Day: January 25, 2021

SC grants “last chance” to Centre to decide on commuting Rajoana’s death penalty

2:24 pm January 25, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday granted “last chance” to the Centre to decide within two weeks on Balwant S Rajoana’s plea seeking commutation of death penalty in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh’s assassination case. The Centre sought three weeks to decide on the plea saying the government is examining the issue and needs time under the present […]

Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia

2:17 pm January 25, 2021

Jerusalem: Israeli authorities on Monday extradited a woman wanted on 74 charges of child sex abuse in Australia following a six-year legal battle that strained relations between the two governments, her attorney confirmed. Malka Leifer, a former teacher accused of sexually abusing several former students at a Jewish school in Melbourne, had been fighting extradition from Israel since 2014. Leifer maintains her innocence and the […]

WhatsApp treating Indian users differently from Europeans matter of concern: Centre to HC

2:10 pm January 25, 2021

New Delhi: WhatsApp is treating Indian users differently from Europeans over opting out of its new privacy policy which is a matter of concern for the government and it is looking into the issue, the Centre informed the Delhi High Court on Monday. The central government told the high court that it was also a matter of concern that Indian users were being […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Cold wave likely in Delhi

1:53 pm January 25, 2021

New Delhi: Cold wave is set to make a comeback in Delhi as the minimum temperature is likely to drop by four degrees Celsius over the next two-three days, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. The maximum is likely to settle around 16 degrees Celsius. Dense-to-very-dense fog is also predicted during the period, said […]

4 killed after truck hits motorcycle in Rajasthan

1:44 pm January 25, 2021

Jaipur: Four men were killed when their motorcycle collided with a truck in Banswara district of Rajasthan, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday night near Katumbi Adibhit area in Ambapura. The four Mukesh (26), his brother Sohan (20), Dilip (22) and Dinesh (26), were on their way to Banswara city when a […]