Day: February 12, 2021

SC seeks replies of Centre, states on delay in payment of dues of Rs 15,683 cr to sugarcane farmers

10:10 pm February 12, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the Centre and 16 sugarcane-producing states like Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra on a plea seeking a direction for immediate release of Rs 15,683 crore dues in a time-bound manner to the farmers, the delay of which was allegedly leading many to commit suicides. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A […]

Man hammers his wife, daughter to death

10:04 pm February 12, 2021

Ludhiana: A 60-year-old factory worker allegedly killed his wife and daughter by hitting their heads with a steel hammer and is suspected to have died by suicide by jumping into a canal here, police said on Friday. Pyara Singh allegedly killed his wife Swarnkar Kaur (53) and daughter Rajwant Kaur (22) while they were sleeping […]

Country has turned bankrupt under Modi govt: Tiwari

10:00 pm February 12, 2021

Mohali: The country has turned bankrupt under the Modi government and its image has been dented on social, political and international fronts, Congress MP Manish Tiwari alleged here on Friday. Addressing a rally in support of party candidates for Mohali municipal body elections slated for February 14, he said there is a debt of Rs […]

Tripura man gets 12-year jail for cheating, raping woman

9:01 pm February 12, 2021

Agartala: A 32-year old man was awarded 12-year prison term and fined Rs 60,000 by a local court here for cheating and raping a woman on the pretext of marriage. Additional District and Session Judge Dhiman Debbarma ordered authorities concerned to fix deposit the penalty — to be paid as compensation to the woman — […]

Russia says it’s ready for split if EU imposes new sanctions

8:53 pm February 12, 2021

Moscow: Russia is prepared for a split with the European Union if the EU imposes new crippling sanctions amid a dispute over the treatment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the nation’s top diplomat warned Friday. In response to a question about Moscow’s willingness to rupture links with the EU, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in […]