BHUBANESWAR: Six persons, including the owner of a house and his son, allegedly died of asphyxiation while trying to remove the centring of an under-construction septic tank at Gaud Karlakhunta village in Kalahandi district on Tuesday.Police said five labourers were hired for the job to remove the temporary structure built to support the concrete roof…
JAIPUR/JAISALMER: Union home minister Amit Shah pledged Tuesday faster deployment of advanced surveillance systems, anti-drone technology and upgraded infrastructure along India’s western frontier while inaugurating new barracks for women personnel of BSF during a visit to forward posts in Rajasthan bordering Pakistan.Addressing BSF personnel at Sanchu border post in Bikaner district, about 330km northwest of…
NEW DELHI: After struggling for three years, acid attack survivor, 28-year-old Reshma Qureshi, has finally won a hard-fought battle to get the authorities to conduct a reassessment of her disability, taking into account the damage caused by the lethal acid thrown at her more than 12 years ago by her brother-in-law during an ongoing marital…
NEW DELHI: With cow slaughter banned by legislations in all states, except Kerala and some in the north-east, an advocate on Tuesday requested SC for an urgent hearing prior to Eid, which falls on May 28, for a direction to states to strictly enforce the laws.Advocate Barun Kumar Sinha sought an urgent hearing on a…
NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at strengthening the electronic warfare capabilities of the IAF’s workhorse fighter jets, the defence ministry has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to upgrade the Su-30MKI fighters with a state-of-the-art anti-jamming, anti-spoofing multi-constellation global positioning system (GPS) antenna.Jamming and spoofing are part of electronic warfare. Under jamming, the signal…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has held that the in-laws of a woman cannot be prosecuted for cruelty or making dowry demands merely because they remained mute spectators to disputes between spouses and did not come to rescue of the daughter-in-law. It said that while such conduct is questionable on moral grounds, it does not automatically…
India is in negotiations with Russia to purchase additional batches of S-400 long-range air defence systems, Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) confirmed on Tuesday.“Russia and India are negotiating the delivery of an additional batch of S-400 Triumf air defence systems, according to Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation. Moscow said the S-400 ‘proved…
If Confirmed By Larger Surveys, It Could Change Treatment Protocol NEW DELHI: In a major medical breakthrough, scientists have shown that a one-time gene therapy can sharply lower “bad” cholesterol for at least a year, potentially opening the door to a future where some heart patients may no longer need lifelong cholesterol medication.The experimental therapy,…
PUNE: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday evening arrested a student, who allegedly received physics questions from Pune school headmistress Manisha Havaldar, in connection with the NEET-UG question paper leak case. With this, the total number of people arrested in the case has risen to 12.The student, whose phone number was reportedly saved…
NEW DELHI: Ladakh L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday asked Sonam Wangchuk to desist from “weaving a misleading and provocative narrative” about the situation in the UT, in criticism of the activist’s recent comments that feared Manipur-like social divisions in the border region and indicated his support to Cockroach Janta Party.Saxena said he had a…