Apart from logistical difficulty and cost, for any option to extend the rail link to India, New Delhi would have to deal with the fact that it would pass through Pakistan NEW DELHI: Russian deputy PM Marat Khusnullin has suggested exploring a direct rail link from Moscow to the ‘Indian Ocean’ to avert risks associated … Read more
Both pilots have been taken off flying duty by the DGCA, pending investigation. NEW DELHI: The captain of Air India’s August 4 Phuket-Delhi flight, which experienced a sudden loss of altitude of about 300 feet, was subjected to a psychoactive substance (dope) screening test on arrival, whose result was “not negative” and has been sent … Read more
‘Amit Shahji, do not think that we will stop demanding accountability…’ Rahul Gandhi said NEW DELHI: Congress’ Rahul Gandhi on Sunday questioned home minister Amit Shah’s silence over alleged police brutalities against protesting students, saying he would have to answer for what happened sooner or later.“I have no options left now’ — This is exactly … Read more
ED sought confiscation of properties worth Rs 8,078 crore attached earlier in the case, belonging to Reliance Communications and its promoters and directors, including assets of Anil Ambani. NEW DELHI: ED filed two chargesheets, one each against Reliance Communications (RCom) and Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, on Saturday before a special court here, naming Gautam Doshi, Sateesh … Read more
After three years as ED director, Navin could get two more extensions and serve till Aug 2029, all through PM Modi’s tenure NEW DELHI: Rahul Navin has been granted a one-year extension as ED director as his two-year fixed tenure was due to end this month.The tenure of Navin, a 1993-batch Indian Revenue Service (I-T) … Read more
The collegium is yet to decide on selecting judges for appointment as regular CJs to HCs of Rajasthan, J&K and Madhya Pradesh, which are manned by acting CJs NEW DELHI: At a time when seven of the country’s 25 high courts are without regular chief justices, the Supreme Court collegium, headed by CJI Surya Kant, … Read more
IMD, however, predicted a rise in rainfall activity over Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar from Aug 13 onwards NEW DELHI: Good rains in the past one week over Delhi, Haryana and east Rajasthan helped offset the shortfall in these areas, but they did not reduce the overall country-wide monsoon deficit by much. In this … Read more
INS Kalpeni sailed from Kochi on Saturday night to join the search operation and anchored one nautical mile off Neendakara on Sunday morning (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A search operation involving the Indian Navy for three fishermen who went missing following separate boat mishaps off Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram coasts will continue on Monday, a defence … Read more
Sopore Police conducts searches at 26 locations in UAPA case against Jamaat-e-Islami SRINAGAR: Police searched 26 locations across Sopore in north Kashmir on Sunday in a coordinated crackdown on banned Jamaat-e-Islami J&K, seizing documents, literature and electronic devices as part of a probe into its alleged links to terrorist outfits and youth radicalisation.The search targeted … Read more
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand Police on Sunday said it was prepared for the planned Assembly march by JPSC-JSSC aspirants in Ranchi, assuring protesters that they would not face action if the demonstration remained peaceful.The assurance came hours after a second round of talks between student representatives and the state government, with the administration agreeing to consider … Read more