NEW DELHI: Alleging that serving diplomats under the Modi govt are behaving like BJP “apparatchiks” and making political attacks on opposition parties, Congress on Tuesday demanded the sacking of Indian ambassador to Ireland Akhilesh Mishra for his “shameful and disgraceful” remarks.Mishra had triggered a controversy when he, in a rejoinder to an Irish Times editorial…
NEW DELHI: The Israeli Embassy on Tuesday hit back at the hate speech against Indians and urged people to fact-check before falling for any fake news and propoganda, as incidents of hate speech are on the rise after the conflict in the Gaza Strip and Iran-Israel tension.Calling the viral video of an Indian YouTuber, showing…
NEW DELHI: Around 700 inmates are employed and 12,00 more are presently getting training to work in various sectors after coming out of jail, Tihar’s Director General (prisons) Sanjay Baniwal said.In an interaction with PTI editors at its headquarters on Monday, Baniwal, a 1989 batch IPS officer, said that he is happy to see inmates,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked petitioners, who had moved the court to ensure action in incidents of mob lynching and cow vigilantism, not to be selective about which cases they choose to highlight before the top court.The directive came on a plea filed by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW), an…
NEW DELHI: Indian Naval warship INS Talwa intercepted a suspicious dhow on Monday and apprehended 940 kg narcotics from it. The operation, executed with precision by the ship’s specialist boarding teams and MARCOs (Marine Commandos), resulted in the confiscation of a staggering 940 kilograms of contraband narcotics.The seized drugs, indicative of illicit trafficking activities in…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday banned Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48-hours over his alleged derogatory remarks against BJP MP Hema Malini. This move marks the first campaign ban issued by the Election Commission during this Lok Sabha election cycle.The Election Commission had issued a show-cause notice to Surjewala last Tuesday…
NEW DELHI: At least 18 Maoists have been killed and three security personnel injured in an ongoing encounter in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.According to Kanker SP IK Elesela, the encounter is taking place in the forest region surrounding the Chhotebethiya police station.The gunfight occurred around 2 pm in Hapatola forest between Binagunda and…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday released a list of star campaigners for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls for the state of Gujarat, which include Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his wife Sunita.The list also includes Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain and Raghav Chadha, along with others. AAP is…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard petitions regarding the papers slips generated through the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system on Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and the problems related to secret ballot voting system.“We are in our 60s. We all know what happened when there were ballot papers, you may have, but…
BENGALURU: In what it describes as a significant advancement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Tuesday said it has successfully developed a lightweight Carbon-Carbon (C-C) nozzle for rocket engines, marking a breakthrough in rocket engine technology.This innovation, accomplished by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), promises to enhance the vital parameters of rocket engines, including…
