The Indian Army began patrolling in the Demchok sector of eastern Ladakh on Friday, with plans to begin patrols in Depsang soon, nearly four and a half years after access was blocked by Chinese troops, news agency ANI reported, citing army sources.This development comes a day after Indian and Chinese troops exchanged sweets at several…
NEW DELHI: BJP‘s Shehzad Poonawalla on Friday raised allegations of corruption against Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, specifically pointing out inconsistencies in age declarations across different affidavits.“JMM means ‘Jhol, Muslim appeasement and Mafia’. The JMM govt which has set new standards of corruption is now doing corruption in affidavits also. Mr Hemant Soren has aged…
NEW DELHI: Bibek Debroy, distinguished economist and chairman of the Prime Minister’s economic advisory council, passed away on Friday at the age of 69. Known for his far-reaching contributions to economic theory and policy, Dr Debroy was a respected figure in the fields of game theory, law reforms, and Indology, as well as an advocate…
GUWAHATI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asserted India’s aspiration to advance beyond the current disengagement process with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) while indicating that it would require patience. Singh said India and China have been holding talks at both diplomatic and military levels to resolve the differences in some areas…
NEW DELHI: Climate change under a high-end emissions scenario could lead to a 16.9% loss in GDP by 2070 across the Asia and Pacific region, with India projected to suffer a 24.7% GDP loss, according to a new report. Rising sea levels and decreasing labour productivity would drive the most significant losses, with lower-income and…
KOLKATA: History sheets, voluminous registers kept at police stations, profiling criminals and their aides, will now have to wipe out names of minors, random inclusions of innocent people just because they are socially and economically backward. The pre-Independence Police Regulations of Bengal, 1943, will now be amended after Supreme Court spelt out five-point guidelines in…
BENGALURU: A day after deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar suggested a potential revision of the Shakthi scheme, which provides free bus travel for women, CM Siddaramaiah on Thursday asserted there’s no move to review any of govt’s guarantee schemes.“There is no proposal (on this) at the government level. I’ll talk to Shivakumar about it,”…
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TTD chief B R Naidu suggested transfer or VRS for staff members of other religions (PTI Image) HYDERABAD: : The newly appointed chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Board, B R Naidu, on Thursday said everyone who works at Andhra Pradesh’s Tirumala, abode of Lord Venkateswara, should be Hindus. Speaking to reporters in Hyderabad, B…
SEA OF SUNSHINE: Marigold at a Navi Mumbai market on Thursday (PTI IMAGE) KOLHAPUR: Many villages in the state have been celebrating Diwali without bursting firecrackers, a practice they have been following for over a decade at least. Residents in many villages refrain from bursting crackers even during marriage functions and public festivities. Borade, a…
