Congress Leader P Chidambaram had dubbed the law “a teasing illusion”. (File) New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday hit out at Congress leader P Chidambaram for his remarks that reservation for women in legislatures was still years away, saying it is shameful to convert ignorance of the people into political equity. Addressing an […]
Research shows climate change is making the monsoon more variable. New Delhi: The four-month monsoon season has ended with India receiving ‘normal’ cumulative rainfall — 820 mm against a long-period average of 868.6 mm — with positive factors countering the effect of El Nino conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. Rainfall between […]
Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami London: United Kingdom Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan on Saturday said that she was “concerned” to see that the Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami was stopped from meeting the Gurudwara Committee in Glasgow. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Trevelyan said that the security and safety […]
Mr Gadkari was speaking during the inauguration of a road in Maharashtra. Mumbai: In a sign of his confidence in the work he has done, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said he has decided not to put up any posters or banners for the Lok Sabha elections next year, nor will he offer any inducements to […]
PM Modi was addressing a rally in Chhattsgarh’s Bilaspur. Bilaspur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of seeking to divide women in the name of caste and by spreading lies, as he launched a fierce counter-attack on the party over its demand of OBC sub-quota in women’s reservation in legislatures. Addressing a […]
Unverified footage online showed clouds of smoke over what appeared to be a village. Kyiv: A huge fire has erupted at an oil pipeline in the western Ukrainian region of Ivano-Frankivsk, injuring three people, emergency services said Saturday. Unverified footage shared on social media showed billowing clouds of thick black smoke over what appeared to […]
The initiative will be formally launched by Ashwini Vaishnaw at Delhi Cantt. Railway Station. (File) New Delhi: The Indian Railway is introducing the ’14 minutes of miracle’ concept for speedy cleaning of trains from October 1, starting with 29 Vande Bharat trains at their respective destination stations across the country. It will be formally launched […]
Shavaji Rao Jadhav (in middle) had sent threatening letters to a number of Kannada writers Bengaluru: A man has been arrested from Davengere for threatening several writers and scholars in Karnataka. He is alleged to be a member of a right-wing Hindu group. Over the last two years, Shavaji Rao Jadhav has sent threatening letters […]
The statement said one of the three men tried to force open the door of the High Commissioner’s car. New Delhi: In a strong statement on the Indian High Commissioner and Consul General being blocked from entering a gurdwara in Scotland, India has termed the incident “disgraceful” and said that the matter has been reported […]
