Arvind Kejriwal and Manjinder Singh Sirsa (File photo) NEW DELHI: Shortly after being named as a minister in the Rekha Gupta-led BJP cabinet on Thursday, Manjinder Singh Sirsa took a direct jab at former Delhi chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, saying, “Kejriwal will have to spend most of his time in jail.” Sirsa,…
Rekha Gupta, Delhi’s chief minister-designate, reaffirmed a commitment to provide Rs 2,500 monthly financial aid to women, with the first installment by March 8. NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister-designate Rekha Gupta on Thursday reaffirmed her government’s promise of providing Rs 2,500 monthly financial aid to women, assuring that the first installment would be credited by…
Tobacco products, including cigarettes and pan masala, contribute substantially to government tax collections. (AI image) India may explore increasing the goods and service tax (GST) on tobacco products, including cigarettes, after it stops levying the compensation cess on them.Tobacco products, including cigarettes and pan masala, contribute substantially to government tax collections, with revenue reaching ₹72,788…
A desperate scene unfolded in Panama’s capital as a few deportees sent from the United States, held up handwritten notes from their hotel windows pleading for help. Messages such as “Please help us” and “We are not safe in our country” were visible from the building where they were being held under police guard and…
After reports stating high levels of faecal bacteria in Ganga at Prayagraj went viral, health concerns have increased amidst the ongoing Mahakumbh.Recently, Dr Dipshikha Ghosh took to X to share the case of a woman who developed a severe lung infection after taking a dip in the river during the Mahakumbh. “I have a patient…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Lokpal order that allowed it to entertain complaints against high court judges under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.A special bench headed by Justice B R Gavai issued a notice to the Centre and others, seeking their responses in the suo motu proceedings initiated over the…
Bryan Johnson and Ramdev (R) NEW DELHI: Yoga guru and Patanjali founder Ramdev blocked American entrepreneur Bryan Johnson on X after receiving a critical comment on his post. On Tuesday, Ramdev shared a post showing him running next to a horse while promoting Patanjali products, Immunogrit Gold and Swarna Shilajit. In response, Johnson commented on…
Permanent controls at the Schengen borders. The denial of entry to people seeking asylum at the German border if they have already traveled through another EU country. Detention of those who have been told they have to leave the country.These are just some of the measures that Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democrats’ (CDU) candidate for…
Australia said the Chinese warships sailing near its east coast were not breaking international law. Transgressions in the airspace over the South China Sea have become more common.Australia on Thursday said it was monitoring the “unusual” presence of Chinese warships near its eastern coast.“We are keeping a close watch on them, and we will make…
Microsoft recently unveiled Majorana 1, the world’s first Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) powered by a Topological Core. The chip, the company said, is designed to scale to a million qubits on a single chip. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared a post on microblogging site X stating “a couple reflections on the quantum computing breakthrough”. In…
