NEW DELHI: Refuting the allegation of Trinamool Congress that only central govt employees would be deployed as counting supervisors and assistants, Election Commission on Saturday told Supreme Court that one from central govt and other from state govt would be given the charge of two posts to maintain balance, convincing the court that there was…
For Yogi Adityanath, law and order was never merely governance. It has always been central to his political image. The imagery of a saffron-clad monk governing India’s most populous state with an iron administrative grip has remained one of the defining motifs of contemporary Uttar Pradesh politics.The “Bulldozer Baba” image, once used derisively by the…
Tensions flared during a US Senate hearing after FBI director Kash Patel pushed back against allegations about his drinking habits raised by a Democratic senator.Patel clashed with Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, where lawmakers questioned top Justice Department officials over their 2027 budget requests.The confrontation began when Van…
Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates on the bench if front of Wayne Gretzky during the 2020 NHL All-Star Game between the Pacific Division and Central Division at the Enterprise Center on January 25, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images) One of the biggest stories in recent…
The government has imposed restrictions on silver imports, according to an official order issued on Saturday, as authorities continue efforts to regulate bullion inflows and reduce pressure on the country’s external sector.The latest move comes amid a series of measures announced by the government in recent days to tighten monitoring and control over imports of…
The Delhi Government has proposed major incentives for electric vehicle buyers under its new draft EV policy, offering a full waiver on road tax and registration fees for select models till March 31, 2030. As per the draft Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2026-2030 released on Saturday, the benefit will apply to electric cars priced at…
A further increase in petrol and diesel prices may become unavoidable if the ongoing global energy disruptions continue, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) director HR Raj Kumar Dubey said.Speaking about the pressure on fuel retailers amid rising crude oil prices, Dubey said policymakers currently have limited options to deal with the situation.“Now, there are two…
Flight Cadet Minakshi Kumari with family NEW DELHI: The story of Flight Cadet Minakshi Kumari, one of the five National Defence Academy (NDA) entrants of the first women batch that passed out as IAF officers from the Dundigal-based Air Force Academy on Saturday, began in Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri. Born in a family with a defence…
When the first vote is cast at 7 am today to decide who will be governing Bengal for the next five years, there will be an elephant in the polling booth: SIR, or the Special Intensive Revision of the voters’ roll.More than 3.6 crore voters across 152 constituencies will be exercising their franchise in the…
One of the most successful ways of propagating and cloning plants is by using stem cuttings. In addition, using stem cuttings is one of the most affordable propagation methods.Using stem cuttings is a vegetative propagation method where you take a piece of stem from a parent plant and encourage that stem to create new roots….