[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In response to an RTI query, the Department of Personnel and Training revealed that 83 applications were received for the post of Chief Information Commissioner following an advertisement issued on May 21. It added that 161 applications were received through the August 14, 2024 notification for Information Commissioner vacancies.Once the PM Modi-led…
[ad_1] Visa applicants in India Tuesday received messages that their appointment at the consular office this week has been rescheduled. The rescheduled dates are mostly in March 2026 as the immigration office buys time for social media vetting of applicants — the new rule that kicks in from December 15, 2025 where all social media…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail to former JNU student leader Umar Khalid in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, allowing him to remain out of custody from December 16 to 29 to attend his sister’s wedding.Khalid, arrested under the unlawful activities (prevention) act (UAPA) in connection with the alleged…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Red Fort has turned into a high-security zone as India hosts, for the first time, the 20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of UNESCO, days after a deadly blast near the monument.The week-long meeting, being held from December 8 to 13 inside…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Recovery of fines raised through e-challans reduced in 2024 to Rs 3,834 crore compared to Rs 4,150 crore in 2023, while unpaid fines spiked from Rs 6,654 crore in 2023 to Rs 9,097 crore in 2024, as per data provided by the road transport ministry to Rajya Sabha.As per the ministry’s written…
[ad_1] Suvendu Adhikari with accused trio (x.com/Sourav_3294) NEW DELHI: BJP leader and West Bengal’s leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday ‘felicitated’ the three men arrested for allegedly assaulting two chicken patty vendors at a Gita recital event in Kolkata, shortly after they were released on bail.Also Read | West Bengal: 2 men assaulted…
[ad_1] (File photo: Shivraj Patil) NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader and former Union home minister Shivraj Patil passed away at his home in Latur, Maharashtra. He was 90. Family members said he passed away on Friday after a brief illness, news agency PTI reported.Patil, one of the party’s most experienced parliamentarians, served in multiple key…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Top representatives of airlines, aviation ministry and regulator DGCA will appear on Dec 17 before a parliamentary committee, which is set to question them on the days long ordeal faced by thousands of fliers due to mass-cancellation of flights by IndiGo due to its unpreparedness after a new rule for more rest…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amidst ongoing efforts by India and the US to finalise a bilateral trade deal, PM Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump spoke on Thursday, reaffirming their shared commitment to carrying forward bilateral cooperation while also discussing regional and global issues.The conversation came within a week of Modi’s summit with Russian President Putin…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The choice is between an artificially sustained painful life and peaceful death. As a medical board of four specialised doctors told Supreme Court about the condition of 31-year-old Harish Rana who has been living with 100% disability in a permanent vegetative state for 13 years and stressed the negligible chance of his…