India

NEW DELHI: The shipping ministry has notified the guidelines for two major shipbuilding initiatives with an outlay of Rs 44,700 crore, aimed at boosting India’s shipbuilding capacity.The two schemes include the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Scheme (SBFAS), with a corpus of Rs 24,736 crore, and Shipbuilding Development Scheme (SbDS), with an allocation of Rs 19,989 crore….

NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah hit out at Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan over his “North Indian bulldozer justice” remark in context of the eviction drive at a Bengaluru colony. Sidda called Vijayan’s remark as “politically motivated”, adding that it lacked “understanding of the factual situation.““There is a fundamental difference between ‘bulldozer justice’ and the…

NEW DELHI: More than 10,000 farmers gathered in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday to attend a seminar on tree-based agriculture and ways to earn steady income from it. The event was organised by Cauvery Calling, an initiative run by Isha Outreach. Union minister for agriculture and farmers welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Isha Foundation founder…

Congress leader praises RSS: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh sparked controversy by praising the RSS’s organisational strength and sharing a photo he said reflected how the group shapes its leadership. Doctors on strike: Non-emergency medical services were disrupted at government hospitals in Himachal Pradesh as resident doctors went on indefinite strike over a colleague’s termination. Israel…

Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday targeted the Gandhi–Vadra family, alleging that “their hate for Dalit is so open.” The charge from the saffron party came shortly after the Congress held a press conference in which party president Mallikarjun Kharge initially said he would not read…

NEW DELHI: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on Sturday introduced a national standard to test and assess bomb disposal systems. The standard is called IS 19445:2025 and it has been developed at the request of the Union ministry of home affairs and the Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory.Consumer affairs secretary Nidhi Khare told news agency…

Pictured shared by Digvijaya Singh NEW DELHI: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday created a stir by praising the organisational strength of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh — a group the Congress has long opposed ideologically. Sharing a black-and-white photograph from a social media platform that showed Narendra Modi seated on the ground while BJP veteran…

India condemns ‘hostility’ against Bangladesh minorities NEW DELHI: The acrimonious exchanges between India and Bangladesh in the past few weeks came to a head on Friday with India slamming Dhaka for “unremitting hostility” against minorities – including Hindus, Christians and Buddhists – in the country at the hands of extremists. Calling it a matter of…

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh high court declined permission for medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) of a 16-year-old rape survivor who is 29-weeks pregnant after she expressed her wish to give birth to the child.“The victim has categorically denied consent for termination of pregnancy and wants to continue with the pregnancy as she has solemnised marriage with…

NEW DELHI: BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Friday criticised the Congress for opposing the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgaar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (VB-G RAM-G), alleging that the party’s objection stemmed from discomfort with the word “Ram” in the legislation’s name.Speaking to reporters, Thakur took a swipe at the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress, describing…