New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Saturday alleged that the government’s push for the SHANTI Bill, which opens India’s nuclear sector to private players, is linked to US pressure on nuclear liability rules. Ramesh pointed to a reference in the US National Defence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which mentions a…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Air India Express has grounded its pilot who thrashed and punched a passenger travelling with his family with toddler, leaving him with a black eye and bleeding face at Delhi Airport T1 on Friday. The pilot, identified as Vijender Sejwal, reportedly attacked the passenger when the latter protested to his…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Hyderabad Zonal Office on Saturday arrested Kakarla Srinivas, the Managing Director of Jayathri Infrastructures India Pvt. Ltd. The ED initiated its investigation based on multiple FIRs registered by the Hyderabad Police. The FIRs were filed against Jayathri Infrastructures India Pvt. Ltd., its Managing Director Kakarla Srinivas,…
R K Raina New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) Bangladesh is entering a phase of serious internal instability marked by mob violence, erosion of state authority, and the growing influence of radical Islamist groups. The killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a factory worker in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, lynched by a mob over allegations of insulting religious sentiments,…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) As dense fog covered the national capital and several northern cities, a reduced visibility resulted in cancellations of at least 100 flights at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday morning. The Centre government has issued clear instructions to air carriers to inform passengers concerned about the actual status of…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (UNI) A dense layer of toxic smog engulfed the national capital on Saturday as the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked all actions under GRAP Stage-IV across Delhi-NCR amid worsening air quality. Delhi’s air quality has hit a dangerous high, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 535, signaling a…
Imphal, Dec 20 (UNI) Manipur Police and security forces arrested a militant, apprehended three women drug peddlers, and destroyed a large poppy plantation during separate operations, officials said. Police stated that an active cadre of a militant outfit was arrested from Imphal West district on Friday. In another operation, security forces arrested three drug peddlers,…
Dharamshala, Dec 20 (UNI) Senior BJP state spokesperson Trilok Kapoor on Friday accused the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government of neglecting Kangra district, citing the Himachal Pradesh Human Development Report 2025 to allege political discrimination and declining development indicators. Referring to the report released by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on October 27, 2025, in Shimla,…
Itanagar, Dec 20 (UNI) Counting of votes for the recently held Panchayat elections in Arunachal Pradesh is underway on Saturday across all 27 districts, along with the counting for municipal polls. The counting of votes began at 8 am. State Election Commissioner (SEC) Secretary Taru Talo said that 45 counting halls have been prepared for…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (UNI) Indian Railways has marked another milestone in freight operations with the launch of the Niryat Cargo Express, an export-oriented assured rail service, operating as a double-stack container train from the Ichhapuri Container Terminal in Gurugram to Mundra Port in Gujarat. The time-tabled service, aimed at enabling faster and more cost-effective…
