Day: February 3, 2021

Mere possession or recovery of currency notes not sufficient to constitute offence under PC Act: SC

10:33 pm February 3, 2021

New Delhi: Mere possession or recovery of currency notes is not sufficient to constitute an offence under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act and to prove the charge of the prosecution against the accused, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The apex court said that to prove the charge against an accused, it has to be proved beyond […]

Indian-American doctor appointed as Chief Medical Officer of Department of Homeland Security

10:29 pm February 3, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American doctor Dr Pritesh Gandhi as Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Homeland Security. In this role, Gandhi serves as principal adviser to the Department of Homeland Security secretary, assistant secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator, a media release said. He will lead on issues […]

LG directs for over three-fold increase in sea buckthorn harvest in Ladakh

10:22 pm February 3, 2021

Leh: Ladakh Lt Governor R K Mathur on Wednesday asked officials to explore ways and means to increase the production of sea buckthorn, a berry plant said to be having many medicinal values and prevalent in the Union Territory. Maintaining that sea buckthorn is a potential large GDP contributor and a means of employment generation, LG Mathur asked officials […]

US extends sole remaining nuclear arms treaty with Russia

10:10 pm February 3, 2021

Washington: The United States joined Russia on Wednesday in extending the two countries’ last remaining treaty limiting their stockpiles of nuclear weapons, two days before the pact was set to expire. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement the U.S. would use the five years of the New START treaty’s renewal to pursue limits on all of Russia’s nuclear weapons. That’s after the Trump administration […]

Kangana vs Diljit 2.0: stars engage in fresh Twitter spat over song on Rihanna

9:04 pm February 3, 2021

Mumbai: Actors Kangana Ranaut and Diljit Dosanjh were involved in another Twitter spat on Wednesday with the ”Queen” star criticising the singer-actor’s special song dedication to pop star Rihanna for her support to farmers’ protest, and the Punjabi artiste telling the actor to ”not bore him”. The pair was involved in an ugly fight on Twitter in December when Dosanjh had taken Ranaut to task for misidentifying an elderly woman protestor […]