New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi VK Saxena, who is also the Chairperson of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), to file an affidavit explaining which officers of the DDA should be held liable for cutting trees in Delhi’s Ridge Forest area in violation of…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the formation of the government and renewed his pledge to continue to fight until full statehood is restored. Taking to his social media handle X, Gandhi said, “Congratulations to CM Omar Abdullah…
Islamabad/New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Wednesday he had signed eight outcome documents of the SCO summit in Islamabad and that India had made a positive and constructive contribution to the deliberations. In a post on X, he also extended best wishes to Russia which takes over the SCO CHG…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the State of Maharashtra to file a counter affidavit to object to the issue of whether the multiple FIRs issued against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for hate speech can be clubbed together. A bench comprising Justice Abhay Oka, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Augustine…
Islamabad/New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday evening left the Pakistani capital for India after attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of Government Summit. In a post on X, the EAM thanked the Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and the government of…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of Varanasi-Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya multi-tracking rail project with an estimated investment of Rs 2,642 crore. The project also includes a new Rail-cum-Road Bridge across Ganga river. The proposed project will improve logistical efficiency by connecting…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Adding to the festive cheer, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a raise in dearness allowances (DA) for central government employees and dearness relief (DR) for pensioners by 3 per cent with effect from July 1 this year to compensate against price rise. “The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime…
Washington/New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) The US backed close friend, neighbour and ally Canada in its stand against India, saying that Ottawa’s allegations against New Delhi of involvement in the killing of Indo-Canadian Khalistani activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar “are serious” and that Washington wants India to cooperate with Canada’s investigation. Separately, the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth…
Islamabad/New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday stressed that cooperation within the SCO grouping can progress only when it is based on mutual respect and sovereign equality, and is firm and uncompromising in countering the ‘three evils’ of terrorism, extremism and separatism. Addressing the SCO Heads of Government summit in…
Islamabad/New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was on Wednesday welcomed by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar as he arrived at the venue of the SCO Summit in Islamabad. The 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2024…
