US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would soon be secured, stating, “It won’t be too long,” despite NATO countries not providing support in the ongoing tensions with Iran. ‘It won’t be too long’: Trump confident U.S. will secure Strait of Hormuz soon US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that
In a strong display of protest, hundreds of men and women staged an overnight dharna outside the District Collector’s office on Tuesday, demanding the closure of a country liquor unit in Laikera Panchayat of Sundargarh district. Rain-soaked protest intensifies in Sundargarh; hundreds demand closure of liquor unit Photograph: (OTV (AI-Enhanced)) In a strong display of
A major security scare unfolded at Panjab University on Tuesday evening when four armed youths allegedly opened fire at a student leader, Jashanpreet Singh Jawanda, near the department of botany. He escaped unhurt. It comes despite the heightened security arrangements on the campus due to the ongoing “Jhankaar” festival. Now, the university authorities have cancelled
He was rushed to the Government Multi Specialty Hospital where doctors declared him brought dea; a post-mortem examination would be conducted on Wednesday, say officials A 44-year-old driver, attached to the ministerial staff of the Haryana government, died after allegedly sustaining a gunshot injury at his residence in Sector 23 late Tuesday night, police said.
A local court has sentenced Anup Sharma to 6 months, the director of AK Vidya Mandir Pvt Ltd., coaching institute in a cheque bounce case. A local court has convicted Anup Sharma, director, AK Vidya Mandir Pvt Ltd (a coaching institute) in connection with a a cheque bounce case and sentenced him to 6 months
Finally, the much-awaited road underbridge (RUB) at the Raipur Kalan-Harmilap Nagar level-crossing in Baltana is expected to see the light of day as the UT administration is set to pay ₹6.40 crore to the railways. According to a letter of the UT chief engineer to the OSD to the Punjab governor and UT administrator, the
Convicting a man for a car mishap that resulted in the death of a toddler in Maloya over three years ago, a local court has sentenced him to two years of rigorous imprisonment. The postmortem report stated that the child died due to haemorrhagic shock caused by a head injury. (HT File) According to the
An often less discussed feature of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 is the new regulatory system envisaged for affiliating colleges. The objective of the new system is to foster empowerment and autonomy by gradually phasing out the affiliation system over a period of 15 years through a process of graded autonomy. The NEP suggests that each existing university should play the role
Several Muslim organisations in Mumbai on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s recent observations on the inheritance rights of Muslim women, calling it an important step towards removing gender bias. Social activist Feroze Mithiborwala said a three-judge Bench, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and R. Mahadevan, recently observed that a
A group of environmentalists had moved the Karnataka High Court, challenging the State Wildlife Board’s approval for a pumped storage hydroelectric project in the Sharavathi Lion-Tailed Macaque Wildlife Sanctuary, which is part of the Western Ghats, and a biodiversity hotspot. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Karnataka High Court, earlier this month, directed the State government