NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan were among the 12 countries which abstained from voting on a UN Human Rights Council resolution seeking to address the deteriorating situation in Ukraine “stemming from Russian aggression” while China and Eritrea were the only two countries to vote against it in the 47-member body. In another balancing act, while … Read more
RAIPUR: Two pilots were killed at Raipur airport after a helicopter belonging to Chhattisgarh government crashed at a runway at Raipur’s Swami Vivekanand Airport on Thursday night. While there were no passengers on board, the two pilots sustained severe injuries and were rushed to a private hospital, where they were declared dead. अभी रायपुर में … Read more
NEW DELHI: Army chief General Manoj Pande on Thursday reviewed the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness along the frontier in eastern Ladakh, even as the continuing military confrontation with China has entered the third year now. On his first visit to Ladakh after becoming the Army chief, Gen Pande was briefed on the situation … Read more
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday successfully test-fired an extended-range version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet in the Bay of Bengal, in a boost to the country’s strategic strike capability. It was the first launch of the extended range version of the BrahMos missile from a Su-30MKI aircraft, the defence … Read more
SRINAGAR: A government employee belonging to the Kashmir Pandit community was shot dead by suspected terrorists at his office in the Chadoora area of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said here. The gunmen entered the Tehsil office in Chadoora town and shot at Rahul Bhat, a clerk, the officials said. They … Read more
NEW DELHI: As Himachal Pradesh inches forward to assembly election in less than six months, the principal opposition Congress party is grappling with the twin issues of factionalism and leadership crisis. Having failed to nurture a strong second line of leaders, the party has been forced to fall back upon the legacy of its tallest … Read more
RANCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Jharkhand mines and industries secretary Pooja Singhal on Wednesday evening after questioning the 2000-batch IAS officer for more than 20 hours following allegations that Rs 18 crore of MGNREGA funds were embezzled between 2006 and 2010 in Khunti district when she was deputy commissioner. This is the first arrest … Read more
NEW DELHI: The proviso that shields husbands from a rape charge by wives will remain in the IPC for now as the Delhi high court on Wednesday gave a split verdict on petitions challenging the clause. A bench of justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar differed in their reading of the exception under section … Read more
NEW DELHI: The health ministry is considering a proposal to reduce the gap between the second dose of Covid vaccine and the precaution dose to three months for those planning to travel abroad. However, a final decision on the matter is yet to be taken, sources said. Currently, only those adults who have complete nine … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education on Wednesday issued guidelines to schools for combating heatwave, asking them to relax the uniform norms and modify timings. A torrid heatwave had sent the mercury soaring across large swathes of India with the temperature in Delhi rising to 46 degrees Celsius. The national capital also recorded its second … Read more