JAGDISHPUR (BIHAR): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday was a proud witness to more than 75,000 people simultaneously waving the Indian national flag at this semi-urban town in Bihar, where the BJP sought to make history by breaking Pakistan’s record set 18 years ago. The occasion was the 163rd birth anniversary of Veer Kunwar … Read more
NEW DELHI: The CBSE has dropped chapters about the Non-Aligned Movement, the Cold War era, the rise of Islamic empires in Afro-Asian territories, the chronicles of Mughal courts and the industrial revolution from the history and political science syllabi of classes 11 and 12. Similarly, in the class 10 syllabus, the topic “impact of globalisation … Read more
NEW DELHI: Taking exception to television coverage of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the Delhi riots, the government on Saturday issued a strong advisory to news channels asking them to abide by the programme code laid down by the relevant laws. The government cited specific instances of “hyberbolic” statements by news anchors and “scandalous headlines/taglines” while … Read more
JAMMU: Security has been beefed-up ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir’s Palli village scheduled for Sunday. One security personnel and two terrorists were killed in an encounter near an Army camp in Jammu after gunmen targeted a CISF bus early Friday. Nine security personnel were also injured in the attack. … Read more
5 THINGS FIRSTToday: Centre to finalise sale of Pawan Hans helicopter service; IPL – KKR vs GT (3:30 pm) and RCB vs SRH (7:30 pm). Tomorrow: PM Modi to visit J&K; Second round of France’s Presidential election; Premier League – Liverpool vs Everton1. Does our caste decide how long we live?Caste & longevityHow long Indians … Read more
A senior US diplomat again warned China of sanctions if it offers “material support” for Russian President Putin’s war in Ukraine, while also pledging to help India end its dependence on Russian weapons. China wasn’t helping the situation in Ukraine by doing things like amplifying Russian disinformation campaigns, US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman … Read more
Half of India’s 3.5-million-tonne plastic waste goes to landfi lls every year in the absence of segregation, collection and adequate processing capacity. Uncollected waste pollutes soil, water and air, besides being a loss of resources. The ban on certain single-use plastic (SUP) items from July 1 is expected to deal with its environmental aspect to … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday slammed the opposition ruled state governments for not reducing value added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel while the Centre has reduced the excise duty when required. Puri alleged that such states are “making a killing” and they should reduce their VAT by 50% to give … Read more
NEW DELHI: Britain doesn’t welcome people who want to use its legal system to evade the law here in India, said UK PM Boris Johnson when asked about the pending extradition of economic fugitives like Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya. In his meeting with PM Narendra Modi, he said the UK is sensitive to India’s … Read more
NEW DELHI: Indicating his keenness for a trade agreement with India, British PM Boris Johnson on Friday set an ambitious target of clinching a deal by Diwali, minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of a year-end deadline for negotiators from both countries. “Teams from both countries are working on an FTA and there is … Read more