Representatives of the Meitei community and the Hmar tribe held a peace meeting in Manipur's Jiribam today, and agreed to work for normalcy nearly two months after ethnic violence reached the district bordering Assam.
The district commissioner, and senior officers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Assam Rifles (AR) moderated the meeting at the CRPF group centre, the representatives said in a statement jointly signed by them.
Both sides will make full efforts to bring normalcy and prevent incidents of arson and firing, they said...
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Adani Energy's Share Sale Subscribed 6 Times With Rs 50,000 Crore Demand
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller's family office-led investment firms have made their maiden bet on Adani group, seeking shares of the conglomerate's power transmission unit in an institutional sale that was oversubscribed six times and fetching demand of over Rs 50,000 crore against an issue size of USD 1 billion.
Duquesne Family Office and two other US-based long-only funds - Driehaus Capital Management and Jennison Associates - invested in the qualified institutional placement (QIP) of Adani Energy Solutions, sources with direct knowledge of...
"Relationship Gone Sour": High Court Cancels Rape Case Against 73-Year-Old
The Bombay High Court has quashed a case lodged against a 73-year-old man for allegedly sexually abusing a woman since 1987, noting that the relationship was consensual.
A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Neela Gokhale on Wednesday said the contents of the FIR "clearly indicate a consensual relationship".
The bench also noted the FIR was lodged in 2018 and there has been no explanation for the delay.
"The parties were indulging in sexual relationship for as many as 31 years. The complainant has never breathed a word about her alleged...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
New FASTag Rules To Come Into Effect On August 1: Check Details
Starting August 1, 2024, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will enforce new guidelines for FASTag users, focusing on updated Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. FASTag is a pre-paid tag facility for vehicles that allows non-stop movement of traffic without having to wait at the toll plazas. The FASTag KYC check has been introduced to enhance the efficiency of the electronic toll collection system and provide seamless movement at toll plazas.
Here are the key changes:
KYC Update: FASTag users must update their KYC details...
"Soft Stance On Rohingya": Himanta Sarma Rips Into Bengal, Jharkhand
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma named Jharkhand and Bengal governments as the weak spots in the wall to stop Rohingya infiltration from Bangladesh. Both states, he said, have taken a soft stand against the infiltration, that is posing threat to demography. In this context, he also mentioned Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's comment that Bengal will "keep its doors open" -- said in the context of the ongoing students' protest in Bangladesh. "The Central government should pick up the issue of Rohingya with the West Bengal government,"...
Mumbai Man Orders Mobile Phone Worth Rs 55,000 From Amazon, Gets Tea Cups
A city resident has filed a complaint against e-commerce giant Amazon after he ordered a high-end mobile phone online and allegedly received half a dozen tea cups.
Amar Chavan, a deputy engineer with civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking, ordered a Techno Phantom V Fold mobile phone from Amazon and paid Rs 54,999 online on July 13, he told police.
Two days later, the parcel arrived. When he opened, he was shocked to find six tea cups, he claimed in the complaint.
He contacted Amazon as well as the seller firm,...
Jharkhand Railway Accident: Tracks Restoration Work On, 7 Trains Cancelled
Efforts were on to restore tracks with the movement of trains remaining affected for the second consecutive day on Wednesday following the derailment of the Howrah-Mumbai mail in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharsawan district, officials said.
All the coaches and wagons have been removed from the tracks, they said.
Two persons were killed and 22 others injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed at Potobeda village near Barabambo station in South Eastern Railways's Chakradharpur division on Tuesday morning.
"All the coaches and wagons...