Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Take steps to fast-track and streamline forest clearances, says FAC

New Delhi, July 3 -- In a bid to streamline the forest clearance process, the forest advisory committee (FAC) has recommended curbing multiple enquiries for essential details, not insisting on hard co... Read More


Not a terror act: HC grants bail to 2 in Parl security breach case

New Delhi, July 3 -- The Delhi high court on Wednesday granted bail to two accused - Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat - in the 2023 Parliament security breach case, saying their protest was not a terror... Read More


Infosys employee held for filming colleague in office restroom, fired

Bengaluru, July 3 -- A 28-year-old Infosys employee was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly filming a woman colleague inside a washroom at the company's Electronics City campus in Bengaluru, police sa... Read More


k'taka challenges order quashing cop's suspension in stampede case

Bengaluru, July 3 -- The Karnataka government on Wednesday moved the state's high court challenging the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order that quashed the suspension of IPS officer Vikash Ku... Read More


Govt floats tender for 10.9k electric buses under PM e-drive scheme

New Delhi, July 3 -- The Union government has floated its largest ever tender to deploy 10,900 AC and non-AC buses under the Prime Minister e-drive scheme, in a big push towards the electrification of... Read More


Phone tapping violates privacy rights, says HC

Bengaluru, July 3 -- The Madras high court on Wednesday held that phone tapping, even to detect a crime, amounts to the violation of an individual's fundamental right to privacy, unless it is strictly... Read More


Man dies of injuries from May 9 Pak attack

Ferozepur, July 3 -- A 55-year-old man, who sustained injuries in a Pakistani drone attack in Ferozepur district of Punjab on May 9, died at a private hospital in Ludhiana, officials said on Wednesday... Read More


Will complete full term as K'taka CM: Siddaramaiah

Bengaluru, July 3 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday asserted that he will be in office for a full five-year term and dismissed speculation of an internal power shift in the ruling ... Read More


5.8K pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine

Jammu, July 3 -- Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor (LG) Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of Amarnath pilgrims from Yatri Niwas base camp at Bhagwati Nagar in Jammu on Wednesday morning. A t... Read More


US, India to ink 10-year Defence Framework by year end

Washington D C, July 3 -- India and the United States of America have agreed to sign a new 10-year US-India Defence Framework by this year, US Senior Defence Spokesperson Colonel Chris Devine said. U... Read More