Two hotel murders in a week: Goa Police cracks case in 24 hours, Haryana cops still hunt for body

Two hotel murders in a week: Goa Police cracks case in 24 hours, Haryana cops still hunt for body

Within a week, two sensational and high-profile murder cases emerged in India. On January 3, reports surfaced regarding the murder of 27-year-old former model Divya Pahuja under suspicious circumstances at a hotel in Gurugram, Haryana. Three individuals, including the hotel manager, were arrested by the Gurugram Police, although Pahuja’s body is yet to be found. … Read more

Indian Navy trying to hunt down pirates involved in hijacking attempt

Indian Navy trying to hunt down pirates involved in hijacking attempt

Indian Navy responded to a distress call by a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MV Lila Norfolk in the North Arabian Sea. Photo: Special Arrangement Indian Naval forces are on January 6 investigating suspected vessels in the North Arabian Sea to track down the pirates involved in an attempt to hijack a merchant vessel with 21 crew … Read more

UK axes ‘almost all’ budget tax cuts in humiliation for Prime Minister Liz Truss

UK axes ‘almost all’ budget tax cuts in humiliation for Prime Minister Liz Truss

The British government on Monday axed almost all of its debt-fuelled tax cuts unveiled last month to avert fresh markets chaos, in a humiliating climbdown for embattled Prime Minister Liz Truss. The shock move by new finance chief Jeremy Hunt, parachuted into the job on Friday to replace sacked Kwasi Kwarteng, leaves Truss’ position in … Read more

Analysis | BJP on a hunt for EBC party chief, non upper caste chief ministerial candidate in Bihar

Analysis | BJP on a hunt for EBC party chief, non upper caste chief ministerial candidate in Bihar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah told leaders that Bihar is a far more challenging situation for the BJP than other States like West Bengal Union Home Minister Amit Shah told leaders that Bihar is a far more challenging situation for the BJP than other States like West Bengal Janata Dal (U) walking out of the … Read more

Jeremy Hunt calls contaminated-blood scandal a huge failing of democracy

Jeremy Hunt calls contaminated-blood scandal a huge failing of democracy

Jenni Richards QC asked whether a 2012 briefing for new ministers in the health department – “almost certainly” not shown to Mr Hunt at the time – stating, under a heading “Key facts”, hepatitis C and HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection had been a problem in the 1970s and 80s, “before it was possible to … Read more