Day: December 22, 2020

Gold worth Rs 87 lakh, saffron seized at Chennai airport Adds words in last para

10:56 pm December 22, 2020

Chennai: Customs department sleuths seized gold, weighing totally 1.67 kg and worth Rs 87 lakh, in separate incidents at the airport here over the last two days and two persons were arrested in this connection, officials said on Tuesday. In the first case, gold was recovered from the baggage of a passenger who arrived from […]

HM’s remark against custodial torture, a welcome move

HM Amit Shah recommends Special Operation Medal to 39 police officers

10:52 pm December 22, 2020

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday recommended the Union Home Minister’s Special Operation Medal for the Year 2020 to 39 police officers, including 15 from Delhi, six from Karnataka and five from Gujarat. In a notification, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the selected include five police officers from Tamil Nadu and eight from Kerala. The Delhi […]

DDC elections made it clear people rejected Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370: Mehbooba

10:47 pm December 22, 2020

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the results of the DDC elections have made it clear that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have voted for the Gupkar alliance and rejected the Centre’s “unconstitutional” decision to abrogate Article 370. Taking to Twitter, Mehbooba said the cadre of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar declaration (PAGD) — an amalgam of several mainstream political […]

Pair of passengers exit NYC flight via slide before takeoff

10:41 pm December 22, 2020

New York : A Delta flight out of New York City was halted after a man and a woman carrying a service dog exited the aircraft using an emergency slide, an airline spokesperson said Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday as the jet was leaving for the flight from LaGuardia Airport to Atlanta, said the spokesperson […]

Dalai Lama receives first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine

US Congress seeks int’l coalitions to ensure next Dalai Lama is appointed by Tibetan Buddhists

10:37 pm December 22, 2020

Washington: Needling China, the US Congress has passed a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader and expands the role of a special diplomat on Tibetan issues to pursue international coalitions to ensure that the next Dalai Lama is appointed solely by the Tibetan Buddhist community. The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020, which was passed […]