Chandigarh : Ignoring warnings by state authorities on burning paddy stubble, many farmers in Haryana and Punjab are still continuing the banned practice, leading to health risks and adversely affecting soil health. Both the Haryana and Punjab governments have imposed a ban on burning of paddy residue and the erring farmers can also be prosecuted by […]
New York : Indian-American hotelier Vikram Chatwal has been charged with criminal mischief for allegedly trying to burn two dogs, an allegation his lawyer has denied. Chatwal, 44, had turned himself to the police on Tuesday morning and has been charged with criminal mischief, torture and injury to animal, reckless endangerment and arson.The charges stem […]
New Delhi : In a path-breaking occurrence, the armies of India and China on Wednesday conducted their first-ever joint exercise in eastern Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. The move will be watched across the western border in Pakistan. This is the first military cooperation of New Delhi and Beijing in J&K. The two nations conduct […]
Beijing : India has “outmanoeuvred” Pakistan by effectively branding it as a “regional pariah” during the Goa BRICS-BIMSTEC summit where the country presented itself as a “bright spot”, strengthening its case for the NSG membership and a permanent seat in UNSC, state-run Chinese media said on Wednesday. “Given the uneasy background of the Indo-Pak tension, which […]
New Delhi : In a blow to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to pursue both criminal and civil defamation cases against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo for alleging corruption in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) when the BJP leader was […]