UP Transformation Dialogues Law and order is often seen as the foundation stone of economic growth, of prosperity, investment, tourism, and of course, stability in any particular state.As Uttar Pradesh positions itself as a major investment destination and aims to become a trillion-dollar economy, questions around public safety, policing reforms, and citizen confidence have taken…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday registered protest against repeated strikes on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid the renewed US-Iran-Israel war. This came after recent attack on Palau-flagged MT Settebello while transiting the Gulf of Oman which left 3 Indians dead.“There have been several incidents involving Indian seafarers in West…
NEW DELHI: The family of 24-year-old Aditya Sharma, a deck cadet from Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district who was killed in the attack on MT Settebello near the Strait of Hormuz, has demanded an inquiry into the incident and sought the return of his mortal remains.“There is only one demand, we want to know with whose…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police has seized nearly Rs 1.77 crore in cash from a locked room of a private school in Kanchrapara in North 24 Parganas district and detained the institution’s accountant for questioning.The recovery was made during an overnight search operation carried out on the basis of specific intelligence inputs, police said.According to…
NEW DELHI: In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday recognised homemakers as ‘nation builders’ and ruled that the loss of domestic care services provided by them should be treated as a separate head of compensation in motor accident claims.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh held that the contribution of…
After days of uncertainty over the fate of Indian mango exports, Nepal has clarified that no ban has been imposed on shipments from India and that imports are continuing in line with prescribed phytosanitary regulations.This marks a reversal of earlier reports suggesting restrictions on Indian mangoes over pesticide residue and quarantine concerns.The ministry of agriculture…
NEW DELHI: Specialty chemicals maker Vipul Organics Ltd has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Switzerland’s Omya Group, giving the firm sole rights to sell Vipul’s pigment products across most of Europe, the company said on Thursday.Under the deal, Omya – a privately held minerals giant – will distribute Vipul’s SunTone ® and SunCoat ®…
NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Thursday granted interim protection from coercive action to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in connection with a case involving the alleged forgery of signatures of newly elected TMC MLAs after the recent assembly elections.While granting interim relief, the court directed Banerjee to appear before the investigating agency at 6…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday performed a special pooja at Rajinder Nagar to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi becoming India’s longest continuously serving elected Prime Minister.On June 10, Modi completed 4,399 consecutive days in office, surpassing the 4,398 days of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, to achieve the milestone.“History has…
Kerala health authorities have stepped up surveillance and contact-tracing measures after a 43-year-old man from Kozhikode district tested positive in a preliminary screening for Nipah virus (NiV), a highly fatal zoonotic disease that has caused multiple outbreaks in the state over the past decade.The patient, a businessman from Feroke, is currently on ventilator support at…