New Delhi- The Supreme Court on Thursday remarked that the purpose of the inquiry into the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, claiming over 260 lives, is not to assign blame, but to ascertain the causes of the incident so that such tragedies can be prevented in the future. A Bench…
Srinagar- Intensifying crackdown on suspects across Kashmir Valley in the aftermath of the Delhi terror blast, the J&K Police have picked up over three dozen people for questioning. Officials said some of these people are government employees, and have been picked up in Srinagar, Sopore, Baramulla, Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian districts.The Jammu and Kashmir Police…
Jaipur- The results of the Anta Assembly by-election in Rajasthan will be announced on Friday, and once again, the constituency has drawn attention for its distinctive electoral pattern. Since its creation in 2008 after the delimitation exercise, Anta has consistently mirrored the party in power in Rajasthan, with every winning candidate from the constituency finding…
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that not every Kashmiri is a terrorist, and looking at every citizen of J&K with suspicion prevents people from following the right path. Omar Abdullah told reporters here that in his first reaction to the Delhi terror blast on the first day, he said,…
Jaipur – As the security has been tightened across Rajasthan following the Delhi blast, the Sriganganagar district administration has issued an order banning public movement within a three-kilometre radius of the India-Pakistan border for two months. Sriganganagar District Collector Dr Manju issued the restrictive orders along the International Border. This ban will be effective from…
Kolkata- No special treatment will be extended to Partha Chatterjee, which he received earlier as West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General, in case he attends the forthcoming winter session of the Assembly scheduled later this month. The new seat that will be allotted to him on the floor of the House will…
New York : Researchers identified SGK1 as a key chemical connecting childhood trauma to depression and suicidal behaviour.High SGK1 levels were found in the brains of suicide victims and in people with genetic variants linked to early adversity. Drugs that block SGK1 could offer a new kind of antidepressant, especially for patients resistant to SSRIs.Neuroscientists…
Patna : With the exit polls predicting an NDA victory in the Bihar polls, leaders of the ruling alliance are expectedly happy, but the Mahagathbandhan leaders have rejected the predictions, saying their own assessment shows that there will be a change of government in the state.Union Minister Nityanand Rai said the exit polls result show…
Moscow : Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has indicated that Moscow is ready to resume preparations for a Russia-US summit meeting over Ukraine, state media reported.A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin planned in the Hungarian capital of Budapest did not materialise last month.“We are still ready to hold the…
Melbourne : Former Australian cricketer Rodney Hogg has predicted that England’s premier batter Joe Root will be a “total failure” during the Ashes Down Under, stating that his technique “does not work in Australia”.The Ashes in Australia will be a series crucial in determining Root’s legacy as a Test batter. While he is already the…
