Want passport: Remain clean on social media

Want passport: Remain clean on social media

Chandigarh : Now, your activities on social media may have an adverse bearing on the prospects of getting a passport. The Punjab Police have issued instructions to their staff to check applicants’ social media life during verification. The police rationale behind the move is that virtual life on Facebook, Twitter and other online platforms is […]

TN granite scam: ED attaches over 500 properties worth Rs 200 cr

TN granite scam: ED attaches over 500 properties worth Rs 200 cr

Chennai, October 30 : The ED has attached over 500 properties, with a market value of about Rs 200 crore, in connection with its money laundering probe in the alleged illegal granite quarrying scam of Madurai in Tamil Nadu.“During the investigations, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) identified about 517 immovable properties valued at Rs 98 crore […]

Mumbai-Delhi Jet flight diverted to Ahmedabad after ‘bomb threat’

Mumbai-Delhi Jet flight diverted to Ahmedabad after ‘bomb threat’

Ahmedabad, October 30 : A Mumbai-Delhi Jet Airways flight made an emergency landing at the Ahmedabad airport on Monday morning due to “detection of an onboard security threat”, officials said. Flight 9W 339, with 115 passengers and seven crew members, landed without incident at Ahmedabad and all 122 safely “deplaned”, a Jet Airways spokesperson said. […]

SC to set up Constitution bench to hear pleas against Aadhaar

SC to set up Constitution bench to hear pleas against Aadhaar

New Delhi, October 30 : A Constitution bench would be set up to hear a clutch of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to make Aadhaar mandatory for availing various services and government welfare schemes, the Supreme Court said on Monday. A bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud, said the […]

Civilians acting as guides to terrorists, Indian DGMO tells Pak

Civilians acting as guides to terrorists, Indian DGMO tells Pak

New Delhi, October 30 : Indian Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen AK Bhatt spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza over the telephonic hotline around 2 pm on Monday. The unscheduled talk over hotline was done after Pakistan requested for this.The Indian DGMO told his counterpart that Pakistani Army […]