NEW DELHI: Finding merit in the “sensitive information” provided by the Union government, the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday reconsidered its July 11 recommendation for appointment of chief justices to seven high courts and routed three of them to different HCs.The collegium led by CJI D Y Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that the recent statement of Rahul Gandhi about the Sikh community during his US visit showed a “Jinnah like” mindset – “Either I get what I want or I will destroy it.”“Rahul Gandhi wants to foment a divisive narrative and the nation to bleed,” said…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said Waqf Amendment Bill, currently being examined by a joint parliamentary committee, is committed to management, protection and prevention of misuse of Waqf properties and will be brought to Parliament for approval “in the coming days”.The assertion that the bill will be tabled soon makes light…
MUMBAI: In the 70th year of its formation, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) will cross an important milestone with India’s first 500MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) near Kalpakkam, close to Chennai, set to become critical.Speaking on Monday at the 68th general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Ajit Kumar…
MUMBAI: In a major step towards boosting nuclear power generation in the country, the govt has given the go ahead for the formation of a new firm — Ashvini — a joint venture between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).According to NPCIL, its share in the new organization…
LONDON: A new academic study has found that the “pervasive problem of violence against women in India” will not be solved by men protecting women, as such patriarchal sexist beliefs can also be harmful.The first large-scale analysis of associations between sexism and tolerance of violence against women in India, written by academics in the UK,…
SRINAGAR: “Azadi (freedom)” and greater autonomy, stirring slogans of Kashmir Valley in earlier elections, have given way to calls for restoration of special status under Article 370 and statehood ahead of J&K’s Sept 18-Oct 1 assembly polls.In a sign of the change, National Conference (NC) president and ex-CM Farooq Abdullah vowed Monday to fight for…
JAMMU: Bilal Ahmed Kuchay — a 27-year-old undertrial prisoner involved in the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed on Feb 14, 2019 — was shifted from Kishtwar District Jail to Jammu GMCH’s ICU early Tuesday after he developed health complications. The 27-year-old suffers from Guillain-Barré syndrome, a condition wherein the body’s…
IAS officer Tina Dabi, the UPSC 2015 topper recently transferred to Barmer, Rajasthan, finds herself in the spotlight once again due to a viral video. The clip captures her reaction to a Sarpanch’s speech delivered in fluent English at a function.A Sarpanch from Barmer, Sonu Kanwar, left everyone astonished when she delivered a welcome speech…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi grew emotional as he recalled his annual birthday visits to his mother to seek her blessings. During a visit to an Adivasi family’s home in Odisha, he was served ‘kheer’ which stirred memories of his mother.“Before coming here, I went to the home of an Adivasi family to attend…
