Since its establishment under an Act of Parliament in 1996, TDB has relied upon independent expert committees rather than individual officials for evaluating technology proposals NEW DELHI: The government on Friday said the Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Fund is being implemented through a robust institutional framework with “stringent conflict-of-interest safeguards” in place, highlighting that…
The panel, it said, shall devise suitable norms and guidelines ‘keeping in view the cultural ethos and sensitivity of the country’ NEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry has told a parliamentary committee that it is mulling a comprehensive statutory framework to regulate the airing of programmes on OTT platforms, “which are offensive to…
The 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) on Thursday saw both sides agreeing to continue using existing diplomatic and military channels NEW DELHI: In another round of diplomatic engagement on the border issue, India and China had “frank discussions” and reviewed the situation along the line…
Solicitor general (SG) Tushar Mehta told the bench that despite intense search and rescue operations, the missing Indian seafarers — Deepak Kumar Gupta and Ram Chandra Dubey — could not be located NEW DELHI: The government informed the Supreme Court on Friday that there is very little hope of locating two Indian seafarers who are…
Air India is restoring international flights that were slashed post the West Asia crisis and will return to Jan-Feb levels next month NEW DELHI: Air India on Friday hiked pilot salaries by 8% to 15%, with commanders getting the biggest hikes and increases tapering by rank. Going ahead, first officers or co-pilots will get command…
The report also suggested prescribing clear inter-agency SOPs ahead of the peak tourist season to ensure a coordinated and timely response to any security-related incident NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has recommended an integrated security and surveillance framework for all major tourist destinations in Jammu & Kashmir, incorporating comprehensive CCTV coverage, centralised monitoring facilities, regular…
Bhat is the key accused in the killing of a policeman in a targeted attack last month in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district JAMMU: J&K Police have intensified the hunt for Lashkar-e-Taiba’s self-styled commander Mohammad Lateef Bhat, putting up “wanted” posters with his photograph at key police checkposts and public spaces across Kashmir Valley and Jammu…
Police have alleged that she bit the forearm of an officer during the protest, causing an injury SRINAGAR: With J&K Police and Iltija Mufti locked up in a battle over allegations of assault and manhandling, chief minister Omar Abdullah Friday accused them of playing a “fixed match” in a bid to restore PDP’s credibility.Iltija, who…
MEA has dismissed as “fake news” a report claiming India sought a defence pact with Israel after the Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey security agreement. NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday rejected a report claiming India had approached Israel for a defence pact following the signing of a new security agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and…
Several of the newly marked locations hold strategic importance because of their proximity to the LAC NEW DELHI: India has formally identified 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names on the official map of the country, a move that comes amid China’s repeated attempts to rename places in the border state.The government said…
