NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, while addressing an event of Indian diaspora in Dallas, United States, said the fear of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vanished after the results of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. “The other thing that happened, which was quite […]
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday launched a fierce attack on Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his remarks about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and asked him to speak to his grandmother, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, about the right-wing organisation. “If there is any […]
KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials investigating the case for financial irregularities in state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata have got some initial clues of a part of the ill-gotten proceeds being invested illegally in the real estate business in neighbouring Bangladesh through the hawala route. Sources said that from the different […]
NEW DELHI: There is a need to integrate the Health Management Information System (HMIS) portal with the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) portal and other portals of the health ministry to ensure that the data is uploaded timely and analysed carefully, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra said On Monday. Chandra made the remarks as he […]
NEW DELHI: With falling lithium-ion battery prices, electric vehicles can now maintain cost without subsidies but it is for the finance and heavy industries ministries to decide if incentives need to be given to electric vehicles, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. Speaking at the annual session of Automotive Components Manufacturers Association (ACMA), Gadkari, […]
WASHINGTON: The US presidential race remains neck-and-neck according to polls released two days before Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hold their first – and potentially only – televised debate. The latest polling confirms that Trump retains locked-in support from about half of voters, despite the Republican’s historic status as a convicted criminal and his role […]
DAMASCUS: Syrian security source says Israeli ‘aggression’, launched from Lebanese airspace, targeted military instalments. Israeli missiles have killed at least 14 people in central Syria, state media outlets have reported. The attack on Sunday night sparked a fire and caused material damage near the city of Masyaf, in the Hama province, according to SANA, Syria’s […]
NEW DELHI: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken in favour of Russia’s participation in a new summit to resolve the crisis with Ukraine, the Russian media reported. Scholz also reportedly told a German public-service television broadcaster in an interview that time has come to discuss and achieve peace. “In my view, the moment has now […]
NEW DELHI: The summer of 2024 has officially been declared the hottest on record for the Northern Hemisphere, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). This unprecedented heat wave has raised alarm bells among climate scientists and policymakers worldwide, as it underscores the intensifying impact of global warming. C3S deputy director Samantha […]