New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought a response from the school education secretary in the Ministry of Education on a petition alleging non-compliance of its order to consider a plea seeking directions to regulate all institutions imparting education or religious instruction to children aged below 14. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu issued...

New Delhi: The India-New Zealand free trade agreement is likely to come into force from October 19, an official said. The two countries had on April 27 signed the free trade agreement (FTA) to boost two-way commerce in goods and services and promote investments. The FTA provides duty-free access for 100 per cent of India's exports to...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal-2 Tuesday sentenced seven senior leaders of the banned Awami League for crimes against humanity over their alleged roles in directing, inciting or facilitating violence during the 2024 student-led protests, dubbed the July Uprising. The three-member tribunal (ICT-2) headed by Justice Mohammad Nazrul Islam Chowdhury delivered the verdict against the seven, who were...

Brahmapur/Baripada: Elephant movement in human settlements has triggered concern among residents in Ganjam and Mayurbhanj districts, with an elephant damaging property and food stocks in Gundiribadi village of Ghumusar North Forest Division in Ganjam and another moving through villages in Rasgovindpur and Morada blocks of Mayurbhanj. In Ganjam, an elephant reportedly entered Gundiribadi village under Mujagada range...

New Delhi: The government has directed banks and payment system providers not to levy charges on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions of up to Rs 2,000 or on payments made through RuPay debit cards. However, the government has not specified whether charges would be applicable to transactions above Rs 2,000, to be paid by merchants. So far,...

New Delhi: Observing that tribunals should not become defunct owing to vacancies, the Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre to consider extending the tenure of retiring presiding officers and members of such quasi-judicial bodies for a month or so till fresh appointments are made. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V...

Brahmapur: Tension gripped Kukudakhandi area on the outskirts of Brahmapur after unidentified miscreants allegedly hurled bombs in the locality, sources said Tuesday. The sources added that the group arrived in the locality on five motorcycles and allegedly carried out the bomb attack. The incident came amid tension in the area following an earlier sword attack on a...

Gangtok: Heavy rainfall has triggered heightened landslide activity in Sikkim’s Gyalshing district, particularly at Singlitam and Rimbi, forcing authorities to evacuate 28 houses comprising 128 people from vulnerable locations at Rimbi as precautionary measures, officials said Tuesday. The Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA) said the landslide incidents have been reported since September 12, affecting residential areas...

Kathmandu: Nepal's Press Council has expressed concern over an interview conducted by a YouTuber with flood survivors receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital in Kathmandu's Chhauni neighbourhood. In a press statement issued Monday, the press council said it had taken note of a broadcast by the YouTube channel Inside the Bunker', featuring an...

New Delhi: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan Tuesday asserted that human peace and humanity peace are more important than a single country's gain and there was a need to work on this principle. He also said that India has now emerged as a global voice for peace, progress and prosperity. He said the landscape of Indian diplomacy...