When Menaka Guruswamy walks into Parliament building for the Rajya Sabha election in mid-March, she will possibly be the first openly queer person on the ballot. From the Sept 2018 Supreme Court verdict decriminalising Article 377 to a possible seat in the Upper House has been a long journey. The Trinamool Congress has nominated her…
Panacea on the Pitch? Cricket has the potential to tackle the sense of alienation that Kashmiris feel and bind them and other Indians closer together Jammu and Kashmir have become India’s cricketing champs by thrashing favourites Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy finals. This is a fantastic, heart-warming Cinderella tale in a small state long viewed…
where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 40 development projects worth ₹147.28 crore. HALDWANI(UTTARAKHAND): Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday participated in a programme at Sushila Tiwari Government Medical College, Haldwani, where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 40 development projects worth Rs 147.28 crore. According to the release,…
NEW DELHI: India is deeply concerned over the recent developments in Iran and the Gulf region, govt said Saturday, hours after US-Israel joint military action against Iran and the latter’s retaliatory targeting of Gulf states where Washington has military assets. While seeking safety of civilians in a region that is home to a nearly 10-million-strong…
NEW DELHI: For the next phase of network expansion, the railway ministry has started preparation for laying 5th and 6th lines on the High Density Network (HDN) corridors connecting the four major metro cities — Delhi, Howrah, Mumbai and Chennai — so that more passenger and freight trains can run on these corridors.This is significant…
New Delhi: In a major bureaucratic exercise, Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Saturday empanelled 41 IAS officers for appointment as secretaries or on equivalent-level posts, and another 28 IAS officers for additional secretary or equivalent-level positions.According to the list, 21 IAS officers from the 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1995 batches have been empanelled…
Spiritual leader Sadhguru on Friday urged business leaders to ensure that “Made in Bharat” becomes synonymous with quality, saying a strong national brand benefits not just companies but every citizen.Addressing over 100 brand managers, business owners and C-suite executives at the Brand ‘INSIGHT’ programme at the Isha Foundation’s centre in Coimbatore, Sadhguru said, “You must…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said nutrition goes beyond food and plays a foundational role in nation-building.Speaking at the inauguration of a ‘Morning Nutrition Programme’ organised by NGO Akshaya Patra Foundation, she said the initiative will provide children with energy and nourishment at the start of the day.“The smiling faces of…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal now has over 7.04 crore voters in its post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) electoral rolls, chief electoral officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said on Saturday.During the revision, more than 5.46 lakh names were deleted through Form-7. At the same time, over 1.82 lakh voters were added through Form-6 and Form-6A. Mamata Banerjee vs…
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday expressed deep concern over the conflict in West Asia, which was triggered after the US and Israel bombed Iran in the early morning.In the statement, the ministry of external affairs urged for “dialogue and diplomacy should be pursued to de-escalate tensions and address underlying issues”. “India is deeply concerned at…