Compensation for Morbi bridge collapse victims too low: Gujarat High Court
Gujarat: The Gujarat High Court said that the compensation announced for victims of the Morbi bridge collapse was not enough and told the authorities to increase the amount.
Gujarat: The Gujarat High Court said that the compensation announced for victims of the Morbi bridge collapse was not enough and told the authorities to increase the amount.
Assam: Senior Trinamool Congress leader and ex- Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma has termed the killing of six people including five Meghalaya villagers in Assam Police’s open firing on the Assam-Meghalaya boundary as “genocide.”
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that his party started the Bharat Jodo Yatra because all democratic routes in the country have been shut by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Brussels: The European Parliament’s web site came under a cyberattack by a pro-Moscow group only hours after lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a resolution calling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism, the legislature’s president said.
Palaiochora: A rusty fishing boat carrying around 500 migrants docked at the Greek island of Crete after being dramatically rescued during near gale-force winds.
Saint Petersburg: President Vladimir Putin oversaw the launch of a new nuclear-powered icebreaker as Russia pushes to develop the Arctic and seeks new energy markets amid sanctions over Ukraine.
Washington, D.C.: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an autonomous body of the US Government that tracks global religious persecutions, has urged the US Department of State to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), which is America’s red list
Lahore: A total of 97 Hindu pilgrims from India arrived in Pakistan through the Wagah Border to participate in the 314th birth anniversary celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Saint Swami Shadaram Sahib.
Geneva: The arrest of Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez had a chilling effect on civil society, rights activists and journalists in the region, UN experts warned, reiterating their call for his immediate release by the Indian government.
Lucknow: A Dalit gang-rape victim has said that she was threatened by family members of one of the rapists to withdraw the case.