[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced that education loans under the Student Credit Card Scheme will now be made “interest-free for all applicants” who have passed Class 12, ahead of the upcoming state polls.Sharing the post on X, the Bihar CM said that the decision would “boost students’ morale” and…
[ad_1] Photo/PTI NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya on Tuesday criticised leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, calling his Punjab visit a “drama.”“After yet another secret holiday in Malaysia’s Langkawi, Rahul Gandhi landed in Punjab, a state Congress lost to AAP, to stage yet another drama,” Malviya said…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: In view of the increasing number of custodial deaths and torture at police stations, SC on Monday proposed taking the help of artificial intelligence to monitor all CCTV cameras installed in the stations, which would automatically trigger an alarm to alert concerned authorities when a camera was switched off or became non-functional.A…
[ad_1] Devastation in Uttarakhand and Himachal NEW DELHI: Heavy rain, cloudbursts and landslides have battered Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, leaving a trail of destruction. The intense monsoon downpour on Monday night and early Tuesday caused major damage to property, disrupted daily life, stranded tourists, and swept away vehicles. Three dead in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh In…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: SC Monday said its ruling on petitions challenging the validity of the special intensive revision (SIR) of Bihar electoral rolls ahead of the assembly polls in the state would apply in same rigour to EC’s decision for SIR across states from next year.As a litany of petitioners through their counsels competed to…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Starting Oct 1, only Aadhaar-authenticated users will be allowed to book reserved general rail tickets through the IRCTC website or app during the first 15 minutes of bookings being opened for any train. Currently, Aadhaar authentication is required only for Tatkal bookings. Reservations for trains open 60 days before their scheduled departure.The…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Govt will soon undertake a comprehensive security upgrade of the Parliament House Complex. Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has invited bids for the installation of an electric fence, a fibre optic-based Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS), and a CCTV camera surveillance network integrated with a centralised video management system (VMS).As per the…
[ad_1] KOLKATA: Bengal police arrested a BSF jawan and his aide from Lucknow Sunday for allegedly killing a former CRPF jawan, identified as Lalit Mohan Adhikary of Nandigram in East Midnapore, whose body was found with his throat slit in North 24 Parganas district’s Ashoknagar last month, reports Sanjib Chakraborty. On Monday, police produced the…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Gaganpreet Makkad (38), who was allegedly behind the wheel of the BMW that fatally struck senior finance ministry official Navjot Singh (57) and critically injured his wife Sandeep Kaur (50) in Dhaula Kuan Sunday, was arrested after being discharged from hospital Monday.Sections related to culpable homicide and destruction of evidence have now…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: US chief negotiator for the proposed trade pact with India Brendan Lynch was expected to land in Delhi early Tuesday for talks with his Indian counterpart Rajesh Agarwal. While formal negotiations are yet to resume, the visit by the assistant US Trade Representative signals the two sides may try to narrow some…