File photo: Supreme Court of India NEW DELHI: Taking a stern view of allegations that the Bihar govt is filling parts of three historic ponds in Darbhanga to create public amenities such as recreation spaces and stalls, Supreme Court on Tuesday warned the state govt “not to touch the water bodies under the garb of … Read more
BJP says the charge is baseless NEW DELHI: Congress and BJP sparred over the choice of Union minister Pralhad Joshi being given the charge of the education ministry, with leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi accusing him of defending rapists and BJP’s chief spokesperson Anil Baluni hitting back by accusing Rahul of distorting facts for … Read more
File photo: Lok Sabha proceedings underway during the Monsoon Session of Parliament NEW DELHI: The week-long washout of Lok Sabha proceedings gave way to a fiery debate on Tuesday over the bill to make punitive measures more stringent and trial speedier in paper leak cases, as opposition members backed the students’ protests and criticised police’s … Read more
Safety of Indian mariners remains the government’s top priority, Sonowal said NEW DELHI: Amid escalating geopolitical tensions affecting key global shipping routes and posing risks to Indian sailors, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal Tuesday directed officials to ensure “no Indian seafarer finds himself caught in the crossfire of geopolitical conflict”.Safety of Indian mariners remains govt’s top … Read more
As NEET protests spur crowd control debate, Kashmir’s scars resurface SEDOW(SHOPIAN): Behind a mesh screen, Insha Mushtaq sits in a mustard headscarf, offering a faint smile. She cannot see the camera or the daylight filtering through her window. She only senses. Ten years after pellets took her eyes during J&K’s 2016 unrest, she still carries … Read more
Security personnel gather near the wreckage after a bus carrying Amarnath Yatra pilgrims skids off the road and plunged into a gorge SRINAGAR: At least 39 Amarnath pilgrims, including 21 from Madhya Pradesh and 19 Rajasthan natives, were injured after their bus skidded off the road in Ganiwan in J&K’s Ganderbal district and slipped into … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against 13 accused in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case before the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi.The chargesheet, filed by the Economic Offences Wing of the CBI, will be placed before the special fast-track court constituted to hear paper leak cases … Read more
A protest over the NEET paper leak issue, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced that it would not take any coercive action against students who participated in protests over the NEET (UG) paper leak issue.However, the BJP-led state government clarified that the relief would not apply … Read more
13 Indian seafarers trapped in vessel in Ukraine amid repeated drone, missile attacks NEW DELHI: Thirteen Indian seafarers are among 15 crew members stranded on board a cargo vessel at Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port, where repeated drone and missile attacks have placed the crew in what has been described as a “life-threatening situation”, according to the … Read more
Uttarakhand CM Dhami distributes subsidies to boost clean mobility (ANI image) Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday distributed capital grant and incentive subsidy cheques to six primary beneficiary vehicle owners under the Uttarakhand Clean Mobility Transition Policy-2024 at the Mukhya Sevak Sadan, Chief Minister’s Camp Office.The Transport Department has also completed the subsidy … Read more