NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said undignified behaviour during House proceedings to score a political point is a blow to the spirit of democracy. He also lamented that members these days are not willing to listen to the views of others. “You are free to disagree with the views of others. […]
YAMUNANAGAR (HR): Sunita Kejriwal on Saturday urged people not to give a single seat to the BJP in the Haryana Assembly polls due later this year, as she called her husband, Arvind Kejriwal, the blessed one, who was born to achieve big things. “He was born on August 16, 1968. You will be surprised to […]
SHILLONG: Assam Rifles Director General Lieutenant General PC Nair has revealed that doctored videos from Myanmar and the Rohingya region are being circulated by certain groups with vested interests to incite violence in the troubled state of Manipur. Speaking to the media, Lieutenant General Nair emphasised that many of the videos currently in circulation are […]
NEW DELHI: A new study published in Science reveals that climate change is dramatically altering global rainfall patterns, potentially intensifying typhoons and other tropical storms. This research comes in the wake of Typhoon Gaemi, the year’s most powerful storm, which recently battered Taiwan, the Philippines, and China. Led by Zhang Wenxia at the China Academy […]
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court that the “nameplate” directive was issued to ensure a peaceful completion of the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage. The state government said that the idea behind issuing the directive was to strengthen transparency and informed choice of the pilgrims regarding the food they eat during the […]
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the continuation of its July 22 interim order staying the directives issued by the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh, asking eateries along the Kanwar Yatra routes to display the names of their owners, staff and other details. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N […]
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confirmed on Friday that she would participate in the central think-tank NITI Aayog meeting scheduled on July 27 in Delhi, clearing the air over the speculated uncertainty on whether she, too, would skip the meet like most other CMs of the INDIA bloc. Addressing reporters at the Kolkata […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will not be attending the Niti Aayog meeting to be held in the national capital on Saturday, according to government sources. Vijayan had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing his inability to attend the meeting and seeking permission for state Finance Minister K B Balagopal to go in […]
NEW DELHI: Deceased organ donors and their family members will be honoured with a shawl, a framed certificate, and flowers at the time of donation, at a maximum permissible cost of Rs 1,000 per donor, according to an official statement. The implementation of donor felicitation is expected to boost awareness on organ donation and connecting […]
NEW DELHI: In a dissenting verdict, Supreme Court judge Justice B V Nagarathna on Thursday said if the power to levy taxes on mineral resources are given to the states, there would be “breakdown of the federal system” as they would compete among themselves and jeopardise mineral development. Justice Nagarathna was the lone judge on […]