The former Sri Lanka cricketer Dhammika Niroshana was shot dead by an individual at his residence in Ambalangoda on Tuesday night. Niroshana captained Sri Lanka’s U19 cricket team in 2002 but never featured for the senior team during his short professional career. Niroshana, 41, was reportedly shot in front of his wife and two kids at his home and the Sri Lankan police are investigating the matter to identify the shooter. “Investigations are underway to arrest the suspect involved in the shooting which seemed to be a result of a gang rivalry,” a Sri Lanka police spokesperson said. Niroshana made his U19…
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The Haryana Government has announced an important update today regarding the relaxation in the recruitment process. According to the orders from Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini, the government will provide a 10 per cent reservation to Agniveers in police recruitment and mining guard recruitment. There will also be a three-year age limit relaxation in Group C and D categories and a 5 per cent relaxation in the Group C categories. Additionally, interest-free loans of up to 5 lakh will be available for those starting their businesses. Speaking at a press conference, saini says, ‘We will provide these Agniveers a relaxation of 3 years in…
The training of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar was cancelled on Tuesday amid a row over her selection in the civil services exam. Khedkar is under the scanner for allegedly forging disability certificates to clear the Civil Services examination. The letter stated, ” It is informed that Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie has decided to keep your District Training Program on hold and immediately recall you for further necessary action. Therefore, you are hereby relieved from District Training Programme of State Government of Maharashtra. The letter from the Academy is attached herewith. You are instructed to…
The Delhi Police has filed a chargesheet against Bibhav Kumar, a close aide to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in connection with the assault case involving former Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal. The chargesheet was submitted at the Tis Hazari Court. The chargesheet alleges Kumar’s involvement in the assault on Maliwal, which occurred earlier this year. The incident sparked significant controversy and highlighted concerns over the safety of public officials in the national capital. The Tis Hazari Court will now review the chargesheet and proceed with the legal formalities. The case has drawn attention due to the…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday castigated Justice (retd) L Narasimha Reddy, the chairperson of the one-man Commission of Inquiry set up to probe alleged irregularities in the power sector during the tenure of ex-Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, for making observations about the merits of the matter at a press conference. Under fire from the Supreme Court, Reddy, a former chief justice of the Patna High Court, withdrew from the panel, and the bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud asked the Telangana government to name his replacement. Justice Reddy’s withdrawal came during dramatic proceedings on…
On 29 June, as journalist Thomas Dietrich was about to publish an investigation entitled “When Macron protects Marine Le Pen’s financier” for online media OFF Investigation, he received a chilling threat of violence sent on the Whatsapp instant messaging network. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) and their affiliates in France, SNJ, SNJ-CGT, CFDT-Journalistes, and SGJ-FO, strongly condemn these actions, apparently aimed at preventing Dietrich from publishing his work. We call on the authorities to investigate the threats against him. Thomas Dietrich, an investigative journalist specialising in “Françafrique” (France’s sphere of influence over former French colonies in sub-Saharan Africa), has notably investigated the funding networks…
By Nava J Thakuria Expressing utter dismay over the relentless killing of journalists in Pakistan, Geneva-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights organization, urges the highest government authority in Islamabad to investigate all relevant cases to unearth the truth and punish the culprits involved with the murder of scribes in the south Asian nation. The country, now facing a serious internal economic and socio-political crisis, lost one more scribe on Sunday (14 July 2024) counting its journo-casualties this year to eight till date. Local media reported that Malik Hassan Zaib, who was associated with the Peshawar-based…
The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking review of its January 3 order dismissing PILs seeking to transfer the probe into allegations of stock price manipulation levelled by Hindenburg Research Report against Adani Group from SEBI to an SIT. “Having perused the review petition, there is no error apparent on the face of the record. No case for review under Order XLVII Rule 1 of the Supreme Court Rules 2013. The review petition is, therefore, dismissed,” a Bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra said in its May 8 order which has become public now.…
For the first time in several years, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s tally in the Rajya Sabha has dipped to 86, and that of the National Democratic Alliance to 101, which is below the current majority mark of 113. There are 19 vacancies in the Rajya Sabha, making its current strength at 226. There are 26 members of the opposition Congress and 13 of the Trinamool Congress. The NDA, however, is likely to recoup their losses when byelections are held in the coming weeks to fill the existing vacancies. Due to their numerical advantage over the opposition, the alliance is confident…
In a major blow to the jailed Pakistan former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his successor government has decided to ban his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party for its alleged involvement in anti-state activities. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar announced that the federal government has decided to ban the PTI, alleging that the former ruling party was involved in anti-state activities, Khan, 71, has been lodged at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on account of multiple cases against him. Tarar said that clear evidence was available to impose restrictions on the PTI, and the government would initiate proceedings against the party. The latest development…