Month: June 2025

[ad_1] BERHAMPORE: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was forcibly dragged into Bangladesh by a group of Bangladeshi nationals while he was questioning them near the Chandni Chowk border outpost in Suti Police Station area at the Malda-Murshidabad border on Wednesday morning.The jawan — Shri Ganesh of the 71st Battalion — returned after a flag meeting between the BSF and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) around four hours later. Initially, it was alleged that the BSF jawan inadvertently crossed into Bangladesh while chasing suspected infiltrators. But a BSF enquiry later found that the jawan was in Indian territory when he was forcibly dragged to Bangladesh.BSF sources said the jawan was detained by locals at Satrashiya village in the Chanpai-Nawabganj district of Bangladesh .A video showed the jawan being tied to a banana tree and being verbally abused by a group of […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Centre will fast-track environmental clearances of all pending and proposed projects in the Indus River Basin in J&K to utilise the maximum amount of water from the river system in the wake of govt keeping the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following the Pahalgam attack."The ministry will ensure that all the green clearances/regulatory approvals for these strategic projects are granted expeditiously, while ensuring appropriate scientific rigour in the appraisal process," Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav told TOI. Besides getting green clearance for the proposed hydro-power projects, the Centre will require a similar nod for creating irrigation infrastructure and water storage capacity in the region.The hydro-electric projects which await different clearances include Uri stage-II (240 MW), Kirthai-II (930 MW) and Sawalkot (1856 MW). In addition to clean electricity generation, these projects will also be important for building […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has warned Turkish Airlines to comply with rules after surprise inspections of its aircraft at four airports revealed lapses, including alleged carriage of explosives on one flight without disclosing the dangerous cargo.DGCA conducted "safety oversight and ramp" inspections of the airline's passenger and cargo flights at Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bengaluru from May 29 to June 2. Turkish's operations to India will be under the lens as DGCA will conduct follow-up inspections "as necessary to ensure continuous safety oversight"."The cargo contained dangerous goods for which permission (is) required from DGCA for carriage of explosives to/from over India. This was not found to be attached nor was it mentioned in the dangerous goods declaration," aviation ministry said. "At Bengaluru, the marshaller handling ground operations lacked proper authorisation and a valid competency card for marshalling functions. During arrival […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at judges who resign to contest polls, as Calcutta HC's Justice Abhijit Ganguly did last year, or take up govt posts after retirement, CJI B R Gavai said such decisions raised "significant ethical concerns" and could undermine public trust in judiciary's integrity.Delivering a lecture at a round table organised by the UK Supreme Court Tuesday, CJI Gavai said, "If a judge takes up another appointment with the govt immediately after retirement, or resigns from the bench to contest elections, it raises significant ethical concerns and invites public scrutiny."A judge contesting an election for a political office can lead to doubts regarding the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, as it may be seen as a conflict of interest or as an attempt to gain favour with the govt."He said, "The timing of post-retirement engagements […]

[ad_1] BENGALURU: A teenage girl eager to see her cricketing heroes. A young techie whose laptop still waits on her desk. A woman carried on shoulders by friends, gasping for life. A student found with torn clothes, his mother's cries echoing through hospital corridors.All were caught in a crushing crowd surge during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's victory parade on Wednesday, turning joy into devastation.Fourteen-year-old Divyamshika - fondly called Dimple - had watched the final late into Tuesday night, cheering for RCB. The next afternoon, she went to Chinnaswamy Stadium with her mother, aunt, and grandaunt to see RCB players celebrate their long-awaited IPL title. Around 4.50pm, crowds outside began pushing in. Caught in the stampede, Dimple was trampled."My daughter called me and kept crying, telling me to rush to Bowring Hospital. She didn't say why. My granddaughter was crushed underfoot," said […]