India has become a manufacturing powerhouse: PM Modi

India has become a manufacturing powerhouse: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the Union government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign, saying that India has become a manufacturing powerhouse and it is because of the youth power of the country that the “whole world is looking up to us.” Talking about the ‘Make in India’ campaign during the 114th episode […]

Flood situation alarming in north Bengal, Centre not extending help: Mamata

Flood situation alarming in north Bengal, Centre not extending help: Mamata

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described the flood situation in the northern districts as “alarming” and claimed that the state is deprived of central assistance to deal with the natural calamity. Banerjee, who was on her way to north Bengal to inspect the flood situation there, told reporters that her government […]

DU announces mop-up round for UG admission, registration begins

NEW DELHI: The University of Delhi (DU) has announced that it will hold a mop-up round against undergraduate (UG) admission to admit candidates in some colleges and programmes only. The university displayed vacant seats in the shortlisted colleges and programmes on September 27 (5 pm). The admissions.uod.ac.in will make the vacant seats list available. While […]

Congress cheats, will go MP, Rajasthan way in Haryana: PM

Congress cheats, will go MP, Rajasthan way in Haryana: PM

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Congress will be rejected in the Haryana election in the same way as in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, as it is the country’s biggest party of cheats and dishonesty which makes promises and then tries to run away from them. Addressing a rally in Hisar, […]

Congress govt will end ‘decade of pain’ in Haryana, says Rahul

Congress govt will end ‘decade of pain’ in Haryana, says Rahul

NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Congress’ “incoming government” in Haryana will end “the decade of pain” and the party has resolved to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the people of the state. Gandhi made the remarks after the Haryana Congress rolled out its detailed […]

Poor does not get same access to justice as rich: President Murmu

NEW DELHI: Lamenting the fact that a poor person does not get the same access to justice as a rich person, President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said this ”unfair situation” must change for the better. She urged young legal professionals to be the agents of change. The President was addressing the 21st convocation of NALSAR […]

Your Lordship is a loose cannon: Supreme Court guillotine on HC judges’ gaffes

NEW DELHI: From demonising an Indian neighbourhood as “Pakistan” to expressing demographic fears over conversions, from trash-talking a woman advocate about the colour of a male colleague’s “undergarments” to forbidding widows against wearing makeup, high court judges have been dropping one clanger after another. And the Supreme Court has found itself having to clean up […]

FIR registered against FM Sitharaman over complaints relating to electoral bonds scheme

BENGALURU: A case was registered on Saturday against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others on the directions of a court here, following a complaint relating to the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme. According to police, an FIR was registered under sections 384 (punishment for extortion) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) read with 34 (acts done by […]

Parliamentary standing committees formed, Rahul Gandhi in Defence

Parliamentary standing committees formed, Rahul Gandhi in Defence

NEW DELHI: The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committees for 2024-2025 were constituted with the Congress members chairing four committees, including the External Affairs. Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is a member of the standing committee on Defence. Each committee is a combination of members from both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. The Congress has been given […]

PM launches high-performance computing system tailored for weather, climate research

PM launches high-performance computing system tailored for weather, climate research

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the High-Performance Computing (HPC) system – tailored for weather and climate research, acquired by the Ministry of Earth Sciences. The ambitious project represents an investment of Rs 850 crore, marking a significant leap in India’s computational capabilities for more reliable and accurate weather and climate forecasting, particularly […]

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