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UP: One more arrested in human trafficking involving Rohingyas
Lucknow, Aug 6(UNI) Sleuths of the Anti Terrorists Squad (ATS) on Friday claimed to have arrested one more member of the gang involved in a human trafficking racket involving Bangladeshis and Rohingyas into the country.
The gang was busted…
Why is Cong pretending to support farmers, not taking up Agri laws in Parliament?
Chandigarh, Aug 6 (UNI) Former union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday flayed the Congress for supporting the farmers' stir outside but refusing to raise the issue in Parliament.
Talking to newsmen here, Ms Badal said it was shocking…
Mysterious explosion at construction company site in Banihal, J&K
Jammu, Aug 6 (UNI) Two persons including a minor suffered injuries when a mysterious blast rocked the site of a construction company along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Banihal area of Ramban district here on Friday.
Police said…
Rahul Gandhi, Opposition leaders attend ‘Kiasan Sansad’ at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, along with Opposition leaders from 14 parties, attended an ongoing 'Kisan Sansad' at Jantar Mantar, and said Opposition will not relent till the new farm laws are abolished.
As…
Former UNI editor Neeraj Bajpai passes away
New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) Veteran journalist and former editor of United News of India Neeraj Bajpai died at his residence in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh early on Friday.
Bajpai, 64, suffered a cardiac arrest at 0130 hrs.
He is…
Trilokpuri section of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line opened
New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) The connecting link between Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 and Trilokpuri - Sanjay Lake Metro stations of Delhi Metro's Pink Line was inaugurated on Friday by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and…
SC rules in favour of Amazon, stalls Future’s Rs 24,713 cr retail deal
New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) E-commerce major Amazon secured a major relief from the Supreme Court on Friday in the dispute against the proposed Rs 24,713-crore merger deal between Future Retail Ltd. (FRL) and Reliance Retail.
The bench of…
Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria concludes four-day visit to Israel
New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Friday concluded his four-day visit to Israel.
During the visit from August 3-6, he called on Maj Gen Amikam Norkin, Commander Israeli Air Force and held wide-ranging discussions…
Haryana moving at accelerated pace to set up Compressed Natural Gas plant
Chandigarh, Aug 5 (UNI) Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said the state government is moving at an accelerated pace in the direction towards setting up 'Compressed Natural Gas' plants to keep the environment clean in the…
Three day conclave kicks off at NIFT Kangra
Jul 5 (UNI) National Institute of Fashion Technology, Kangra, on Thursday began a three day conclave to express gratitude to the weavers and artisans for keeping the handloom industry alive by their new ideas and help to sustain the age…
In signal to global investors, Govt moves to bury controversial retrospective tax policy
In a move to bury the controversial policy of retrospective taxation, the government on Thursday proposed amendments to the Income-tax Act and Finance Act, 2012 to effectively state that no tax demand shall be raised for any indirect…
Will share our perspectives on Afghanistan at UNSC meet: India
INDIA WILL share its vision and perspectives on Afghanistan at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on August 6, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
This came on a day External Affairs Minister S…
Kerala govt says no change in test rider to lift curbs
The Kerala government Thursday reiterated that it would not change the order saying that anyone entering a shop or other business establishment should have taken at least one dose of vaccine before two weeks, or possess RT-PCR negative…
Hurriyat says Kashmir issue now complicated further, points at LAC
HURRIYAT CONFERENCE on Thursday called for political engagement and dialogue with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue, saying “intransigence and denial” is not helping anyone.
In a statement issued on the second anniversary of the…
Night before Centre’s August 5 move, BJP reached out to Congress chief whip in RS; he quit next…
Lost in the din of the government’s move on August 5, 2019, stripping J&K of its special status under Article 370, splitting and downgrading it to two Union Territories, were the resignations of three members of Rajya Sabha.
It was…
Vigil at Haridwar gates to check kanwariyas, one vehicle at a time
Vijender Singh and three friends, riding motorcycles from Ludhiana, reach the Mandawar check-post on the Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand border in Haridwar district on Tuesday morning. Questioned by the Uttarakhand Police, Vijender says he is…
Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021, two other bills passed in Rajya Sabha amid din
New Delhi, Aug 5 (UNI) Amid Opposition protests and sloganeering, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021 which seeks to prevent workers of the public sector ordnance factories from going on strike…
India rejects reference to J&K by OIC, it has no locus standi
New Delhi, Aug 5 (UNI) India on Thursday categorically rejected yet another reference to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir issued by the General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Ministry of External Affairs…
India, China hold ‘candid, constructive’ talks in 12th round
New Delhi, Aug 5 (UNI) India and China held “candid and constructive” talks during the 12th round of talks in the Ladakh sector and both sides agreed to resolve the remaining issues in an expeditious manner, the Ministry of External…
Pegasus stalls Parliament again, comes up in Supreme Court today
There was no let-up in the Opposition’s pressure on the Government in Parliament Wednesday seeking a structured discussion in both Houses on the Pegasus affair. The standoff disrupted both Houses even as the Supreme Court is scheduled to…
