NEW DELHI: Terming the Lokpal’s decision to bring high court judges within its jurisdiction to entertain complaints against them as “very disturbing” and against the independence of judiciary, Supreme Court Thursday stayed the operation of the order and issued notice to the registrar general of Lokpal and the Centre, seeking their response.A full bench of…
MARRAKECH: Ministers from 100 countries endorsed the Marrakech Declaration for Global Road Safety which calls on govts to make it a political priority, ensure sustained funding and advance actions to achieve the goal of halving road deaths by 2030.Leaders from around 50 countries, including Thailand, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Colombia made major commitments…
MARRAKECH: Indian govt on Thursday received the Prince Michael Decade of Action Road Safety Award, the highest award in this field, for achievements in “improving vehicle safety” in the past decade, including the roll out of new car safety assessment regime, and mandatory ABS (anti-lock braking system) features in all new two-wheelers.The Kingdom of Morocco…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of information and broadcasting has advised OTT platforms to adhere to the laws of the land while publishing content on their platforms, the advisory coming in the wake of a vulgar comment made by a popular podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia during the show ‘India’s Got Latent’. The ministry said it received references…
GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that Pakistani climate activist Ali Tauqeer Sheikh visited India 18 times between 2010 and 2018, while indicating that the state police’s investigation into his activities and connections could have serious political repercussions.“We will know who invited and hosted him during those visits,” the CM said, speaking…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta and her ministers on Thursday hit the ground running with focus on “Maa Yamuna.” The chief minister attended a grand “Yamuna Aarti” on Vasudev ghat before chairing her first cabinet meeting which announced implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme – one of the key poll promises made by…
NEW DELHI: In her first press briefing as Delhi chief minister, Rekha Gupta announced that her cabinet has decided to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme in Delhi, which the Kejriwal government had refused to roll out.Briefing the media about the two key decisions taken at first cabinet meet, Rekha Gupta announced that her government has…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s newly appointed chief minister Rekha Gupta unveiled the portfolios of her six cabinet ministers following her swearing-in ceremony on Thursday. Gupta, who assumed office with a commitment to fulfilling the BJP’s promises, wasted no time in outlining her cabinet’s responsibilities as she set her sights on realising the “Viksit Delhi” mission.Gupta, who…
From left – Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Delhi CM Rakhi Gupta and Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on several occasions, has given reasons to believe that it is good to be a first-time MLA in assembly elections. Picking dark horses over front runners has been a consistent strategy…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday went hammers and thong at the Congress party after US President Donald Trump acknowledged India’s 2024 Lok Sabha election was “influenced” by the external forces to “get someone else elected”. Hours after Trump criticised the Biden dispensation’s decision to disburse $21 million…
