NEW DELHI: Is the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code emerging as a new point of contention between the Bharatiya Janata Party and one of its oldest allies, Janata Dal (United)?The question has come into focus after Union home minister Amit Shah’s assertion that UCC would be implemented in all 21 NDA-ruled states before the…
NEW DELHI: Indian Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh and Japan Air Self-Defence Force Chief of Staff General Takehiro Morita took sorties on Tejas fighter aircraft on Sunday.This comes amid the ongoing Indo-Japan bilateral air exercise ‘Veer Guardian-2026’ at Air Force Station Jodhpur in Rajasthan.The IAF is participating with a mix of frontline combat aircraft,…
A thick layer of smog engulfs the India Gate and Kartavya Path as pollution level deteriorates, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has stepped up its crackdown on air pollution, directing district administrations to map pollution hotspots, identify sources within a three-kilometre radius and assign agencies specific corrective measures and deadlines. The government…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday slammed Congress after a comedian mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi while sharing the stage with leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi at his “Chhatron Ki Goonj” event in Indore.In a social media post on X, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said the Congress has become “a…
Condolences poured in from across the political spectrum following the passing away of senior journalist Payal Mehta. NEW DELHI: Senior journalist Payal Mehta, who worked with CNN-News18, died in Mumbai in the early hours of Sunday. She was 46.Mehta was visiting Mumbai when she developed uneasiness around 2 am. She was taken to a hospital,…
PM Modi being presented a memento during ‘The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics’, at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi Saturday NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday questioned the narrative in which the responsibility for carbon emissions is pinned on developing countries while Western countries are absolved of their role as historical polluters, even as…
Ashutosh Ranka said the party would continue its inspections of dilapidated school infrastructure across the state. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) member Ashutosh Ranka took a dig at the Rajasthan government, saying the Bhajan Lal Sharma dispensation released Rs 4,000 crore for 472 schools on the day the “cockraoches entered Udaipur”.“And a double coincidence…
The fire started around 3:15 am. (File Photo) NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a helipad terminal in Katra, the base camp for pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Reasi district, early Sunday, officials said.The fire started around 3:15 am, apparently due to a short circuit, and was brought…
Environmental issues have no geographical limitations, said CJI Surya Kant NEW DELHI: Terming Supreme Court the “banyan tree” of environmental justice for its role in protecting the environment and ecology, CJI Surya Kant Saturday said conservation and development are not in conflict with each other and there is need to maintain balance between them.Addressing the…
The court sought an action taken report from the SHO of Cyber police station NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has sought reports from Delhi Police on pleas filed by activist Harsh Mander seeking action against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over alleged hate speech.The court sought an action taken report…