New Delhi, November 16 The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that one of the accused in the gang-rape and murder case of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua was not a juvenile and now can be tried afresh as an adult for the offences. The top court also held that…
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UK clears 3,000 visas for Indians hours after Rishi Sunak meets PM Modi; 18 to 30-year-olds to benefit
ANI London, November 16 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has given the go-ahead for 3,000 visas for young professionals from India to work in the UK each year. The British government said India is the first visa-national country to benefit from such a scheme, highlighting the strength of the UK-India…
View More UK clears 3,000 visas for Indians hours after Rishi Sunak meets PM Modi; 18 to 30-year-olds to benefitShraddha Walkar’s friend says Aaftab Poonawala may have been forcing her to convert
Mumbai, November 16Call centre employee Shraddha Walkar’s live-in-partner Aaftab Poonawala, accused of brutally murdering her in Delhi, had appeared confident with no trace of remorse on his face when Manikpur police in Maharashtra called him for questioning earlier this month, an official said.After Walkar’s family members filed a missing person’s…
View More Shraddha Walkar’s friend says Aaftab Poonawala may have been forcing her to convertAaftab Poonawalla had made up his mind to kill Shraddha a week before, googled all night to search for right kind of chopper to cut her into pieces
ANI New Delhi, November 16 The accused in the horrific murder of Shraddha Walker, Aaftab Amin Poonawalla, who killed his live-in partner and chopped her body into 35 pieces before dumping them in the forests of south Delhi’s Chhatarpur, said he had made up his mind to kill his girlfriend…
View More Aaftab Poonawalla had made up his mind to kill Shraddha a week before, googled all night to search for right kind of chopper to cut her into piecesTrump launches 2024 US presidential run, getting jump on rivals
Palm Beach, November 16 Donald Trump, who has mounted relentless attacks on the integrity of U.S. voting since his 2020 election defeat, on Tuesday launched a bid to regain the presidency in 2024, aiming to pre-empt potential Republican rivals. Trump, seeking a potential rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden, made…
View More Trump launches 2024 US presidential run, getting jump on rivalsBlast kills two as Russian missiles crosses into Poland, Moscow denies
Warsaw/Kyiv, November 16 Two people died in an explosion in a Polish village near the border with Ukraine on Tuesday, firefighters said, with the United States saying it was investigating unconfirmed reports the blast was caused by stray Russian missiles. The explosion occurred after Russia hammered cities across Ukraine with…
View More Blast kills two as Russian missiles crosses into Poland, Moscow deniesBlast kills 2 as Russian missiles cross into Poland; Moscow denies
Warsaw/Kyiv, November 16 Two people died in an explosion in a Polish village near the border with Ukraine on Tuesday, firefighters said, with the United States saying it was investigating unconfirmed reports the blast was caused by stray Russian missiles. The explosion occurred after Russia hammered cities across Ukraine with…
View More Blast kills 2 as Russian missiles cross into Poland; Moscow deniesPM Modi calls for diplomacy to ensure ceasefire in Ukraine, opposes curbs on Russian crude
New Delhi, November 15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on G20 leaders to find a way to return to the path of ceasefire and diplomacy in Ukraine. Speaking out against the western sanctions on Russian oil as well as on Moscow’s war in Ukraine, the PM argued…
View More PM Modi calls for diplomacy to ensure ceasefire in Ukraine, opposes curbs on Russian crudeEmerging technology in focus at Modi-Biden meet
New Delhi, November 15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi briefly met US President Joe Biden on the margins of the G20 Summit in Bali on Tuesday and reviewed the continuing deepening of the India-US strategic partnership, including cooperation in future-oriented sectors such as critical and emerging technologies, advanced computing, artificial intelligence,…
View More Emerging technology in focus at Modi-Biden meetNon-local labourer killed in Srinagar, police probe on
Srinagar November 14 Unidentified assailants on Tuesday killed a non-local labourer in Srinagar. Balistar Chaudhary, 32, of Dhamwali in West Champaran district of Bihar was killed at Bilal Colony of Soura locality in summer capital Srinagar on Tuesday evening, officials said. His body was found on a roadside and…
View More Non-local labourer killed in Srinagar, police probe onSBI hikes MCLR by up to 15 bps; consumer loans become costlier
New Delhi, November 15State Bank of India has raised the marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) by 15 basis points across tenors, making most consumer loans costlier for borrowers.The revised rates come into effect from November 15, 2022.The benchmark one-year MCLR, which is used as base for fixing most…
View More SBI hikes MCLR by up to 15 bps; consumer loans become costlier962 cases pertaining to lawmakers pending for more than five years, SC told
New Delhi, November 15 As many as 962 cases against lawmakers were pending for more than five years, the Supreme Court has been informed. In his 17th report submitted to the top court on criminal cases pertaining to MPs/MLAs, Amicus Curiae Vijay Hansaria said the report has been prepared…
View More 962 cases pertaining to lawmakers pending for more than five years, SC toldIPL 2023: Check complete list of players released by franchises ahead of mini auction
New Delhi, November 15 IPL giants Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday ended their hugely successful 11-year association with legendary all-rounder Dwayne Bravo while Sunrisers Hyderabad released star batter Kane Williamson ahead of the cash-rich league’s mini auction. Tuesday was the last date to announce the full list of players retained…
View More IPL 2023: Check complete list of players released by franchises ahead of mini auctionPM Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at G20 dinner, exchange pleasantries
Bali, November 15 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands Tuesday at a side event at the G20 Summit here, a gesture sparking interest because of the strained bilateral relations over a border clash two years back. A live video feed for the media from the…
View More PM Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at G20 dinner, exchange pleasantriesAfter Delhi horror, headless body of woman found in UP’s Azamgarh; villagers spot hands, legs floating in well
IANS Azamgarh (UP), November 15 A body of a woman, with its limbs chopped off and head missing, was found inside a well on Durvasa-Gahaji Road in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district on Tuesday, police said. Police fished out the chopped hands and legs dumped into the well with the body…
View More After Delhi horror, headless body of woman found in UP’s Azamgarh; villagers spot hands, legs floating in well