New Delhi, Aug 13 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the interim bail of Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. A bench comprising Justice M M Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar extended the interim bail but adjourned the hearing on regular bail to…
Kolkata, Aug 13 (UNI) Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI probe into the alleged rape and murder of a 31-year-old woman post-graduate trainee doctor at the West Bengal government-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital premises in North Kolkata. A division bench comprising Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya transferred the…
Dhaka, Aug 13 (UNI) Farooq-e-Azam on Tuesday took the oath of office as an adviser to the interim Bangladesh government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus, media reports said. Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar and Supradeep Chakma also took oaths of office as advisers to the interim government, reports said. President Md Shahabuddin administered the oaths…
Dhaka, Aug 13 (UNI) Four newly-appointed judges of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court took oaths of office on Tuesday, media reports said. According to Dhaka Tribune, the elevate judges are: Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, Justice Syed Md Ziaul Karim, Justice Md Rezaul Haque, and Justice SM Emdadul Hoque. Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed…
Dhaka, Aug 13 (UNI) Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and six officials have been named as accused in a murder complaint filed in a local court here over the killing of grocery shop owner in police firing during anti-quota stir on July 19, media reports said on Tuesday. Amir Hamza Shatil, a Mohammadpur resident…
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (UNI) In a major blow to India’s Paralympic ambitions, Pramod Bhagat, the Paralympic badminton champion, who clinched gold at the Tokyo 2020 Games, has been handed an 18-month suspension by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). This ruling means Bhagat will miss the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The suspension comes after Bhagat was…
New Delhi, Aug 13 (UNI) India and Australia held the 6th Maritime Security Dialogue today in Canberra during which the two sides conferred on ways to sustain a safe and secure maritime environment conducive for inclusive growth and global well-being. The Indian delegation was led by Muanpuii Saiawi, Joint Secretary, Disarmament & International Security Affairs,…
New Delhi, Aug 13 (UNI) Taking a tough stand against the menace of pesky or unsolicited communications, telecom regulator TRAI has issued a direction to all service providers to disconnect telecom resources of “unregistered” senders for making spam calls and to “blacklist” such senders. TRAI’s such action comes in the wake of observation that there…
New Delhi, Aug 13 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed the contempt matter against Yoga guru and Patanjali Ayurved founder Baba Ramdev and the company’s Managing Director (MD) Acharya Balakrishna in the misleading advertisements case. A Bench comprising Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, while accepting the unconditional apology tendered by them, discharged…
