NEW DELHI: UP govt informed Supreme Court Thursday that it has suspended the executive magistrate who issued a peace bond notice to a second-year law student in Noida for participating in the NEET-UG paper leak student protest and clarified that the district magistrate had no role in the offending action.This information was given by solicitor…
NEW DELHI: Aug 2026 was the joint-warmest month ever recorded globally across all calendar months, on a par with July 2023, said Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European Union’s space programme on Thursday.It noted that this Aug was 1.65° Celsius above the estimated pre-industrial (1850-1900) baseline, marking the first month above 1.5° Celsius…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a PIL by a doctors’ association challenging India’s nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme for adolescent girls to protect them against cervical cancer and said it did not behove medical practitioners to take an anti-vaccine stance.Though the NGO’s counsel clarified at the outset that the PIL was not against…
NEW DELHI: With minors’ access to social media platforms banned in many countries, Supreme Court Thursday took the first step in this regard by seeking govt’s response to a PIL that said opening a social media account is akin to signing a contract – which is impermissible for a person below 18 years of age…
NEW DELHI: A senior Indian space scientist on Thursday said that the orbiter of the Chandrayaan-2 mission, which was said to be a failed mission after its lander crashlanded on the south pole region of Moon, is still alive and is helping in planning and executing subsequent Indian lunar missions.During the AEDEX conference at Yashobhoomi…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi late Thursday spoke with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the phone on Thursday and discussed ways to further strengthen the India-Germany strategic partnership.The conversation comes as India and Germany mark 75 years of diplomatic relations this year.The two leaders reviewed the progress made in bilateral ties and noted the…
PM Modi hailed Isro and its scientists NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi, at the International Space Summit in Paris, on Thursday hailed Isro and its scientists, called for global cooperation in the sector and said his country “supports a safe, secure and sustainable space domain anchored in international law”.Addressing the summit virtually from Delhi, Modi…
India is set to host the two-day BRICS summit in New Delhi, bringing together global leaders while showcasing the country’s cultural heritage. NEW DELHI: The 18th Brics Leaders’ Summit will be held in New Delhi on September 12-13, bringing together leaders of the expanded grouping for discussions on economic cooperation, technology, energy and food security,…
Ladakh delegation seeks stronger institutional support for Bhoti language A delegation led by former MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal met Ladakh chief secretary Ashish Kundra on Wednesday and submitted a joint resolution-cum-memorandum seeking the preservation, promotion and institutional development of Bhoti language and literature. The delegation also raised issues related to mother tongue and language options…
Leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu minister and Congress leader P Viswanathan on Thursday reiterated that Rahul Gandhi will be the party’s Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, saying he would also be projected as the INDIA bloc’s candidate.Viswanathan made the remarks while speaking to…