New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant on Saturday said he is a farmer and Chief Justice NV Ramana hails from a farmer family and they know that poor and marginalised farmers in northern states cannot afford to buy machinery for stubble management. “You are saying two lakh machines are available, but the poor […]
NEW DELHI: Talks are underway between the UN World Food Programme and India for support on humanitarian food assistance for Afghanistan, WFP Head Programme for Afghanistan Cecilia Garzon said, urging countries to do everything to help the families of the war-torn country which is facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Talking about the extent and […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear on November 22 a plea which has sought a direction to the Centre to examine various international laws and take appropriate “effective and stringent” steps to control hate speech and rumour- mongering in the country. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and C […]
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to visit India next month for a bilateral summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that is expected to produce key outcomes to further boost ties in a plethora of areas including defence and security, people familiar with the development said on Friday. Both sides have been holding […]
NEW DELHI: The central pollution watchdog on Friday advised people to avoid going outdoors and directed government and private offices to reduce vehicle usage by at least 30 per cent due to severe air pollution in the national capital. In an order, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said that at a review meeting held […]
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Friday questioned Delhi Police what offence was committed by certain Indian nationals when they housed foreigners, who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation last year, during a nationwide lockdown, saying the government notification did not impose any bar on persons residing at any particular place. Justice Mukta Gupta, who was […]
NEW DEHLI: Wardha: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party’s ideology is like a “beautiful jewel” with an unending power inside it, but it has been overshadowed by the BJP, and maintained Hindu and Hindutva are different concepts. If crystallised, the Congress ideology which is alive and vibrant will envelope that of the […]
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday met a delegation of US Congress and exchanged views on the developments in Afghanistan as well as the situation in the Indo-Pacific. The delegation, led by Senator John Cornyn, is on a visit to India. “Pleased to meet US Congress Delegation led by Sen @JohnCornyn today […]
NEW DELHI: Asserting that constitution makers had envisaged governors as “friend, philosopher and guide” to the people and the government, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday asked them to give as much time as possible in their states and make lively connections with the public. Addressing a day-long conference of governors and Lieutenant Governors, he […]
NEW DELHI: India added 13,091 new coronavirus infections in a span of 24 hours taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,44,01,670, while the active cases declined to 1,38,556, the lowest in 266 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,62,189 with 340 fresh […]