[ad_1] Interview of opposition Vice Presidential candidate Justice (retired) B Sudershan Reddy (Excerpts)What led you to join the VP post contest in times considered to be highly polarised?Society is getting increasingly polarised. This must be stopped because I believe the biggest threat doesn’t come from govts alone in a democracy but the threat comes from…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amid his outreach to seek support of MPs for the Sept 9 vice-presidential poll, opposition candidate Justice (retired) B Sudershan Reddy in an interview to Ambika Pandit says he has entered the contest to protect and defend the Constitution at a time society is getting increasingly polarised due to divisive forces. Reddy…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has constituted a 21-member National Designated Authority, headed by the Union environment secretary, for implementation of provisions related to carbon trading and other market-based mechanisms, to achieve its climate targets under the Paris Agreement on climate change.As part of its 19-core functions, the authority — constituted by the environment ministry on…
[ad_1] Union home minister Amit Shah (File photo) NEW DELHI: Operation Sindoor and Operation Mahadev, which saw Indian security personnel avenge the Pahalgam terror attack with targeted hits on Pakistani territory as well as the elimination of three Pakistani terrorists who had killed 26 innocent Indians in cold blood, have sent a clear message to…
[ad_1] TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump often uses his personal cell phone to call world leaders. It’s a habit carried over from his life as a real estate magnate when he phoned and received calls from elites of the world. Coming to the White House tempered the practice but did not end…
[ad_1] Indian ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra inaugurated the new chancery premises of the Indian consulate in Seattle. Washington state governor Bob Ferguson joined the inauguration.Ferguson welcomed the opening of the new Indian consulate as a landmark development, especially in deepening bilateral ties between India and the US Pacific Northwest region.PM Narendra Modi had…
[ad_1] CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday visited the flood-hit areas in Gurdaspur district to take stock of the situation and asked the district administration to use the state government’s helicopter for delivering relief supplies to those affected.Swollen rivers and rivulets and incessant rains have submerged many villages and low-lying areas in several…
[ad_1] RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said the true spirit of Swadeshi was the nation’s policy to engage internationally by choice and not under pressure.“Self-reliance is the key to everything. Our country must be self-reliant. For self-reliance, priority should be given to the…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Days after Nikki Bhati died after being allegedly set ablaze in Sirsa village, fresh claims and counterclaims have emerged with her sister-in-law defending Nikki’s husband and in-laws, while Nikki’s father has strongly denied dowry counter-allegations made against his family.Nikki’s sister-in-law, who is the estranged wife of Nikki’s brother Rohit, said she did…