NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday doubled down on his opposition to “votes-for-freebies” culture, flagging the mounting dues of power distribution companies (discoms) as a looming crisis and saying failure to address the issue will hurt future generations by stunting growth. “Serious distortions have crept into our politics over time. In politics, there … Read more
Indian Navy takes delivery of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier ‘Vikrant’NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy on Thursday received their first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC), with the 45,000-tonne warship ‘INS Vikrant’ built at a cost of almost Rs 20,000 crore being delivered by the Cochin Shipyard. In a related development, first two of the 24 submarine-hunting MH-60 `Romeo’ … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India will start a campaign across Maharashtra to link Voter ID cards with Aadhaar from August 1, said the state’s Chief Election Officer Shrikant Deshpande on Monday. The aim of this voluntary drive is to establish the identity of electors and authenticate entries in the electoral roll as well … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Calcutta High Court on Sunday permitted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to take West Bengal Cabinet minister and former education minister of the state, Partha Chatterjee, to AIIMS-Bhubaneswar by air ambulance early on Monday. He will be accompanied by a doctor from SSKM Hospital and his advocate. Specialist doctors at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar will examine … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday seized Rs 20 crore cash after raiding the premises of a “close associate” of West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the alleged teacher recruitment scam (SSC) in the state. The probe agency launched coordinated searches at the premises of Chatterjee, the state industries and commerce … Read more
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana on Saturday expressed disappointment at the prevailing political environment in the country, and pointed at a shrinking space for opposition. Political opposition is translating into hostility which is not a sign of a healthy democracy, Justice Ramana said. He was speaking at an event organised at … Read more
NEW DELHI: Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of six FIR lodged against him in several districts of Uttar Pradesh. In his fresh plea, Zubair has also sought interim bail in all six cases. The plea of Zubair has also challenged the constitution of the Special Investigation Team … Read more
NEW DELHI: A penalty of Rs 51.72 crore and Rs 10 crore has been imposed against Amnesty India and its former head Aakar Patel respectively for contravention of the foreign exchange law, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Friday. The adjudicating authority of ED has adjudicated an SCN issued to M/s Amnesty India International Pvt. … Read more
The term of incumbent Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu ends on August 10.NEW DELHI: The process of filing nominations for the August 6 vice-presidential polls will start from Tuesday and go on till July 19. The term of incumbent Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu ends on August 10. The scrutiny of the nomination papers will … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received over 1.83 lakh applications under the Agnipath scheme just six days after the registration process began. “So far, 1,83,634 future Agniveers have applied on the website https://agnipathvayu.cdac.in . Registration closes on July 5, 2022,” the IAF said on Twitter. So far, 183634 future #Agniveers have applied … Read more