Kyiv : The Tripoli Thermal Power Plant (TPP) outside the Ukrainian capital has been completely destroyed in a Russian missile strike, a media report quoted an official as saying. According to a report by Xinhua news agency, Andriy Tots, chairman of the supervisory board of Ukrainian power plant Centrenergo, said on Thursday that a fire … Read more
Earlier On Thursday, coalition raids killed another seven civilians in the nearby village of Al-Shaafa. Both Hajin and Al-Shaafa are in a last pocket under IS control in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor near the border with Iraq. Bhupendra Singh ChundawatBhupendra Singh Chundawat is a seasoned technology journalist with over 22 years of … Read more
The death toll is likely to rise due to the number of seriously wounded.Strikes on the area intensified following an attempted jihadist attack on a coalition base in the nearby village of Al-Bahra. Meanwhile , a UN aid convoy has reached a camp for displaced Syrians near the Jordanian border. The convoy was meant to … Read more
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday declared that adultery is not a crime and struck down the anti-adultery law, saying it was unconstitutional as it dented the individuality of women and treated them as “chattel of husbands”. The apex court’s five-judge Constitution bench was unanimous in striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code … Read more
Saweety Boora was the lone Indian boxer to clinch a gold, while two others signed off with silver medals in the Umakhanov Memorial Tournament in Kaspiysk, Russia. Saweety, who is also a former world championships silver-medallist, prevailed over home favourite Anna Anfinogenova in a unanimous verdict to finish on top in the middleweight (75kg) category. … Read more
A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the amendment in the legislation was ultra vires to the Constitution since it transgresses the concept of equality under the Constitution. The bench said the amendment was “arbitrary, discriminatory” and violates the concept of equality. The apex court said that once such persons demit public office, there … Read more
