In a strategic response to the ongoing global technology war and fierce competition over securing raw material crucial for the sector, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the launch of the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) with an expenditure of Rs 16,300 crore and expected investment of Rs 18,000 crore by public sector undertaking (PSUs)…
NEW DELHI: The leaders of Mamata Banerjee‘s Trinamool Congress (TMC) continued to attack the parents of RG Kar rape-murder case victim accusing them of parroting the lines of the opposition in criticising chief minister Mamata Banerjee.After Bengal court’s life sentence verdict for convict Sanjay Roy, the deceased medic’s parents criticised CM Banerjee last week, stating…
NEW DELHI: The Joint Committee of Parliament (JCP) panel on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill formally adopted its report on Wednesday, and the amended version of the proposed law with 15-11 votes was confirmed by chairperson Jagdambika Pal.The adoption comes amid opposition’s protests and accusations of government interference in religious affairs of Muslims.Meanwhile, opposition members strongly…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal over his ‘poison in Yamuna’ comment and termed the allegations “disgusting”. Addressing a rally in Delhi, he said that it was absurd to think that Haryana BJP was mixing poison into the water that prime minister drinks.“A former CM of…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Atishi on Wednesday wrote a letter to the lieutenant governor VK Saxena, accusing him of “failing to address the pressing issue of dangerously high ammonia levels in Delhi’s water” and prioritising directives from “political masters”.CM Atishi wrote, “It is deeply disappointing but hardly surprising that instead of addressing the pressing…
NEW DELHI: A stampede broke out in the early hours of Wednesday at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, just ahead of the most significant ritual ‘Amrit Snan’ on Mauni Amavasya, which is expected to draw nearly 10 crore pilgrims from around the world. Later, UP Police said that 30 people were killed while 60 were…
NEW DELHI: The opposition has raised serious concerns over the management of the UP government after a stampede broke out leaving several injured on Wednesday morning at Sangam, Maha Kumbh. While Congress president slammed the Yogi Adityanath government for “paying more attention to self-promotion than management and mismanagement”, Samajwadi Party chief called upon the BJP-led…
NEW DELHI: Eyewitnesses recounted the horror of the stampede that broke out at Sangam, Maha Kumbh on Wednesday early morning, leaving multiple injured. An eyewitness described the harrowing experience at the stampede where a member went missing. “My sister, sister daughter in law, everyone was there. But one person was missing. They dragged him and…
NEW DELHI: A year after his “racist” remark about India’s diversity, chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda has once again courted controversy by suggesting that India should be tolerant towards illegal Bangladeshi migrants at a time when govt has insisted on identifying and deporting them. BJP reacted strongly saying the Congress functionary’s statement advocating…
MUMBAI: Activist Anjali Damania has written to Bombay high court chief justice, seeking suo motu action in the probe into the kidnapping-murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh.Raising concerns about state minister Dhananjay Munde‘s business ties with prime accused, Walmik Karad, she urged HC to have the probe transferred out of Munde’s area of influence as…
