Manipur violence: SC to pass orders on Aug 25 to facilitate functioning of Justice Gita Mittal panel

Manipur violence: SC to pass orders on Aug 25 to facilitate functioning of Justice Gita Mittal panel

New Delhi: A panel headed by former judge Gital Mittal to oversee relief and rehabilitation of victims of violence in Manipur on Monday submitted three reports to the Supreme Court, including one on the need to upgrade the compensation scheme for the strife-torn people of the state. The Supreme Court said it will pass orders […]

Cong raises questions over withdrawal of BoB auction notice for Sunny Deol’s Juhu villa

Cong raises questions over withdrawal of BoB auction notice for Sunny Deol’s Juhu villa

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday raised questions about the Bank of Baroda withdrawing the e-auction notice for the Juhu bungalow of BJP MP Sunny Deol, asking who triggered the “technical reasons” for the withdrawal. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Yesterday afternoon the nation got to know that Bank […]

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO releases images of Lunar far side area

Bengaluru: The ISRO on Monday released images of Lunar far side area captured by the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC). This camera that assists in locating a safe landing area — without boulders or deep trenches — during the descent is developed by Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre (SAC), a major research and development […]

Muslim woman asked to remove hijab during exam

Chennai: In a recent incident that unfolded at Annamalai Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Somasipadi village, near Tiruvannamalai town, a 27-year-old Muslim woman found herself in the midst of controversy during her Hindi examination. The young woman, identified as Shabana, was asked to remove her hijab, a traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women. Shabana, who […]

Floodwater submerges several BSF posts along International Border in Punjab

Floodwater submerges several BSF posts along International Border in Punjab

Ferozepur (Punjab): Several BSF outposts and the barbed wire fencing along the India-Pakistan border have been inundated in Punjab’s Ferozepur district due to a rise in the Sutlej’s water level, an official said on Sunday. Border Security Force (BSF) troops are keeping a close watch on the situation, the official said. Many villages near the […]

Centre concerned over JU student’s death, UGC asked to take strictest action: Pradhan

Centre concerned over JU student’s death, UGC asked to take strictest action: Pradhan

Kolkata: Stating that the Centre has taken the death of a student at Jadavpur University allegedly following ragging and sexual harassment “seriously”, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that he has asked the UGC to take the strictest action as per law in the case. Condemning the 17-year-old boy’s death at a hostel […]

Dynastic politics is poison, says Shah; accuses Cong, DMK and Sena (UBT) of indulging in it

Bhopal: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday termed dynastic politics as “poison” and said that under this system, the control over a party and the government led by it remains in the hands of one family alone. He accused the Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) of indulging […]

Indian economy shining as beacon of hope in challenging times: PM Modi

Indian economy shining as beacon of hope in challenging times: PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Saturday that India’s economy is shining as a beacon of hope in these challenging times. “With robust growth and resilient spirit, the future looks promising. Let us keep this momentum and ensure prosperity for 140 crore Indians,” he said on X, reacting to news portal Moneycontrol’s ‘Bullish […]

RSS-BJP placing their own people in key parts of institutional structure: Rahul

RSS-BJP placing their own people in key parts of institutional structure: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the RSS-BJP are placing their own people in key parts of the institutional structure of the country and even ministers have to work with RSS people to make decisions in their respective ministries. Gandhi made the claim during an interaction with youngsters at an event in […]

G20: Mandaviya launches initiative aimed at aligning efforts to support global strategy on digital health

Gandhinagar: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday launched the ‘Global Initiative on Digital Health – a WHO Managed Network’ at Mahatma Mandir convention centre here on the second and last day of G20 health ministers’ meeting. It was launched by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare in the presence of World Health Organisation […]