‘Udtaa Punjab’: Posters on drugs alarms Amritsar
Border city presumably becoming frontrunner as drug capital of North India
Amritsar: “Chitta ethe Milda Hai..” “Chitta- (the deadly white powder, a crude form of heroin) is available here”. This line on a poster at Chowk Moni area of Amritsar, in Punjabi script, sent shivers down the spine of residents. A video of this became viral in nanoseconds. The resident of the narrow lanes of Chowk […]
Morbi bridge collapse toll rises to 134; FIR against bridge maintenance & operation agencies
Morbi: Police have registered an FIR on charges of culpable homicide against agencies given the task of maintenance and operation of the bridge in Gujarat’s Morbi city which collapsed, killing 134 people, officials said on Monday. Morbi Municipality’s chief officer Sandeepsinh Zala told reporters on Sunday that the city-based clocks and e-bike maker Oreva Group […]
Had Sardar Patel been India’s 1st PM, many problems would not have occurred: Shah
New Delhi: The country would not have faced the many problems it is confronted with today had Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel been made India’s first prime minister, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Monday. Addressing students of the Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Shah also said the Modi government has worked to deepen constitutional and democratic […]
Order putting sedition law on hold to continue, SC grants time to Centre
New Delhi: An interim order putting on hold the contentious sedition law and the consequential registration of FIRs will continue as the Supreme Court granted additional time to the Centre on Monday to take “appropriate steps” with regard to the reviewing of the colonial-era provision. A bench of Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and justices […]
Iran plans public trials for 1,000 protesters in Tehran
Dubai: Iranian authorities announced on Monday they will hold public trials for 1,000 people in the capital, Tehran, over the protests that have convulsed the country. The mass indictments mark the government’s first major legal action aimed at quashing dissent since unrest erupted over six weeks ago. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted judicial officials […]
Chinese Premier to host SCO council of heads of government meet on Tuesday
Beijing: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will host the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) via video link on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said here on Monday. Launched in Shanghai in June 2001, the SCO has eight full members, including its six founding members, […]
Russian strikes hit Ukraine, most of Kyiv without water
Kyiv: A massive barrage of Russian strikes on Monday morning hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities, knocking out water and power supplies in apparent retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet over the weekend. The mayor of Ukraine’s capital said that 80 per cent of […]
Inflation hits new record in Europe, slowing economy
Frankfurt: Inflation hit a new record in the 19 countries that use the euro currency, fuelled by out-of-control prices for natural gas and electricity due to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Economic growth also slowed ahead of what economists fear is a looming recession, largely as a result of those higher prices sapping Europeans’ ability to […]
Saudi, UAE back OPEC cuts as US envoy warns of ”uncertainty”
Abu Dhabi: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates defended on Monday a decision by OPEC and its allies to cut oil production, even as an American envoy warned of “economic uncertainty” ahead for the world. While cordial, the comments at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference showed the stark divide between the […]
