NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said there is a room for diplomacy to address the ongoing bilateral row between India and Canada, adding that both sides are in touch to ease the tensions.The relationship between India and Canada plummeted after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s allegations of a “potential” involvement of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, is scheduled to answer questions in the excise policy matter before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday, November 2. The AAP has expressed apprehensions that Kejriwal will be arrested by the central agency. ‘If Arvind Kejriwal gets arrested, the next in line will be…..’: Atishi on … Read more
NEW DELHI: After effectively taking ownership of the Canadian intelligence that allegedly implicates India in the killing of a Khalistan leader, the Five Eyes countries have thrown their lot with Canada on the issue of parity in diplomatic presence with India that saw the Indian government expelling 41 Canadian diplomats this week.Shortly after India said … Read more
NEW DELHI: “A large number of Canadian diplomats have left India in the last 24 hours,” Canadian Broadcasting Corp CBC reported on Thursday.Last month, the external affairs ministry had called on Canada to reduce its diplomatic staff in India amid the ongoing row that erupted following Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau‘s allegation linking Indian agents … Read more
NEW DELHI: Several coaches of the North East Express going from Delhi’s Anand Vihar Terminal to Assam’s Kamakhya derailed at around 9:35pm on Wednesday near Raghunathpur station in Bihar.Several passengers are feared injured in the accident and rescue teams have been rushed to the spot.“Some coaches of train number 12506 North East Express going from … Read more
NEW DELHI: Ajit Pawar, who has staked claim to the Nationalist Congress Party, has told the Election Commission of India that his uncle Sharad Pawar “behaved like a dictator” and “never followed democratic principles” in the functioning of the party.This was revealed by senior NCP leader Jitendra Awhad who was present at the Election Commission … Read more
NEW DELHI: The much-awaited results of caste survey in Bihar which was made public yesterday may well turn out to be a double-edged sword for chief minister Nitish Kumar, who was one of the prime supporters of the move.While on the one hand Nitish Kumar will claim credit for the success of the exercise and … Read more
IMPHAL: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested four people and detained two juveniles, following an investigation into the alleged abduction and killing of two students—- Phijam Hemanjit (20) and Hijam Linthoingambi (17) who were last seen together on a motorbike on July 6.The accused persons arrested by CBI are – Paominlun Haokip, S … Read more
NEW DELHI: Opposition’s INDIA (India National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) faces yet another challenge, from within. This time it is from Punjab, where the AAP and the Congress – allies in the anti-BJP alliance – are at loggerheads in the state.The strain in ties follows the arrest of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira by the AAP’s … Read more
IMPHAL: A mob tried to attack chief minister N Biren Singh‘s empty ancestral house on Thursday night, despite a security clampdown and curfew in the Imphal valley.Security forces, however, were successful in foiling the attempt after firing in the air.Singh lives in a separate, well-guarded official residence in the centre of the state’s capital.“There was … Read more
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday released its second list of 39 candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly election, which includes Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel and Faggan Singh Kulaste, as well as four Lok Sabha MPs.By fielding such heavyweights, the party has raised the stakes for the assembly polls and … Read more
NEW DELHI: Curfew has been reimposed after Imphal witnessed protests by self-styled vigilante groups including ‘Meira Paibis’ who demanded the release of five men.Earlier, curfew was imposed in the entire Imphal following violent protests for the release of five men, including a trained cadre of a banned terror outfit, who were arrested earlier this week … Read more
WASHINGTON: Having dropped a bombshell by alleging the Indian government was behind the assassination of a Khalistani extremist in Canada, the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Ottawa was not looking to escalate matters with India even as Washington cautiously backed his demand for an investigation into the killing. “We are not looking … Read more
NEW DELHI:A discussion on “Parliamentary Journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha – Achievements, Experiences, Memories and Learnings” will be held in Rajya Sabha on September 18, the first day of Parliament special session, as per the Parliamentary Bulletin released on Wednesday.The government has also listed for consideration and passage the Bill on appointment … Read more
NEW DELHI: For faster evacuation of passengers in case of any exigency, all new sleeper coach buses will need to have toughened glass on all windows and every berth must have a hammer. The new norms, which will kick in the next three months, also include mandatory installation of retro-reflective tapes from the seats and … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has revoked the suspension of Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, a political science lecturer at a government school in Srinagar who had recently appeared in the Supreme Court to argue against the abrogation of Article 370.The J&K’s school education department released a notification regarding the revocation on September 2.Shortly after … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that the Census Act, 1948, empowers only the Union government to conduct the census and that no other body is entitled to conduct the exercise even akin to a census.The affidavit was filed by the Office of the Registrar General from … Read more
NEW DELHI: The lander module of Chandrayaan-3 sent the first set of visuals of the Moon captured by the cameras positioned on the Vikram lander after its separation from the propulsion module. The integrated module had earlier sent some photos of the Moon’s surface soon after it reached the lunar orbit.The images, released by Isro … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the demolition drive of Railways to clear encroachment near Krishna Janmasthan in Mathura and directed that status quo be maintained for 10 days. Hearing a petition filed by an aggrieved resident, a bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose, Sanjay Kumar and S V N Bhatti issued notice to … Read more
NEW DELHI: All schools and colleges in Himachal Pradesh will be closed on August 14 due to incessant rainfall, the state government announced on Sunday. Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh in the past 24 hours have triggered landslides and uprooted trees, damaging houses and vehicles and blocking 150 roads. In a rain-related incident on Sunday, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha member and former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi’s remarks on the Delhi services bill during the debate on August 7 found mention in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. During a debate on the bill, which was later passed by the upper house, former CJI Gogoi had said that the proposed law by … Read more
NEW DELHI: After a gap of nearly 50 years, Russia is planning to launch a lunar mission on August 11 and enter the race to become the first nation to land a rover on the Moon’s south pole — a potential source of water to support a future human presence there. India has a head … Read more
NEW DELHI: BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner Kuki People’s Alliance on Sunday withdrew its support from the N Biren Singh government in Manipur over the continuing violence in the northeastern state that has claimed nearly 200 lives in the past three months. “After careful consideration of the current conflagration, the continued support for the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Friday was a day of double troubles with two aircraft — one each of IndiGo and Air India — safely returning minutes after take off to the origin airport due to engine snags. While IndiGo’s was a domestic Patna-Delhi flight, AI aircraft was headed from Mumbai to London. IndiGo’s Airbus A320 landed back … Read more
SYDNEY: Two Indian navy ships docked in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, underscoring the strategic importance of the country to global superpowers the United States and China and their allies. The INS Kolkata guided missile destroyer and INS Sahyadri frigate will stay in PNG’s capital Port Moresby for two days, an Indian embassy official said. … Read more
NEW DELHI: In its first joint political outreach since its formation earlier this month, the opposition bloc INDIA on Saturday visited Manipur to assess the ground situation in the strife-torn state. The BJP, however, slammed the visit of the 21-MP delegation, calling it a “mere show-off”. The visit by the opposition partiescome at a time … Read more
NEW DELHI: External affair minister S Jaishankar on Friday slammed the opposition for “repeatedly disrupting” his address in Parliament. Jaishankar stated that for the opposition “partisan politics” held more importance than national progress and said that he would present the thrust of his statement in a video message.“Yesterday, I sought to apprise the Parliament and … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that India will be among the top 3 economies in the world in his third term after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Prime Minister said this after inaugurating the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) complex — Bharat Mandapam — at Pragati Maidan in the national capital.“I … Read more
NEW DELHI: A day after being sacked as minister from the Rajasthan government, MLA Rajendra Gudha on Saturday doubled down on his attack against chief minister Ashok Gehlot, claiming the Congress leader “was no longer in control of the state, which is leading in crimes against women”. “Nothing will happen by sacking me. Create a … Read more
BENGALURU: Defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Thursday furthered its relationship with the Argentinian defence establishment with the signing of a letter of intent (LoI) with the country’s ministry of defence for productive cooperation and acquisition of light and medium utility helicopters for South American country’s armed forces.“The LoI was signed by Jorge Taiana, … Read more