Wellington, (UNI) English author Neil Gaiman, whose body of work includes the bestseller children’s horror novel Coraline, has been sued by his former nanny, Scarlett Pavlovich for alleged human trafficking, sexual assault and coercion under the Trafficking Victim Protection Act. The lawsuit, lodged in the US state of Wisconsin where Gaiman owns property also implications…
Dhaka, Feb 4 (UNI) Bangladesh Cricket Board has formed an independent inquiry body, which will support the board and the BCB Anti-Corruption Unit with integrity issues and investigations, the country’s cricket governing body said in a press release Monday. The three-member committee will be headed by former justice of the appellate division Justice Mirza Hussain…
Mumbai, Feb 4 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Tuesday jumped 1397.07 pts to close high at 78,583.81 on positive global cues, as the US paused its tariff on Canada and Mexico. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) gained 378.20 pts at 23,739.25. Tumbling down over 300 pts in the previous session, the Sensex opened on a…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) A Delhi Court on Tuesday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by BJP Leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar against Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate(ACJM) Paras Dalal after hearing the complaint said, ” This Court having given considerable thought to the facts and circumstances of the present case, finds…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena said good goverance, academia and innovation can build a better Delhi. Smart governance is not just about policies and administration; it is about ideas that bring real change on the ground, said the Lieutenant Governor at the grand finale of IP University’s ‘Smart Delhi…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) India and the UK held Consultations on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in New Delhi today during which the two sides discussed developments relating to the nuclear, chemical and biological domains. The Indian delegation was led by Muanpuii Saiawi, Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs), Ministry of External Affairs, while the…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) The President of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (PGA), Philemon Yang, is on an India visit, at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. During the Feb 4-7 visit, PGA Yang and the EAM will discuss key multilateral and regional issues of mutual interest. Yang will…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday slammed Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his remark on the situation along the India-China border and accussed him of “Indulging in irresponsible politics on matters of national interest”. Talking to his social media handle X, Rajnath Singh said, “It is…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Opposition in the Lok Sabha saying ‘Some leaders speak language of urban naxals, talk of waging war against the Indian state and they cannot understand the Constitution.’ Replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday advised the lawyer representing the family of a trainee doctor, who was brutally raped and murdered in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last year, to exercise caution while arguing an application challenging the investigation into the case. The body of the 31-year-old…
