Dubai, Sept 24 (UNI) Bangladesh, electing to field after winning the toss, pulled back India to 168 for 6 in their allotted 20 overs in an absorbing T20 encounter here today. The match saw a mix of fireworks and collapses as India’s top order struggled, but Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya provided timely hitting to…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said today that it recently conducted search operations under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) at thirteen premises connected to the group companies of BC Jindal and Shyam Sunder Jindal, its directors, and other officers. The premises searched were located in Delhi NCR and Hyderabad. The…
Leh/New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) Four people were reportedly killed and more than 20 injured in violent demonstrations by students in Leh town demanding grant of statehood to the union Territory of Ladakh and inclusion of Ladakh into the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The number of casualties, however, could not be officially confirmed. Students…
New Delhi, Sept 24 (UNI) In a major festive season gesture, the union Cabinet today approved Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days’ wages for eligible non-gazetted railway employees. The bonus, amounting to Rs. 1,865.68 crore, will benefit over 10.91 lakh employees ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath festivals, said an…
New Delhi, Sept 24 (UNI) The union Cabinet today granted approval for Phase‑III of a centrally sponsored scheme aimed at creating 5,000 additional postgraduate (PG) seats and 5,023 more MBBS (UG) seats in existing state, central and standalone medical colleges and hospitals with an increased cost ceiling of Rs 1.50 crore per seat. The total…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) Amid fresh controversy triggered by US President Donald Trump’s remarks on the use of paracetamol during pregnancy, the World Health Organization (WHO) has rebut the claims, making it clear that there is no conclusive scientific evidence linking the common pain reliever to autism in children. At a White House event…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court today directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to submit detailed information on the custody of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in connection with 24 criminal cases, including terror funding charges. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice N.V. Anjaria passed the order…
New Delhi, Sept 24 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta today inaugurated around 80 projects related to various public services, worth over Rs 760 crore, for 50 villages in Delhi’s rural belt. She stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi always says that when the villages develop, the entire country develops. Aimed at speeding up development…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to create a dedicated online portal under the aegis of the union Home Ministry to trace missing children and monitor investigations in such cases. A Bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice R. Mahadevan highlighted the lack of coordination among state and union…
New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court today directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to ensure that elections to all state bar councils are conducted by January 31, 2026. A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh observed that many state bar council elections have not been…
