New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) Germany has assured India that it will put its weight behind the India-EU FTA negotiations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today, after talks with his visiting German counterpart Johann Wadephul here. “The German Foreign Minister has assured us that he would put his full weight behind the FTA negotiations…
New Delhi, Sept 3 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report regarding a stray dog seen carrying the severed head of an infant near the Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala district, Punjab. The incident, which occurred on August 26, has raised serious concerns over alleged lapses…
New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) Stock markets witnessed a strong bullish trend today with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closing significantly higher, fueled by expectations of major announcements from the ongoing 56th GST Council meeting and renewed investor optimism following encouraging GDP growth numbers. The top performers were Tata Steel, Jindal Steel and Steel Authority…
New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) Germany today voiced appreciation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging for a speedy peace agreement in Ukraine during his bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tianjin earlier this week. “The fact that PM Modi when he met with President Putin of Russia pointed to a speedy peace agreement…
New Delhi, Sept 3 (UNI) The Supreme Court today issued notice in a Special Leave Petition (SLP) seeking an inquiry into allegations of child swapping at a private hospital in Chhattisgarh after a DNA test revealed that out of two children given to the petitioners, only one girl matched their parentage while the other did…
New Delhi, Sept 3 (UNI) The Supreme Court dismissed Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) appeal and upheld a Gauhati High Court judgment affirming an arbitral award in favour of the respondent. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice J Manoj held that the arbitral tribunal was well within its powers to grant pendente…
Shimla/New Delhi, Sept 3 (UNI) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and the state governments of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to initiate steps for declaring the higher reaches of the Himalayas as an eco-sensitive zone. The tribunal’s direction assumes critical importance in light of…
New Delhi/Beijing, Sep 3 (UNI) In a display of its military might to mark 80 years since World War II ended, China today held a massive parade at the historic Tiananmen Square in Beijing showcasing its latest generation of missiles, tanks, drones and fighter jets. US President Donald Trump was quick to react to China’s…
New Delhi, Sept 3 (UNI) A Special Leave Petition (SLP) has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging a 2022 judgment of the Kerala High Court that, while affirming the importance of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act), adopted what petitioners call a “narrow and restrictive”…
New Delhi, Sept 3 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today said it has issued notices to the Director General of Police, Bihar, and the District Magistrate, Patna, seeking a detailed report within two weeks in the reported rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl by the caretaker of a garden in the Maner…
