Amit Shah releasing ‘chargesheet’ against TMC NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday released the BJP’s “charge sheet” against the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led West Bengal government ahead of assembly polls in the state.Speaking at a press conference in Kolkata, Shah emphasised that the upcoming elections would be a choice between “fear and trust.”…
NEW DELHI: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called the recent controversies over the UGC equity rules and an NCERT textbook carrying a chapter on judicial corruption “avoidable.”“I accept that they (controversies) were avoidable, especially the way they were presented. The discussion in society on the UGC matter is sub judice and under the Supreme Court’s cognisance,…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee is set to recommend to government that it should explore introducing age-restrictions for social media platforms, a suggestion that will lend a legislative fillip to the demand for limiting children’s exposure to them at a time when countries around the world are warming up to the idea. The committee’s nudge…
Residents look on as rescue workers search for bodies in the rubble of a residential building that was hit in an airstrike in Tehran With almost a month into the West Asia conflict, people in Iran’s capital, Tehran, have started fearing for the worse. And ambiguous statements from Washington and threatening comments from Tel Aviv…
Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: India has sufficient stock of fertilisers and govt is working to ensure supply remains intact, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Friday.“Whenever there is war, it’s a crisis for the entire world and has a direct and indirect impact on every country. I will not…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Friday dismissed reports circulating on social media about a possible lockdown amid concerns over energy supplies due to the conflict in West Asia, with Cabinet ministers Amit Shah, Hardeep Singh Puri and Nirmala Sitharaman terming the claims mere “rumours” and ruling out any such move.Home minister Shah accused opposition parties of…
NEW DELHI: The petroleum ministry on Friday increased the allocation of commercial LPG to states by 20% to meet additional demand from industrial units such as steel, automobile, textile and chemicals.With this increase, the total allocation of commercial LPG has now reached 70% of pre-conflict levels. Watch Centre Pushes PNG: LPG Supply May Be Stopped…
– NEW DELHI: Indian seafarers navigating Strait of Hormuz are grappling with GPS disruptions, warnings of underwater mines and the absence of a clear navigation authority.Ships in the region are reporting repeated radio broadcasts over maritime channels warning vessels against transit. “Attention all ships… This is the Sepah Navy… navigation through Strait of Hormuz is…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has rebuked trial and high courts for disclosing the identity of rape survivors in their orders and directed them to ensure that names of survivors and family members are not mentioned in court records.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh expressed concern that despite statutory safeguards and repeated…
NEW DELHI: In a major push for defence acquisition, the Rajnath Singh-led Defence Acquisition Council on Friday granted approvals to various proposals worth around Rs 2.38 lakh crore, including for additional units of the Russian-made S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile system and 155mm Dhanush — howitzer — gun systems.“The decisions taken in the Defence Acquisition Council…