Sections 132 and 134 of Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, protect lawyer-client communications from disclosure. The Enforcement Directorate message to Venugopal read, “Please refer to the trail mail in this regard. The summons for June 24 issued to you hereby stands withdrawn with immediate effect.”By afternoon, the SC Bar Association’s executive body, led by senior advocate…
BENGALURU: Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has become the first Indian firm to fully acquire technology of a launch vehicle. HAL secured the transfer of technology (ToT) for Isro‘s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) at a cost of Rs 511 crore.Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) announced Friday that this first-of-its-kind complete ToT…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission has revised its standard operating procedures (SOPs) for post-result checking of burnt memory or microcontroller of EVM (EVM C&V), allowing the candidates who finished second or third, to also opt for a mock poll on the selected EVM units, in addition to the simple diagnostic check already offered.As per the earlier…
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File Image) BHUBANESWAR: PM Modi Friday said he had to say ‘no’ to US President Donald Trump’s invitation to drop by in Washington on his way back from Canada, where he had gone for the G7 summit, as he did not want to miss his scheduled…
National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi SRINAGAR: National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi’s disenchantment with his party leadership came to the fore once again on Friday as he lamented that the quality of politics in J&K had degraded, and hinted at charting an independent course.Addressing a function in north Kashmir’s Sopore, Mehdi said he was…
Separatist leader Shabir Shah SRINAGAR: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have urged the central and state governments to facilitate home custody for separatist leader Shabir Shah, who is reportedly suffering from prostate cancer and urgently needs surgery.“Shabir Shah, in Tihar jail for a considerable period, is suffering from prostate cancer and in urgent need…
Uttarakhand CM welcomed Ambassadors and High Commissioners of different countries (Image credit: ANI) Uttarakhand chief ministerPushkar Singh Dhami on Friday welcomed Ambassadors and High Commissioners of various countries to cultural programme organised on the eve of International Yoga Day on Friday in Bhararisain. Speaking at the event, CM Singh Dhami said, “When I went to…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah criticised the United States foreign policy, reacting to the recent hosting of Pakistan Army Chief Asif Munir by US President Donald Trump for lunch at the White House. “But clearly, America acts only in its own benefit and has…
NEW DELHI: A British Royal Navy F-35B fighter jet that made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport on June 14 remains grounded due to a hydraulic system failure, defence officials confirmed on Friday. The aircraft may now be transported back to its carrier via a military transport aircraft if on-ground repairs remain unsuccessful.The stealth fighter,…
Arun murdered his wife Tannu and buried her body outside his house in Faridabad. NEW DELHI: In a shocking incident, a woman’s body was discovered buried in front of her residence, allegedly killed by her in-laws who concealed the crime for nearly two months by filing a missing person report. The victim, Tannu Kumar from…
