India’s ethanol production capacity has surpassed the requirements for blending, prompting the government to explore additional uses for the surplus. NEW DELHI: Indicating that govt is unlikely to increase ethanol blending in petrol beyond the current 20% (E20) for existing vehicles, adviser to PM Tarun Kapoor said Wednesday that allowing higher ethanol blending will have … Read more
NEW DELHI: A dispute has erupted over the ancestral home of Hindu saint Baba Neem Karoli Maharaj in Uttar Pradesh, with his six granddaughters alleging that the property is being illegally occupied and controlled by a trust headed by their aunt, PTI reported.Following the complaint, Firozabad District Magistrate Santosh Kumar Sharma has constituted a three-member … Read more
Defence minister Rajnath Singh meets Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake Defence minister Rajnath conveyed greetings on behalf of PM Modi and underlined that the citizens of the two countries share deep friendship based on strong historical and civilisational links and people-to-people exchanges. He emphasised that as a closest friend and neighbour of Sri Lanka, … Read more
ORV Sagar Manthan, built under the Deep Ocean Mission at a cost of around Rs 840 crore, will boost India’s ocean research capabilities. NEW DELHI: The Government on Wednesday launched state-of-the-art ocean research vessel ORV Sagar Manthan at Rishi Bankim Shipyard in Kolkata, boosting India’s efforts towards self-reliance in oceanographic science and maritime technology.Constructed under … Read more
Accused wanted to ‘teach him a lesson’, police say NEW DELHI: The men accused of killing Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram Singh in southeast Delhi allegedly wanted to “teach him a lesson” for objecting to noise outside his home, but did not expect the assault to turn fatal, police said on Wednesday.During questioning, the accused allegedly … Read more
The two-day summit will bring leaders together for closed-door talks, an innovation showcase, discussions on global governance The two-day BRICS summit in New Delhi, set to kick-off Saturday, will focus on strengthening cooperation in food and energy security, health, disaster resilience and critical supply chains, as member countries seek to build greater resilience amid a … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine whether the law excluding non-consensual sexual intercourse by a husband against his wife from the definition of rape can withstand constitutional scrutiny. The court is hearing challenges to the marital rape exception under both the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).The … Read more
Mahmood Farooqui is an acclaimed writer and performer known for reviving Dastangoi, the lost art of Urdu storytelling. He has received the Ramnath Goenka Award for Besieged: Voices From Delhi-1857. He has been visiting fellow at the University of Michigan and University of California, Berkeley. Mahmood has co-directed Peepli Live and produced The Great Shamsuddin … Read more
Vijay named his alliance with the Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML the ‘Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance’ NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister and TVK chief C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday named his alliance with the Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML the “Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance” as leaders of the parties met for the … Read more
SC asks complainant to seek early hearing of Rahul Gandhi plea NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said “all are treated equally” after the complainant’s counsel in a defamation case against Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the matter had not been listed for hearing for a long time.The top court … Read more