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K'taka HC slams POCSO court for acquitting rape accused father

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the acquittal order of a rape accused father by the Belagavi POCSO court and awarded him 10 years of imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 50,000.

Mar 31, 2022

Russia plans to fine Google over Ukraine war videos

Russia's communications regulator may fine Google over its failure to remove certain "illegal" videos related to Ukraine invasion on the YouTube platform.

Mar 31, 2022

Plane crash: 2 black boxes of crashed China Eastern Airlines plane being decoded

The two flight recorders, or black boxes, of the China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed on March 21 are being decoded, an aviation official said on Thursday.

Mar 31, 2022

National seminar on emerging technologies guides top researchers; J&K event's success celebrated [details]

While sharing the details of the program, Dr Bilal Ahmad said that such seminars educate the researchers to correctly use the tools of statistics, invalidating their research findings and sensitising the public as to how statistics help in shaping and framing policies.

Mar 31, 2022

Ayurveda clinics in 37 cantonment hospitals soon; MoD promotes benefits of traditional medicine

It was decided to establish the clinics at a recent high-level meeting between Defense Secretary Ajay Kumar and Secretary Ministry of AYUSH Vaidya Rakesh Kotecha.

Mar 31, 2022

Heartbreaking suicide of R'sthan doctor, bitter political game and police blackmailing [details]

Dr Archana Sharma was a gold medallist and worked as an associate professor in the government medical college, Gandhinagar before joining her husband in establishing a hospital in Dausa.

Mar 30, 2022

Burqa-clad woman hurls grenade at CRPF bunker; identified, to be arrested soon [details]

A burqa-clad woman was caught on camera throwing a grenade in Sopore town on Tuesday evening.

Mar 30, 2022

FAO hails decision to mark Int'l Day of Plant Health annually

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a UN decision to establish an annual International Day of Plant Health, an issue critical in addressing global hunger as plant pests and diseases cause massive crop losses and leave millions without enough food.

Mar 30, 2022

J&K govt effectively weeding out terrorism; over 100 terror-friendly employees now under scanner [details]

Men in Khaki misusing their official position to support terror groups active in Kashmir Valley. Terminated two police cops were directly involved in terror acts.

Mar 30, 2022

Axis Bank to acquire Citibank's India consumer business [credit cards, retail banking, consumer loans and more]

Lending major Axis Bank will acquire Citibank's consumer businesses in India, subject to regulatory approvals.The boards of Axis Bank and Citibank have approved the deal.

Mar 30, 2022

J&K govt terminates services of five employees for terror links; two police constables sacked [details]

The J&K government has intensified its campaign against 'terrorist friendly employees in the administration. In doing so, it has sacked dozens of employees in recent months.

Mar 30, 2022

Sexual harassment in K'taka 'Gurukul'; manager arrested after 18 girls level serious charges [details]

The manager of a Gurukul in Karnataka's Mysore district was arrested after 18 girl students levelled sexual harassment charges against him, police said on Wednesday.

Mar 30, 2022

"Monitoring judge recommended cancellation of bail to Ashish Mishra": SC seeks UP Govt's response

The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Uttar Pradesh government that the judge monitoring the Lakhimpur violence case probe had recommended cancellation of bail granted to Ashish Mishra and sought its response in the matter.

Mar 30, 2022

Congress flays Centre over continuous fuel price hikes; Dubs it "extortion"

The Congress on Wednesday slammed the Centre over "unabated" hike in fuel prices and termed it "extortion" by the Modi government.

Mar 30, 2022

CM announces launch of 'Invest Karnataka 2022' Meet in B'luru

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has announced the launch of the three-day Global Investor Meet (GIM) titled as 'Invest Karnataka 2022'. The flagship investor event of the Karnataka government aims to attract investments from across the world.

Mar 30, 2022