CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Slain Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh’s brother Dhananjay met Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Tuesday in Mumbai and confirmed that a criminal writ petition pertaining to the murder filed in his name before Bombay high court’s Aurangabad bench has been withdrawn.The HC was yet to admit the online petition, which demanded a fair probe into…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday directed states/UTs to monitor respiratory illnesses, even as it played down the threat posed by Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV).In a meeting called to review the present situation of respiratory illnesses in the country and the status regarding the HMPV cases following media reports of surge in HMPV cases in China,…
MARGAO: In a controversy that has stirred Goa’s religious and literary circles, Canacona police on Monday filed an FIR against Konkani writer and Sahitya Akademi awardee Datta Damodar Naik for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, after he referred to temple priests as “looters”.The case was registered following a complaint by Canacona resident Satish Bhat, who objected…
BENGALURU: In a jaw-dropping episode straight out of a wildlife thriller, a quick-thinking and brave farmer stopped a leopard in its tracks – literally by its tail.The incident occurred on Monday during a leopard rescue operation by the forest department at Chikkakottigehalli, 160km from Bengaluru, in Tumakuru district of Karnataka. The hero of the day…
President-elect Donald Trump has once again turned heads with his latest comments about Canada — this time suggesting the country should join the US as its 51st state. Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump jokingly mused about the merger, saying, “Canada and the United States. That would really be something. They…
NEW DELHI: After more than four-and-a-half decade at 24, Akbar Road, Congress will have its new headquarters at ‘Indira Gandhi Bhawan’ at Kotla Marg. The inauguration of the new office will be held on January 15.“It is time for us to move ahead with the times and embrace the new!” Congress general secretary in-charge of…
NEW DELHI: The first meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the ‘one nation, one election’ bills is scheduled for Wednesday, with the primary focus on introducing the members to the two key bills.The bills were introduced in Lok Sabha on December 17 after a heated debate. The JPC, chaired by BJP’s P P…
NEW DELHI: India and the Maldives will discuss steps to strengthen defence cooperation in a meeting between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart Mohammed Ghassan Maumoon here on Wednesday, amid the ongoing thaw in bilateral relations.“The two ministers will review the various facets of bilateral defence cooperation, including training, regular exercises, defence projects, workshops…
CHENNAI: Terming draft UGC Regulations 2025 as an assault on federalism, Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin on Tuesday criticised the Centre for granting governors broader control over vice-chancellor’s appointment and allowing non-academicians to hold VC posts.“This overreach is unacceptable. Tamil Nadu will fight it legally and politically,” he said. The draft regulations say the…
BATHINDA/PATIALA: The protesting farmers in Punjab will organise tractor marches across the country on Jan 26. They have also planned to burn effigies of the Central govt on Jan 10 and burn copies of the national policy framework on agricultural marketing on Jan 13, even as farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s health deteriorated significantly since…
