Daily Archives: November 8, 2023
SC: Need norms on seizure of scribes’ electronic devices
NEW DELHI: Expressing concerns over arbitrary seizure of digital devices of journalists, the Supreme Court today asked the Centre to put in...
SC warns govt of unpalatable order over selective judges’ appointment
Taking exception to the Centre selectively picking and choosing candidates from among those recommended by the Collegium for appointment to the higher...
Amid LAC standoff with China, Army to add more air power
NEW DELHI: Adding to the air power in the Himalayas, the Army plans to raise two additional Aviation Brigades along the Line...
NIA conducts nationwide raids in human trafficking cases; Myanmar national detained in Jammu
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted nationwide raids to arrest those involved in human trafficking and detained a...
Blinken, senior diplomats seek G7 unity on Israel-Hamas war and other global crises
TOKYO: The Group of 7 leading industrial democracies worked to forge a unified stance on the Israel-Hamas war at intensive meetings in...
N. Korea threatens to respond to anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets with a ‘shower of shells’
SEOUL: North Korea on Wednesday criticised rival South Korea for removing a law that banned private activists from sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets...
Air quality in Delhi severe again; farm fires major contributor
Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the severe category again on Wednesday morning, with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw...
SIA raids multiple locations in JK in terror-related case
SRINAGAR:The Jammu and Kashmir Police's Special Investigation Agency (SIA) on Wednesday raided multiple locations in the Union Territory in a terror-related case,...
Earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hits Ropar in Punjab
CHANDIGARH: An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hit Punjab's Ropar district early on Wednesday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NSC).
7 killed, 20 wounded after a minibus exploded in Afghan capital
KABUL: A minibus exploded in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighbourhood in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, killing at least seven civilians and wounding 20...