Villagers lynch six on suspicion of ‘child lifting’ in Jharkhand

Villagers lynch six on suspicion of ‘child lifting’ in Jharkhand

Jamshedpur, May 19 : Villagers lynched six persons in two places of Rajnagar police station area in Seraikela-Kharswan district on Thursday, suspecting them to be child lifters. Agitated villagers also torched two vehicles belonging to the police in connection with the incidents. Three persons were lynched by the villagers, who suspected them of being child […]

Pakistan govt under fire for its handling of Jadhav case

Pakistan govt under fire for its handling of Jadhav case

Islamabad, May 19  : The Pakistan government on Friday faced flak over its handling of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), with several legal experts questioning the strategy adopted and asking why it accepted the global court’s jurisdiction. The Hague-based court, the UN’s highest judicial body, had on Thursday […]

EC to hold live demo of EVMs, VVPATs tomorrow

EC to hold live demo of EVMs, VVPATs tomorrow

New Delhi, May 19 : The Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold a live demonstration of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System (VVPATs) in Delhi tomorrow. There will also be a press conference on the “EVM challenge”. Earlier this week, the poll panel had said it would offer an […]

ED files PMLA case against Karti Chidambaram, others

ED files PMLA case against Karti Chidambaram, others

New Delhi, May 19 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, and others, taking cognisance of a recent CBI FIR against them.Officials said the central probe agency registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), ED’s equivalent of a police FIR, against […]