Tiger Reserve, out of which 10 were melanistic,”…
[ad_1] CHENNAI: Two days after convicting Tamil Nadu minister K Ponmudy in a corruption case, Madras high court on Thursday sentenced him and his wife to three-year jail term, besides imposing a fine of Rs 50 lakh each. The convicted couple, however, were not taken to jail as Justice G Jayachandran suspended the sentence for…
[ad_1] HYDERABAD: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday issued orders attaching Rs 161 crore worth of properties of Sahiti Infratec Ventures India Private Limited and its managing director, B Lakshminarayan, former director, S Purnachandra Rao, their family members and related entities in the alleged real estate scam. ED initiated attachment proceedings under the Prevention of…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh till January 10 in the excise scam case. Special judge M K Nagpal also asked the Enforcement Directorate to provide a copy of its fifth supplementary charge sheet and other related documents to Singh, a Rajya Sabha…
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US State Secretary Antony Blinken has said the US has deepened its partnership with India. He said the country has elevated cooperation with India, Japan and Australia through the Quad.“We’ve deepened our partnership with India. We’ve elevated cooperation through the Quad with India, Japan, Australia,” the US State Secretary said in his remarks…
[ad_1] Speaking for the first time on the alleged plot to assassinate pro-Khalistan leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, which was allegedly masterminded by an Indian official, PM Modi said India would look into any evidence shared and that it remained committed to the rule of law.“If someone gives us any information, we would definitely look into…
[ad_1] MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Wednesday gave six weeks time to the central government to file its reply to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the validity of para four of the tenth schedule of the Constitution that protects members of the House from disqualification on a merger. The HC bench of Chief Justice…
[ad_1] JIND: A special and fast track court for protection of children from sexual offences (POCSO) has awarded rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a 25-year old for raping a minor girl (17) in Haryana’s Jind district on Wednesday. The additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) Chander Hass imposed a fine of Rs 26,000 on the convict…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Expressing deep concern over the mimicry incident involving Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar by suspended TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee outside the Parliament, President Droupadi Murmu conveyed her dismay at the humiliation of the respected Vice President. Taking to her official social media handle, President Murmu emphasized the importance of upholding parliamentary traditions,…
[ad_1] LUCKNOW: Continuing with its crackdown on international human trafficking racket, the UP Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Tuesday arrested a former student of Lucknow’s Nadwa from New Delhi’s Nizamuddin railway station, identified as Mohammed Abdul Awwal (37) a native of Goalpara, Assam. He has been residing in Delhi since 2018.Special DG, law and order, Prashant…
