NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a virtual meeting with chief ministers to review the impact of the ongoing Middle East conflict, with discussions centred on fuel supply, inflation and logistics amid rising global tensions.The meeting focused on ensuring coordinated action between the Centre and states to manage potential disruptions triggered by…
Photo credit: Instagram/@nsd_official_ On any given evening, the pavements around Delhi’s cultural hub begin to fill up long before the curtains rise. Outside auditoriums in Mandi House, a crowd gathers, students, families, regular theatre-goers, some clutching tickets, others waiting to collect them. Nearby, theatre artists stand in small groups, going over lines, scribbling last-minute ideas,…
Govt cut special additional excise duty on petrol to Rs 3/litre and brought diesel duty down to nil (from Rs 10). Rajnath Singh was set to head an inter-ministerial panel, with Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman and Hardeep Singh Puri among members on Middle East crisis. Elbridge Colby wrapped up his India visit and pushed for…
Rajnath Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Rajnath Singh is set to head an inter ministerial group to oversee issues arising from the ongoing Middle East conflict.According to ANI sources, while Rajnath will lead, the group will have union home minister Amit Shah, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh…
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday.According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), during the meeting, the Chief Minister expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for the continuous support and guidance provided by the Central Government towards the development of Uttarakhand.CM Dhami…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has said that if a private vehicle requisitioned by a district administration meets with an accident, then liability would be fastened on govt and not the insurance company for payment of compensation.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh said, “Where a vehicle is requisitioned for public functions and…
NEW DELHI: Criminal proceedings cannot be initiated merely based on vague and unsupported allegations, ruled SC, quashing a dowry harassment and cruelty case filed against a Kanpur-based couple in their seventies by their daughter-in-law.A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the case was lodged almost seven years after the alleged…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday offered prayers to Lord Ram and participated virtually in the Surya Tilak ceremony at Ayodhya‘s Ram Mandir.Earlier in the day, he extended greetings to the nation on the occasion of Ram Navami, wishing that the festival bring new energy and enthusiasm into the lives of the people….
NEW DELHI: A major confrontation broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Friday as National Conference (NC) MLAs staged a protest against the killing of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and the ongoing US-Israel military actions in Iran.Video footage from the Assembly shows NC MLAs chanting slogans and holding portraits of Khamenei…
Congress president Kharge (File photo) Congress president hints at backing Centre with 2029 rolloutNEW DELHI: Rebuffing fresh overture from the Centre for a meeting to discuss amendments to the women’s reservation bill, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Thursday wrote to the Modi government that the opposition is “extremely busy” with assembly election campaign and reiterated the…