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…
Aadhar mandatory for LPG refills NEW DELHI: Govt has made biometric Aadhaar authentication mandatory for subsidised domestic LPG refills from Oct 1, reports Atul Mathur.The Union petroleum ministry said nearly 90% of consumers have already completed the authentication process. The remaining consumers can complete it at the time of delivery of the refill, at the…
What began on Friday as a suicide blast at the compound’s perimeter gate rapidly developed into an active siege NEW DELHI: The death toll from the attack on the police lines headquarters in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rose to at least 31, with over 100 injured, as military and police forces concluded the 22-hour-long stand-off Saturday…
The current cost of the project works out to around Rs 399 crore per km NEW DELHI: India will manufacture indigenous high-speed or bullet trains with a design speed of 350 kmph (B35) by 2030, matching Japan’s next-generation E10 series trains that are scheduled for production the same year, according to the railway ministry’s Cabinet…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addresses ‘Rozgar Mela’, Jobs Fair, from New Delhi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) India has signed with many countries are unlocking new opportunities for youths in fields ranging from entrepreneurship to jobs.Addressing a ‘Rozgar Mela’ virtually after distributing 51,000 appointment letters in…
He was addressing graduates at the IIT Roorkee convocation NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General NS Raja Subramani on Saturday said “as technology is changing, it is not the most brilliant person but the person who has the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, ability to learn, and ability to change with the…
Quraishi stressed that Kashmir needs democracy, reconciliation and revival of its old sense of shared belonging SRINAGAR: J&K has a “lame duck” assembly and chief minister with limited powers, former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi said Saturday.“What is the meaning of an elected chief minister when representative institutions remain outside his direct control?” Quraishi asked…
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister and BJP leader Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday the party would seek an equal seat-sharing agreement with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) if the two parties form an alliance for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections.“The earlier 22-seat formula will no longer work. The…
Ajit Doval recalls China custody episode: ‘I knew this was the end of my career’ NEW DELHI: National security advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday recalled one of the most difficult moments of his early career, when a group of operatives sent across the border went missing and were later found to be in Chinese custody.Speaking…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah suffered from food poisoning while on a visit to Karnataka on Saturday and skipped scheduled events in Hubballi and Belagavi, senior BJP leader and Union minister Pralhad Joshi said.Shah was scheduled to inaugurate the new academic building of KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorusavirmath Medical College and the 1,200-bed…