[ad_1] File photo (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: As Maharashtra voters prepare to cast their ballots for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election, knowing the exact polling booth location is a crucial first step before heading out to vote. While polling booth details are mentioned on voter slips distributed ahead of elections, voters can also…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: China’s fresh assertion that the Shaksgam Valley “belongs to China” has reopened a largely forgotten but strategically explosive fault line in the long-running Kashmir dispute. Beijing’s defence of infrastructure construction in the region — tied closely to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) — has drawn a sharp response from New Delhi, which…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday received the credentials of the newly appointed ambassadors of the United States and Austria, along with the High Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.In a post on X, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said: “President Droupadi Murmu received credentials from Mr Chandradath Singh, High Commissioner of the…
[ad_1] India has urged its citizens to exit Iran promptly as security concerns mount due to regional tensions and internal unrest. The Calcutta high court has restricted courtroom entry and ordered live-streaming in cases linked to the ED raid on I-PAC director Pratik Jain. DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran sparked a row after he claimed “girls…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday slammed the Assam Congress unit over its now-deleted Bihu post showing an AI-generated image of the state BJP headquarters on fire.The BJP Assam unit shared the screenshot and warned that deleting the post would not “nullify” what the grand old party was “trying to imply”. “Deleting…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Encroachments, deforestation, illegal mining and expanding urban infrastructure in the Aravali ranges have severely damaged groundwater recharge, biodiversity, air quality and climate regulation, according to a new study.The research, titled Eco-restoration of the Aravali Landscape, was undertaken by the Sankala Foundation with support from the Embassy of Denmark in India and the…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s high commissioner to Canada, Dinesh Patnaik, has strongly rejected allegations linking the Indian government to the killing of NIA-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, questioning the lack of evidence to support the claims. Speaking in a televised interview on CBC News’ Power & Politics, Patnaik responded to allegations made by former Canadian…
[ad_1] Delegation from Communist Party of China visits BJP headquarters in New Delhi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: BJP has raised several sticking points – ranging from border tensions to trade issues – in India-China ties in its interaction with a visiting Communist Party of China (CPC) delegation, emphasising that these were not helpful to their…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday held that Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, which bars police and agencies from probing corruption complaints against public servants without prior govt approval, suffered from infirmities. But an SC division bench differed on its implication – while one judge declared it outrightly illegal, saying…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended greetings to the nation on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a harvest festival observed across India in accordance with regional traditions. The festival marks the Sun’s transition into the zodiac sign of Capricorn (Makar) and is celebrated as a mid-winter harvest festival.“This sacred occasion of Sankranti is…