[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Dubbing India’s “silence” on the issue of Palestine as abdication of humanity and morality, Congress’ Sonia Gandhi said Modi govt’s actions in the wake of Israel’s “genocide” are dictated by “personal friendship” between Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and PM Modi, and not by India’s constitutional values or strategic interests.In a media article,…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior…
[ad_1] SRINAGAR: Police detained 48 people during pre-dawn searches Thursday after four protesters were killed and more than 80 wounded when security forces allegedly opened fire to quash a violent demonstration in Leh demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh.Peace returned Thursday under heavy curfew. Traffic on streets in Leh was thin, with only…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Textiles Giriraj Singh on Thursday congratulated Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit on his return to active service in the Indian Army.In the X post, Singh said, “Congratulations, Col. Purohit, on being back in uniform. The Govt stands firmly with patriots who serve the nation with courage and integrity.”Lieutenant Colonel…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when the EC had last changed the counting guidelines to…
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Bihar’s “Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana” on Friday and transfer Rs 10,000 each to the bank accounts of 75 lakh women across the state, totalling Rs 7,500 crore.Officials said the scheme is aimed at making women “aatmanirbhar” (self-dependent) and promoting empowerment through self-employment and livelihood opportunities.PM Modi will attend…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A Pakistani spy Hanif Khan was arrested by Rajasthan CID Intelligence for sending confidential information about Army movements to ISI, even during Operation Sindoor.According to IGP, CID (Security), Dr Vishnukant, quoted by ANI, “CID Intelligence Rajasthan team found the activities of Hanif Mir Khan (47), a resident of Basanpir Juni, Sadar police…
[ad_1] Jammu: Artists perform during dress rehearsal for ‘Ramlila’, in Jammu. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted a “Ram Leela” event to be held at a school in Uttar Pradesh, while emphasising that school grounds cannot generally be used for religious festivities. The court granted the permission noting that the event…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the government’s response to a public interest litigation (PIL) that has called for restrictions on the import of yellow peas, citing concerns that the cheap supply of the pulse substitute is affecting the livelihoods of Indian farmers.Yellow peas (Pisum sativum) belong to the legume family but…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court on Thursday declined to stay the socio-educational survey, popularly known as a caste survey, in the state. The court, however, asked the authorities to issue a notification that participation is voluntary and not to disclose any data obtained from participants.The survey – which will record the social, economic,…