New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report concerning the alleged suicide of a man following purported custodial torture at the Dwarka North Police Station in the national capital. The incident reportedly took place on July 11, a day after the victim was…
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) The BJP on Thursday slammed leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for accusing the Centre of targeting his brother-in-law, Robert Vadra, calling his remarks a reflection of the Congress’ “Emergency-era mindset” and a disregard for due legal process. Gandhi had alleged that the…
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) Minister of State for Transport & Highways Harsh Malhotra today said that India’s national highways network has expanded significantly from 91,000 km in 2014 to over 1.46 lakh km today, making it the second-largest road network in the world. Addressing the Road and Highways Summit here, Malhotra emphasised that these…
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) India has expressed deep sorrow over the devastating fire at a shopping centre in Al-Kut, Iraq, which claimed at least 61 lives. Conveying condolences to the government and people of Iraq, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) affirmed India’s solidarity with them during this tragic time and offered prayers for…
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi today strongly condemned the latest chargesheet filed against his brother-in-law and businessman Robert Vadra, calling it part of a decade-long campaign of political harassment by the Central government. In a statement on X, Gandhi said, “My brother-in-law has been hounded by…
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) India has welcomed the US decision to designate The Resistance Front (TRF) — a proxy of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) — as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), calling it a decisive step underscoring the deepening counter-terrorism cooperation between New Delhi and Washington. “The government of India welcomes the…
New Delhi, July 18 (UNI) India today termed the US’ designation of The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO) as a strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation and for zero tolerance for terrorism. In a post on X, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said:“A strong affirmation of India-US counter-terrorism cooperation. “Appreciate @SecRubio…
Washington, July 18 (UNI) In a major move, the United States has designated The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, which was behind the horrific April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation (FTO). US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a statement said the designation of the…
New York, July 17 (UNI) Atlanta-based soft drink giant The Coca-Cola Company will switch back to real cane sugar in its namesake soda, Coke, within the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday on social media. “I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and…
New Delhi, July 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the anticipatory bail granted to a man accused of raping a married woman on the false promise of marriage and rebuked the woman for having an extramarital affair. A bench comprising justices MM Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh made these observations while hearing the…
