The park authorities has formulated a strategy to tranquillise the tiger, which was now trapped inside the bedroom of a house. Guwahati: The devastating flood is not only a tragedy for residents of Assam alone but it has brought catastrophe for wildlife of the state also as on Thursday, a tiger which strayed away from […]
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The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill Act, 2019 was cleared by Lok Sabha in August 2018 but could not be passed by Rajya Sabha. New Delhi: The Narendra Modi-led NDA government intends to make India a hub of domestic and international arbitration by bringing in changes in law for faster resolution of commercial disputes. Union […]
The German diplomat is expected to push for a greater role for India in the Afghan peace process. New Delhi: Any agreement between the United States and the Taliban on peace in Afghanistan could involve phased withdrawal of US troops from the country subject to adherence to guarantees that could be given by the Taliban […]
From Kulbhushan Jadhav’s reprieve to bank nationalisation, here are the best of Business Standard Opinions for the day The Asian Development Bank has lowered India’s FY20 growth estimate to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent on the back, it says, of fiscal concerns. This is the second time it has revised its forecast, having […]
The NEC is the main advisory body which coordinates with the Centre and other states in the region on issues of development and security. New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting of the North Eastern Council (NEC) in Guwahati on August 3-4 during which he will hold discussions with the governors […]
WASHINGTON: Tensions in the Gulf region mounted Thursday as US President Donald Trump said an American naval vessel shot down an Iranian drone that threatened the ship as it was entering the Strait of Hormuz.It was the first US military engagement with Iran following a series of increasingly serious incidents.Trump announced that the USS Boxer, […]
Related News A mosque in Shamli district from where Islam (65) was chased and killed on September 8, 2013. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav) *Five prosecution witnesses did a U-turn in court to say they weren’t present when their relatives were murdered — when the FIRs mentioned otherwise.* Six prosecution witnesses turned hostile and deposed […]
Family members of those killed in Umbha village. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav) IN UMBHA village of UP’s Sonbhadra district, four kilometres separate the houses of the Gond and Gujjar communities. Between the two is the 90 bighas of disputed land over which a clash led to firing and nine deaths Wednesday. Advertising A day […]
This was the first-ever consultation between activists and forest department anywhere in the country over the draft for the proposed Act to be called Indian Forest (Amendment) Act, 2019.(Archive) At a time when the Centre is planning to bring a new national forest policy soon, a voluminous draft to amend the Indian Forest Act of […]
NEW DELHI: The income-tax department has attached a benami commercial plot worth Rs 400 crore in Noida belonging to Mayawati’s brother and his wife. The BSP chief on Thursday alleged it as “BJP’s deplorable attempt to falsely implicate… and harass members of my family”.The provisional order for the attachment of the seven-acre plot, “beneficially owned” […]