NEW DELHI: As India struggled to contain the diplomatic fallout of the controversial remarks by BJP functionaries targeting the Prophet, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu held a series of meetings with Qatar leaders to boost bilateral ties in Doha. One of his meetings though, in the form of a lunch by deputy Amir Sheik Abdullah Bin … Read more
NEW DELHI: The information and broadcasting ministry on Saturday directed a TV channel and social media giants Twitter and YouTube to pull down from their platforms the “derogatory and obscene” advertisements of a deodorant brand, Layer’r Shot. Several social media users as well as Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal said the series of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Observing that the threat of climate catastrophe is looming large because of global warming, the Supreme Court on Monday said that governments had to be proactive in preserving ecology and directed that one km area around every protected forest, national park or wildlife sanctuary be declared as ‘eco-sensitive’ zone where no mining, construction … Read more
NEW DELHI: A special court here sent Delhi cabinet minister Satyendar Jain to the Enforcement Directorate’s custody for 10 days on Tuesday after the agency claimed his custodial interrogation was important to verify the source of more than Rs 5 crore he had allegedly received from Kolkata-based shell companies in entities controlled by him. The … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress leaders P Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh, Vivek Tankha and Imran Pratapgarhi filed their nomination papers on Monday for the June 10 election to Rajya Sabha, amid voices of discontent emerging from within the party over the choice of candidates. Congress president Sonia Gandhi had on Sunday night cleared the names of 10 party … Read more
NEW DELHI: Sanjeev Khirwar, the IAS officer in the middle of a storm for allegedly walking his dog in Delhi’s Thyagraj stadium, has been transferred to Ladakh. A report recently emerged in the media that sportsmen using the stadium are forced to vacate it early in the evening as Khirwar comes to walk his dog … Read more
KOLKATA: In a jolt to the saffron camp in West Bengal, BJP MP Arjun Singh on Sunday rejoined the Trinamool Congress, ending weeks of speculation over his possible switchover to the ruling party. Singh was welcomed into the party by TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at his office in south Kolkata. “Warmly welcoming former … Read more
NEW DELHI: The survey report of the Gyanvapi Mosque-Shringar Gauri complex was submitted in a “sealed envelope” by a court-appointed commission on Thursday. However, hours later, the contents of the sealed envelope – including the documents, videos and photographs – were flashed across various media platforms who claimed that they were in possession of the … Read more
GUWAHATI/HAFLONG: Surface links to Assam’s Barak Valley and Dima Hasao district and to neighbouring states of Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur remained snapped on Tuesday as incessant rains triggered landslides and washed off roads as well as railway tracks in multiple locations of Assam and Meghalaya. Landslides in different locations in Assam’s Dima Hasao district disrupted … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission will not shy away from taking tough decisions while discharging its Constitutional responsibility and shall pursue electoral reforms by following the time-tested and democratic methods of consultation and consensus, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said after taking over reins of the poll body on Sunday. Kumar, who succeeds Sushil Chandra … Read more