The Mizoram government has withdrawn cases registered against Assam Police personnel in connection with the July 26 border violence that killed five policemen and a civilian, Assam government spokesperson Pijush Hazari said on Tuesday. He further said that the CM Himanta Biswa Sarma government will also withdraw cases against the neighbour’s officers. CM Sarma had … Read more
File photo of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also said the police case filed against two senior Mizoram government officials Deputy Commissioner of Kolasib district and Subdivisional Police Officer of Vairengte will be withdrawn. PTI Guwahati Last Updated:August 02, 2021, 22:00 IST FOLLOW US ON: Assam Chief Minister … Read more
File photo of Tony Abott (Reuters) The Scott Morrison government will spend about $19,000 to send Tony Abbott to India. News18.com Last Updated:August 02, 2021, 10:13 IST FOLLOW US ON: Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will visit India this month to strengthen economic and trade relationships under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) and is … Read more
As many as 5,000 police personnel, including commandos, would be deployed and a five-tier security cover put in place for President Ram Nath Kovind, who is set to preside over a commemorative event here to mark the centenary of the state legislature on Monday, police said. The Assembly hall and the state secretariat, both in … Read more
As part of the outreach campaign in BJP-ruled Tripura, TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee will on Monday visit the north-eastern state, where the party claims it has a sizeable support base. The visit of Banerjee, nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and defacto number two in the party, comes day after a controversy had … Read more
Kerala was the first state to report a Covid case in the country in January 2020 and the pandemic has shown no signs of abating here. (Reuters) The state has also reported a high case positivity of 12.93 per cent cumulatively and 11.97 per cent weekly. PTI Last Updated:July 29, 2021, 12:50 IST FOLLOW US … Read more
Saudi Arabia will impose a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom’s ’red list’ under efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants, state news agency SPA said on Tuesday. It cited an unnamed interior ministry official as saying some Saudi citizens, who in May were allowed to … Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to pitch for concerted efforts to deal with terrorism and other security challenges facing the region at a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Dushanbe on Wednesday. China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe is also attending the SCO conclave but no bilateral meeting has yet been scheduled between … Read more
Hemant Soren heads the coalition government of JMM, Congress, RJD and other parties. File Ranchi: A team of Jharkhand Police will visit Delhi in connection with an investigation into the alleged attempt to topple the coalition government led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, sources said. Jharkhand Police has constituted teams to investigate the matter. The … Read more
The health condition of 89-year-old Kalyan Singh has been critical for the last many days. The health condition of 89-year-old Kalyan Singh has been critical for the last many days. The health condition of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP stalwart Kalyan Singh remains critical. Singh is admitted at SGPGI Lucknow and has been … Read more