Rajasthan: 7 cops involved in Anandpal 'encounter' to be probed for murder

IANS | July 25, 2024 12:09 AM

Jaipur, July 25 (IANS) A special court in Jodhpur said on Wednesday that seven Rajasthan Police personnel who were involved in the 'encounter' of gangster Anandpal will be probed for murder, as it rejected the closure report in the case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2020.

UK to close migrant barge amid Labour govt asylum overhaul

IANS | July 24, 2024 5:00 AM

London, July 24 (IANS) The contract for the Bibby Stockholm barge, which has been used by the previous Conservative-led government to house asylum seekers off the coast of Dorset in southwestern England, will not be renewed from the end of January 2025 as part of the Labour government's overhaul of the asylum system.

IANS Analysis: Sheikh Hasina’s less than satisfactory China visit

IANS | July 22, 2024 2:12 PM

New Delhi: One month after visiting India to mark her presence in third-time PM Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, and within three weeks of becoming the first foreign leader to pay a state visit to India (21-22 June) after the PM’s re-election, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina went on a four-day visit to China.