Amid opposition’s walkout, Rajya Sabha clears it by voice vote NEW DELHI: Parliament on Thursday approved a bill to amend the anti-paper leak law, prescribing stricter punishment, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying an important step towards building a credible exam system has been taken.In a selfie-video message, the Prime Minister asserted that gangs behind…
File photo: Tanker attacked during ongoing Middle East crisis NEW DELHI: Since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict earlier this year, sixteen Indian nationals, including 10 seafarers, have lost their lives in the region (eight in Oman, four in UAE, two in Kuwait and one each in Iran and Saudi Arabia) and 75 have…
Cauvery Water Management Authority upholds Karnataka water release directive to Tamil Nadu NEW DELHI: Upholding the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s order, Cauvery Water Management Authority on Thursday directed Karnataka to release 3,500 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days. As per the direction, Karnataka will have to release a…
File photo: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Accusing leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of demeaning the Parliament’s dignity and making offensive remarks against citizens with his “idiots” and “andhbhakts” jibes in Lok Sabha, BJP on Thursday submitted a notice of “breach of privilege and contempt of…
File photo: External affairs minister S Jaishankar with Ukraine foreign minister Andrii Sybiha NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar discussed attacks on commercial shipping and Indian seafarers in the Black Sea with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha, underscoring India’s position that such attacks by any party are absolutely unacceptable and condemned unequivocally. India had…
NEW DELHI: Amid the deepening Middle East crisis, PM Narendra Modi Thursday chaired what was the fourth special meeting of the cabinet committee on security (CCS) and directed establishment of a mechanism to provide timely information, emergency assistance and counselling to seafarers, serving on both domestic and foreign-flagged vessels, and their families.“The PM said all…
File photo: Pellet gun use during jantar mantar protest NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday directed Delhi government to provide treatment to those injured during students’ protests but found a plea for ban on use of pellet guns for crowd control vague and asked when police are permitted to fire bullets in extreme situations, how…
A cave, announced as one of the 23 historic sites across Ladakh as “Protected Monuments” SRINAGAR: Ladakh LG, Vinai Kumar Saxena, on Thursday declared 23 heritage sites as “protected monuments” to provide legal protection to the rich archaeological, historical, and cultural heritage of the UT.The sites notified as protected monuments under the Jammu and Kashmir…
Police attached the immovable properties of five Pakistan-based terror handlers JAMMU: J&K Police attached properties of five Pakistan-based terrorist handlers in Reasi district on Thursday to prevent their misuse for terror financing in the Union Territory.The attachment — linked to a case registered at Mahore PS under the provisions of BNS, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act,…
The talks focused on assessing the implementation of development projects supported by India in diverse fields NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met his Bhutanese counterpart Dasho Pema Lektup Dorji in Thimphu on Thursday, where the two sides co-chaired the 5th India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks and reviewed the progress and implementation of India-supported projects across…
