Patna court halts arrest of Khan Sir, reserves bail decision

Khan Sir

Patna:  A Patna court Tuesday granted interim relief to popular educator Faisal Khan, widely known as Khan Sir, by staying his arrest in connection with the recent coaching centre firing case. The District Judge's court pronounced its order Tuesday after reserving its verdict on Khan Sir's anticipatory bail plea following a hearing Monday. While the court has not yet granted anticipatory bail, it has directed the police not to take any...

Read moreDetails

Dressing up massacre as military operation does not absolve perpetrator: India on Pak at UN

United Nations

United Nations: India has launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the UN, condemning its "trade and transit terrorism" and military airstrikes against Afghanistan. India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, delivered a sharp attack against Pakistan in the UN Security Council during its meeting on the 'Situation in Afghanistan' Monday. "Pakistan's campaign of military airstrikes against Afghanistan is causing huge civilian casualties and suffering to the Afghan people...Such...

Read moreDetails

24 Indian crew rescued after missile attack on merchant vessel off Oman coast: ICG

Indian Coast Guard

New Delhi: Twenty-four Indian crew members of a Palau-flagged merchant tanker have been rescued in coordination with Omani authorities, following a "missile attack" on the vessel off the coast of Oman, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said Tuesday. On June 8, the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Mumbai, of the ICG received information about a missile attack on the tanker MT Marivex, while the vessel was anchored off Masirah, Oman, it...

Read moreDetails

Federal judge strikes down Trump’s USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee

Chinese H-1B

Washington: A federal judge Monday ruled that the USD 100,000 fee imposed by US President Donald Trump for H-1B applications was unlawful as it did not have the approval of Congress. "...the Court finds that the Policy imposes a tax on H-1B petitions without the requisite delegation by Congress," US District Court judge Leo Sorokin in Boston, Massachusetts, said in a ruling. The H-1B programme is one of the most sought-after...

Read moreDetails

Featured

Trending

More Top Stories

Khan Sir

Patna court halts arrest of Khan Sir, reserves bail decision

Patna:  A Patna court Tuesday granted interim relief to popular educator Faisal Khan, widely known as Khan Sir, by staying his arrest in connection with the recent coaching centre firing case. The District Judge's court pronounced its order Tuesday after reserving its verdict on Khan Sir's anticipatory bail plea following a hearing Monday. While the court has...

HM suspended for torturing school student

Odisha govt suspends three engineers of Water Resources dept for dereliction in duty

Bargarh: The Odisha government has suspended three engineers of the Water Resources Department for alleged gross misconduct and dereliction in duty during the execution of an irrigation project in Bargarh district, officials said Tuesday. As per an order issued by the department, Madan Mohan Sethy, Superintending Engineer of the Bargarh irrigation division, Raj Kumar Mishra, Assistant Executive...

United Nations

Dressing up massacre as military operation does not absolve perpetrator: India on Pak at UN

United Nations: India has launched a scathing attack on Pakistan at the UN, condemning its "trade and transit terrorism" and military airstrikes against Afghanistan. India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, delivered a sharp attack against Pakistan in the UN Security Council during its meeting on the 'Situation in Afghanistan' Monday. "Pakistan's campaign of military...

Odisha govt suspends assistant revenue inspector for ‘demanding bribe’ from students

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Odisha government has suspended an assistant revenue inspector for allegedly demanding a bribe for the issuance of caste certificates to students, an official said. The suspended inspector was posted at Sadar-IV RI Circle under Sadar Tahasil of Sambalpur. He was accused of demanding Rs 3,000 each from applicants for issuing caste certificates required for admissions in...

Chinese H-1B

Federal judge strikes down Trump’s USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee

Washington: A federal judge Monday ruled that the USD 100,000 fee imposed by US President Donald Trump for H-1B applications was unlawful as it did not have the approval of Congress. "...the Court finds that the Policy imposes a tax on H-1B petitions without the requisite delegation by Congress," US District Court judge Leo Sorokin in Boston,...

OP Pic

Parents’ body demand probe into CHSE e-evaluation tender

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Parents’ Federation (Odisha Abhibhabak Mahasangha) Monday staged an indefinite hunger strike outside the office of the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha, demanding a judicial inquiry into alleged irregularities in the evaluation of Plus-II examination answer scripts. The association expressed serious concerns over alleged discrepancies in the CHSE evaluation process, claiming that thousands...

 

OrissaPOST epaper Sunday POST OrissaPOST epaper

Ipsita

Archives

Editorial