By Aditi Khanna London, February 25 New rules in force from Wednesday will see the UK transition to a digital transit system, including mandatory eVisas for Indian travellers and Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for non-visa requiring visitors. The new procedure will replace paper-based visa stickers as part of a phased programme over recent years. While […]
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By Harinder Mishra Jerusalem, February 25 As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for Israel from India for a visit expected to upgrade the bilateral ties to a new level, the Israeli media is describing the trip as a “strategic reset”, a “landmark moment” and a “defining” phase. Leading Israeli publications have given prominent […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 25 Haryana’s State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested four people, including the masterminds behind the Rs 590-crore IDFC First Bank fraud, officials said on Wednesday.Of the four arrested, two are ex-IDFC First Bank employees and two are private persons who own a partnership firm, they said.The arrests were made […]
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New Delhi, February 25 Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday strongly objected to a chapter on judicial corruption in the NCERT’s Class 8 curriculum, saying that nobody on earth will be allowed to defame the judiciary and taint its integrity. A three-judge bench comprising the CJI and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M […]
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New York, February 25 American tech entrepreneur Bill Gates has apologised to the staff at the Gates Foundation over his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but maintained that he did “nothing illicit,” according to a media report. The Microsoft co-founder also admitted that he had two affairs with Russian women and that he […]
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New Delhi, February 25 Merely breaking up may not amount to instigation for a case of abetment of suicide under the criminal law, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Manoj Jain made the observation while dealing with a bail plea by a man accused of abetting the suicide of his former partner, who hanged […]
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New Delhi, February 25 An FIR has been registered in connection with a late-night firing at a car carrying a lawyer associated with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi near the ISBT in Kashmere Gate, police said on Wednesday. Gangster Naveen Boxer allegedly claimed responsibility for the attack through a social media post purported to be from […]
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New Delhi, February 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that Class 10 admit card accompanied by pass certificate can be produced as supplementary documentation for identity verification in the ongoing SIR exercise in West Bengal. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi passed the […]
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New Delhi, February 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the trial in money laundering case registered against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on the plea of Soren in which he had sought quashing […]
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Mathura, February 25 Holi celebrations are in full swing across the Braj region – — Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Nandgaon, Gokul, Mahavan, and Baldev – even before the festival formally begins elsewhere in the country. Devotees from across India and abroad are celebrating the love of Radha and Krishna. Barsana and Nandgaon are witnessing the traditional […]
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