[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asks para-legal volunteers under the Bihar Legal Services Authority to assist voters and political parties in filing claims and objections in the state’s Special Summary Revision (SIR) exercise. The court asked the volunteers to submit confidential reports to district judges, which will be considered on September 8.The…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a veiled jibe at China’s Belt and Road Initiative as he said that connectivity loses its trust and meaning if it bypasses sovereignty.While speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in China’s Tianjin, PM Modi pointed to the SCO Charter and said that connectivity should…
[ad_1] Founded in Shanghai in June 2001, the SCO has expanded from six founding members into a 26-nation family of 10 members, two observers, and 14 dialogue partners spanning Asia, Europe, and Africa. With major emerging markets and developing countries such as China, Russia, and India among its members, the SCO represents nearly half of…
[ad_1] PM Modi with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday shared warm moments with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping as they met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025 in Tianjin. The three leaders exchanged handshakes, hugs and smiles in…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin were seen sharing light moments and walking hand-in-hand during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on Monday, while Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif looked on as the leaders passed him during the group photo session.PM Modi, Putin and Chinese President Xi…
[ad_1] PM Modi meets Chinese Communist Party secretariat top leader Cai Qi In Tianjin, Modi also had a separate meeting with Cai Qi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, and a powerful political ally of Xi. Cai is seen internationally as Xi’s right-hand man and also the…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Monthly average rainfall over the country as a whole in Sept is most likely to be ‘above normal’, at more than 109% of the long-period average, the IMD said on Sunday. It also warned of possible heavy rainfall events during the month in Uttarakhand, north Rajasthan, south Haryana, Delhi and parts of…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has recommended that the price caps enforced by the govt, for example, the existing 30% trade margin cap on 42 essential anti-cancer drugs – should be extended to cover cancer vaccines, immunotherapy, and oral chemotherapy. It has also suggested that quality of generic drugs available in the market should…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin Sunday, Congress lashed out at his govt, asking if the ‘new normal’ is to be defined by “Chinese aggression and bullying and our govt’s spinelessness”.Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, in a post on X, said: “PM Modi’s meeting with…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Dirty toilets. Delays in baggage retrieval. Long queues at check-in, security and immigration. Airports may soon pay for these lapses with reduced user development fees under a proposal from Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA).The regulator has issued a consultation paper to create uniform performance standards for all major airports – those handling…