NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday followed through on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “save fuel” appeal to the citizens amid the Middle East crisis. It ordered that all matters listed on miscellaneous days, including Mondays and Fridays, as well as on partial working days, will be heard exclusively through video conferencing until further orders….
NEW DELHI: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday suggested that India could play a larger long-term diplomatic role in mediating the ongoing tensions involving the US and Iran, while indicating that Pakistan was currently helping facilitate immediate dialogue between the two sides.Addressing a media briefing after the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New Delhi,…
IMD predicts onset of monsoon over Kerala on May 26 (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The southwest (summer) monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala on May 26 with a model error of ± 4 day, IMD said on Friday while making a forecast of early arrival of rainy season in India. Monsoon normally…
Representative image (AI-generated) “What happens when a species disappears from the wild and we realise its importance only after it is gone?”In 2026, India stands at a striking crossroads in its wildlife story. On one side are remarkable conservation success stories showing rising number of tigers, the return of Asiatic lions in Gujarat’s Gir and…
Dharmendra Pradhan (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced that NEET UG exams will go computer based from next year, while clarifying on the alleged irregularities in the examination, he said that the government has “zero tolerance towards malpractices.“His announcement came days after huge uproar that followed the NEET…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday launched a sharp attack on PM Modi, accusing him of “trading away India’s honour and dignity” over reports that India has sought an extension from the US to continue importing Russian oil amid ongoing global energy disruptions.According to reports, the current US authorisation allowing India to import Russian crude…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Delhi High Court order that had suspended the life sentence awarded to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The apex court had earlier stayed the High Court order on an appeal filed by the CBI.A bench comprising Chief Justice…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency on Friday announced that the re-examination for NEET (UG) 2026 will be held on June 21, Sunday.The decision comes days after the agency cancelled the NEET-UG exam conducted on May 3 following allegations of irregularities, impacting lakhs of medical aspirants across the countryThe government had also ordered a comprehensive…
India on Thursday voiced strong concerns over the crisis in West Asia, warning that continued tensions threaten global energy supplies, maritime stability and economic security, as external affairs minister S Jaishankar urged BRICS nations to find “practical ways” to deal with geopolitical upheavals and “unilateral coercive” sanctions.Addressing the opening day of a two-day BRICS conclave,…
NEW DELHI: The death toll in the explosion at a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district has risen to five after two more injured workers died during treatment, officials said on Thursday. Another 23 people are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dewas and Indore.Dewas Additional District Magistrate Sanjeev Jain said the two workers,…