Indian seafarer Gandhar Nahim Ajij from Gujarat killed after a vessel was struck by an unidentified aerial object near Oman, taking the number of Indians killed in the West Asia conflict to 23 NEW DELHI: An Indian seafarer died in an attack on a commercial vessel near Oman, taking the toll of Indian nationals killed…
SC seeks Allahabad HC’s response to a rape complainant’s plea to suspend a UP judge who has been chargesheeted for rape and heads a POCSO court. NEW DELHI: Can a UP additional district judge, chargesheeted for rape by Delhi police for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman, head a Pocso court which decides criminal cases against…
Nirmala Sitharaman reacts to Rahul’s debate challenge to PM Modi NEW DELHI: While accusing Rahul Gandhi of disrespecting institutions, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked the LoP to debate with PM Narendra Modi in Parliament.“Just yesterday, home minister Amit Shah offered a special session to debate SIR and EVMs. Why not show the same enthusiasm for…
Amit Shah dares Congress to debate SIR in Parliament as BJP claims public support for the exercise NEW DELHI: As the first phase of BJP’s ‘save democracy, remove anarchy’ campaign winds down, its functionaries are encouraged by what they believe to be substantial support to their defence of SIR and appeared to be moving to…
Section 31 of the RP Act provides for imprisonment up to a year or fine or both, for anyone making a false declaration during updation of rolls NEW DELHI: Election Commission Tuesday clarified that no action will be taken against a previous elector, whose name is deleted from draft rolls published during Special Intensive Revision…
Aga Ruhullah Mehdi resigns from National Conference after 24 years, accuses Omar Abdullah of betraying party promises BUDGAM: Aga Ruhullah Mehdi ended Monday his 24-year association with National Conference, resigning as its functionary and Srinagar MP while declaring his exit an act of “azadi” and accusing CM Omar Abdullah of betraying the party’s election promises,…
BENGALURU: An experimental inflatable structure designed as a precursor to future orbital factories and expandable space habitats has completed its first high-altitude flight test, taking Bengaluru-based Akashalabdhi Space a step closer to demonstrating technologies for building infrastructure in space.The company flew “a 250-litre rigidizable inflatable structure” aboard a high-altitude balloon to approximately 30km, in a…
File photo: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav NEW DELHI: India will remain committed to protecting interests of its domestic industry against unilateral trade barriers such as European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and won’t support any move to phase out fossil fuels, keeping in view the country’s energy requirement for its development goals, said…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Union home minister Amit Shah over the formation of a new political outfit, the Arunachal Janata Party.In a post on X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared a “public notice” and alleged that the new party had been formed in a manner similar to the revival…
Dhirendra Krishna Shastri said he had no intention of insulting any deity. NEW DELHI: Bageshwar Dham head priest Dhirendra Krishna Shastri apologised after his flippant and ill-considered comparison of Lord Ram and Lord Krishna, deities widely believed identical divine forms in Hindusim.In a video message posted on social media from Kenya’s Nairobi, Shastri on Monday…
