[ad_1] PoK protest NEW DELHI: Indian govt slammed Pakistan for the ongoing protests in POK, saying Islamabad must be held accountable for its “oppressive approach” and “horrific” human rights violations. Pakistan authorities had on Thursday confirmed that eight people had died in four days of violent protests in the region that India maintains is illegally…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: While Canadian police focus on tackling the Bishnoi syndicate, pro-Khalistan elements attempted arson at a cinema theatre in Ontario twice within a week. The theatre has stopped screening Hindi movies since. The attacks were carried out on Oct 2 and Sept 25. In the second incident, the suspects fired gunshots to cause…
[ad_1] National Medical Commission (NMC) is yet to act against 30 doctors found guilty of accepting a foreign trip funded by pharma company AbbVie as the matter is still “under consideration”. An audit committee of the department of pharmaceuticals had in Dec last year found them guilty, and their names were sent in July to…
[ad_1] Faith rules, and so does Rishikesh when it comes to remaining the priciest desi destination in terms of average hotel room rates. Though business travel gathered steam last fiscal — Mumbai and Delhi knocked off Srinagar and Udaipur from the second and third spots — leisure was the buzz, with 10 out of top…
[ad_1] PUNE: The season’s first cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea has intensified into ‘Cyclone Shakti’ on Friday, the IMD stated. Currently centred about 250km west-southwest of Gujarat’s Dwarka, the system is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday. While forecasters said it is unlikely to have a significant impact on the…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Starting Nov 15, if you don’t have a FASTag for your vehicle, or if the tag is invalid or non-functional, you will be allowed to pay 1.25 times the regular toll using UPI. This comes as a major relief, as currently, those without a valid FASTag are required to pay double the…
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said they will import more from India to address the trade imbalance, while expressing confidence that India will continue to import energy from his country without giving in to US coercion as Indian people and PM Narendra Modi will not accept humiliation from…
[ad_1] Bihar CM Nitish Kumar (File photo) PATNA: Bihar cabinet on Friday approved a 3 per cent increase in the dearness allowance (DA) for its employees, pensioners and family pensioners in order to provide relief to the common people during the festive season of Diwali and Chhath.“The cabinet has taken a decision to increase DA…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Starting November 15, if you don’t have a FASTag for your vehicle, or if the tag is invalid or non-functional, you will be allowed to pay 1.25 times the regular toll using UPI. This comes as a major relief, as currently, those without a valid FASTag are required to pay double the…
[ad_1] PM Narendra Modi (File photo) PATNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the NIT-Patna campus at Bihta via videoconferencing on October 4, the Institute’s director PK Jain said here on Friday.“Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Union minister of state for education, Jayant Chaudhary would alo join the…