Day: November 24, 2020

Air India cabin crew member held for smuggling gold worth Rs 45 lakh at Delhi airport: Customs

10:58 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: An Air India crew member has been arrested for allegedly smuggling into the country gold valuing about Rs 45 lakh, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. After two hours of sustained grilling, he admitted that he had carried two silver-coated crudely shaped ‘kadas’ (bangless), it said. “One cabin crew of Air […]

French shop owners pressure Macron to lighten virus lockdown

10:55 pm November 24, 2020

Paris: People in France may be able to go back to their favourite shops and attend religious services again next week, after a month of partial virus lockdown — but they’ll probably have to wait until next year to savor wine and cheese in a local cafe. President Emmanuel Macron is expected to lay out new rules […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

AAP claims North MCD bringing proposal to increase property tax, BJP refutes charges

10:48 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: The AAP on Tuesday claimed that the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation is bringing a proposal to increase residential property tax by 34 per cent, a charge refuted by the saffron party. Addressing a press conference, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj claimed that BJP-ruled municipal corporations are forgoing parking fee collected in its municipal […]

UP Cabinet approves ordinance against conversions for marriage

8:12 pm November 24, 2020

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday approved the draft of a stringent law to deal with religious conversion for the sake of marriage, which BJP leaders refer to as “love jihad” An official spokesperson said the approval for the ordinance was given at a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Yogi […]

Govt blocks 43 more Chinese mobile apps, including AliExpress, Alipay Cashier, CamCard

8:07 pm November 24, 2020

New Delhi: India on Tuesday blocked 43 more Chinese mobile apps, including Alibaba Group Holding’s e-commerce app AliExpress, in a fresh wave of web sanctions amid its border standoff with China. The banned applications, which include a few dating apps, were a threat to the “sovereignty and integrity of India”, an official statement said. The Ministry of Electronics […]