The two-member inquiry commission set up to investigate the 2018 Bhima-Koregaon riots on Friday wrote to the Maharashtra government, recommending it winds up the commission owing to paucity of funds. The letter, which HT has a copy of, stated that the superintendent of the commission used to be humiliated by […]
Pak likely to stay in FATF grey list over inadequacy in curbing terror
Pakistan is expected to be retained in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “grey list” at an upcoming meeting of the multilateral watchdog as it hasn’t made adequate progress in countering terror financing, diplomats of two European countries have said. The working group and plenary meetings of FATF in Paris […]
BJP offers cheap flour, 2-wheelers in city manifesto
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised bicycles and electric scooters to disadvantaged girls who stay in school and make it to college, wheat flour (instead of grain) at ~2 per kg to families from the economically weaker section (EWS), a new Yamuna riverfront, and insurance and health check-ups for cows, […]
Two prevented from boarding AI special flight evacuating Indians from China
Two Indians were prevented from boarding the special Air India flight from Wuhan by the Chinese immigration authorities because both were running high temperatures. The flight carrying over 370 Indians will reach New Delhi early Saturday morning. An Indian who was on the India bound flight told HT that one […]