Saudi Quality of Life Program showcases sustainable development successes at UN forum
NEW YORK, 11th July 2024 : Saudi Arabia’s Quality of Life Program is showcasing during a high-profile political event in New York the Kingdom’s contributions to global efforts to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The program, a key initiative of the Saudi Vision 2030 national development and diversification plan, is also using its participation […]
Saudi Arabia attends intellectual property meeting in Geneva
RIYADH, 11th July 2024 : Saudi Arabia is taking part in the 65th General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva. The event, which began on Tuesday, will conclude on July 17. The Saudi delegation is led by Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al-Suwailem, CEO of the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property. In his opening remarks, […]
Delhi residents paying for sins of Kejriwal govt: Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched a blistering attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as well as on the AAP government on Thursday and blamed them for pushing the capital into a perennial state of ‘chaos and turmoil.’ “Arvind Kejriwal-led government is to blame for the chaos in the city […]
Will Rahul support his father or respect SC’s verdict on Muslim women maintenance: K’taka BJP
Bengaluru, July 11 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Thursday asked whether the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi would support his father, Late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s, stand or would respect the Supreme Court (SC) verdict in the Muslim women maintenance case. “We wholeheartedly welcome the SC verdict. But what about the LoP Rahul Gandhi? […]
Need to find more solutions amongst ourselves, EAM Jaishankar tells Bay of Bengal nations
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Asserting that longstanding goals such as capacity building and economic cooperation have acquired a new urgency, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday called for deepening and broadening of activities between the Bay of Bengal countries. “Global and regional developments also make it imperative that we find more solutions amongst […]
SC judge recuses himself from hearing Sisodia’s bail pleas
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Supreme Court judge, Justice Sanjay Kumar on Thursday withdrew himself from hearing the bail plea of senior AAP leader, Manish Sisodia, in the alleged liquor policy scam. At the outset, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, leading a three-judge Bench, informed senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia, […]
Tribal Board case: Will FM, PM quit over bank frauds, says K’taka CM on calls to resign
Mysuru, (Karnataka) July 11 (IANS) Reacting to the BJP’s demand for his resignation over alleged irregularities in the tribal welfare Board, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who holds the finance portfolio, questioned whether Union Finance Minister Sitharaman and Prime Minister Modi would resign over bank frauds in the country. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, CM Siddaramaiah […]
Delhi HC judge recuses from hearing NIA’s death penalty plea for Yasin Malik
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) A Delhi High Court judge on Thursday recused himself from hearing NIA’s plea seeking the death penalty for Yasin Malik, the chief of banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), who is undergoing a life sentence in a terror funding case. After Justice Amit Sharma withdrew himself from hearing the […]
Law and order in Chhattisgarh has collapsed: Deepak Baij
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The President of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee, Deepak Baij, strongly criticised the government over rising crimes in the state and Jagdalpur area in particular. Baij said that ten such incidents of lawlessness were happening every day across Chhattisgarh, and the BJP government has no control over them. “Jagdalpur, which serves […]
Maha govt tables bill for regulation of prisons, correctional services
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The Maharashtra Prisons and Correctional Services Bill, 2024 to regulate prisons, correctional services and prisoners was tabled by the Shinde government on Thursday in the Assembly. The Bill was tabled by state Minister Uday Samant and aims to holistically address all relevant issues relating to prison administration as the pre-Independence era […]
