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Haryana Govt transfers officer for action against farmers
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has transferred 19 IAS officers, including Karnal Sub-Divisional Magistrate Ayush Sinha, who was recently caught on tape allegedly telling policemen dealing with a farmers’ protest to “break their heads”. Mr Sinha will now be the additional secretary of the Citizen Resources Information Department, a government...
Delhi schools reopen after 17 months
Schools in the national capital reopened with strict anti-Covid measures in place after a gap of 17 months. The new guidelines —- put in place to curb the potential spread of Covid —- include mandatory thermal screening, staggered lunch breaks, alternate seating arrangements, 50% seating per classroom, and...
Amarinder backs Jallianwala renovation, contradicts Rahul
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday appeared to support the renovations at Jallianwala Bagh, for which the Centre has been facing a storm of criticism from opposition, historians and the civil society. The Congress government of Punjab has also been in the line of fire,...
Nine Supreme Court judges take oath in one go
New Delhi: Nine new Supreme Court judges, including three women, were administered their oaths of office by Chief Justice NV Ramana on Tuesday morning. This is the first time in the history of India’s highest court that nine judges have been sworn in at one time. The ceremony...
Gunfire at Kabul airport amid Taliban takeover
Kabul: Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops, ending 20 years of war that left the Islamic militia stronger than it was in 2001. Shaky video footage distributed by the Taliban...
ICHR says Nehru poster controversy ‘unnecessary’
New Delhi: Facing flak from opposition parties for excluding Jawaharlal Nehru’s image from a poster celebrating the 75th year of independence, the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) said the controversy over the issue is “unnecessary” as other posters being released in the coming days will feature the first...
CBI files 28 cases in Bengal post-poll violence
Kolkata: More than 100 CBI officers crisscrossing Bengal to investigate post-poll violence on orders of the Calcutta High Court have filed 28 cases so far, seven of them on Sunday. Two persons arrested on Saturday in the Nadia district have been sent to judicial custody till 10th September. The...
Workers made to push train wagon after snag in MP
A technical fault with a tower wagon (a self-propelled unit used to inspect over-head cables powering electric locomotives) at a railway station in Madhya Pradesh’s Harda led to a heartbreaking sight – around three dozen people forced to manually push the wagon from the main line to another track....
Taliban ‘minister’ says women can attend university
Kabul: Afghan women will be allowed to study at university but there would be a ban on mixed classes under their rule, the Taliban’s acting higher education minister said on Sunday. The hardline Islamist group that stormed to power in mid-August after ousting the Western-back government have vowed to...
US fears threat near Kabul airport, asks citizens to leave
Washington: The United States warned Saturday of a “specific, credible threat” near Kabul airport and urged its citizens to leave the area, days after a deadly attack on crowds fleeing Taliban rule in Afghanistan. A series of urgent terror warnings have rattled evacuation efforts overseen by US forces, who...
