MUMBAI: With Maharashtra joining the list of BJP-governed states that have discontinued eggs in midday meals for classes 1 to 8, opposition strongly criticised the decision on Thursday.In a government resolution issued this week, the school education department revised the list of dishes provided in midday meals, removing provisions for eggs and sugar. Instead, it…
NEW DELHI: Admitting that Congress did not protect the interests of Dalits and the backwards the way it should have after the 1990s, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said if the party had retained the the confidence of the marginalised communities, RSS would have never been able to “come to power”.“I have to say in past…
NEW DELHI: Days after an environment ministry expert panel gave its conditional nod to resume construction of Sikkim’s 1,200 MW Teesta III hydroelectric project, a study published in the international journal ‘Science’ has warned that the increasing number of such projects near glacier lakes in the Himalayas amplifies GLOF risks.It was the catastrophic glacial lake…
Nitin Gadkari (PTI Image) NEW DELHI: In this age of social media, you can’t sweep things under the carpet, Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday while highlighting how even small issues relating to quality of road and toll become viral. He said the use of social media has become a tool for…
<p>Shubhanshu Shukla is second from left</p><p><br></p> BENGALURU: A day after NASA and its international partners approved the crew for Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission — Axiom-4 (Ax-4) — to the International Space Station (ISS), launching from Kennedy Space Centre no earlier than spring 2025, the crew, including Indian astronaut Gp Capt Shubhanshu Shukla, elaborated…
NEW DELHI: Security forces on Thursday foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of heavily armed terrorists along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Poonch.According to officials, two terrorists were shot as they tried to sneak across LoC in Khari Karmara area.However, it was not immediately known whether they were dead or injured.The…
A couple of months ago, Saturday Night Live aired a hilarious skit in which “Donald Trump” tells “Joe Biden” that he can’t return to Mar-a-Lago because Elon Musk is always there. While meant as comedy, there may be some truth to the portrayal. Insiders report that Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with Musk’s omnipresence at…
Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s choice to lead US intelligence, came under scrutiny during her Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. Democratic Senator Mark Warner, pressed her on her past comments about Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked classified details of US surveillance programmes.Warner reminded Gabbard that she had previously called Snowden “brave” and questioned…
The 2025 Champions Trophy will omit the pre-tournament captains’ photo-op due to varying team arrival schedules, including late arrivals of England and Australia. Consequently, India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, will remain in Dubai with the team. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will host an event in Lahore prior to the tournament’s commencement on February 19. Source…
NEW DELHI: The AAP versus Congress battle in Delhi is getting bigger and bitter with the allies-turned-rivals engaged in no-holds-barred attack against each other. Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi, who have shared stage several times in the last one year as allies under the opposition’s INDIA banner, have been targeting each other like never before.Rahul…
