NEW DELHI: Political parties and CAG reports have shared a hot and cold relationship in Indian politics over the decades. Interestingly, the two become quite inseparable when the elections approach. Delhi witnessed this recently when audit report of exorbitant spending on CM’s official residence, injected into public consciousness as ‘sheeshmahal’ scam, was one of the…
Canada PM Mark Carney. (AP) Mark Carney, who replaced Justin Trudeau as the Prime Minister of Canada, had promised to strengthen the damaged relationship with India if given the opportunity, in his run-up to the elections.On Sunday, the governing Liberal Party elected Carney as its leader amidst ongoing trade tensions with the US and an…
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis NEW DELHI: Maharashtra’s chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that everyone is in favor of removing Mughal king Aurangzeb’s tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar but legal constraints exist as the Congress government previously placed the site under the Archaeological Survey of India‘s protection. These remarks were made during a Saturday evening function.The matter…
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (File Image) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday sought a report on the fashion show in the ski resort of Gulmarg during the fasting month of Ramzan that received widespread criticism. Expressing disapproval to the pictures, the CM said that the images he…
Actress Rashmika Mandanna (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Codava National Council has urged Union home minister Amit Shah and Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara to ensure the safety of actress Rashmika Mandanna after state-ruling Congress MLA Ravi Kumar Gowda (Ganiga) and Kannada activist TA Narayana Gowda targeted her for identifying herself as “being from Hyderabad…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday mocked Congress after India’s Champions Trophy victory, highlighting the grand old party leader Shama Mohamed’s earlier controversial comments about Rohit Sharma‘s physique. Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed had previously faced criticism for calling the Indian captain “fat” and “unimpressive.”Taking to social media, BJP shared a video featuring…
NEW DELHI: Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat on Monday directed the cancellation of the Vanuatu passport issued to fugitive businessman Lalit Modi after recent international media reports.“I have instructed the citizenship commission to immediately begin proceedings to cancel Lalit Modi’s Vanuatu passport,” Napat said. “While all standard background checks, including Interpol screenings, conducted during his…
NEW DELHI: An Air India aircraft en route from Chicago to Delhi had to return to Chicago after flying for more than ten hours on Thursday due to technical issues.However, according to PTI sources, the flight had to return because numerous toilets were non-functional.According to flightradar24.com, the Boeing 777-337 ER aircraft returned to Chicago’s ORD…
GRANT A WISH: (From left) Piramal Foundation’s Shraddha Mishra with MNREGA worker Suman, her daughter Ronak and batchmate Kajal (in school uniform) That cold morning on December 6, there was a quiet buzz at Hameeri Kalan Senior Secondary School in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. For the students, teachers, and parents gathered there, it wasn’t an ordinary day….
Despite the National Medical Commission (NMC) deciding in September last year that not only doctors, but patients too can appeal to the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) against decisions of state medical councils, on February 21 the EMRB rejected the appeal of a patient from Punjab.Incidentally, the EMRB is totally vacant since the tenure…
