Swati Maliwal and Arvind Kejriwal NEW DELHI: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Wednesday slammed party chief Arvind Kejriwal for calling her assault case against Bibhav Kumar “false” and asked that if the party can’t stand for his female MP, how will he take a stand for the women of Delhi?Maliwal also said that…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the Gujarat government‘s plea seeking a review of its January 8 verdict in Bilkis Bano convicts’ case over certain observations made against the state. The Gujarat government in February had filed a petition requesting a review of Supreme Court’s January 8 judgment that overturned the remission granted…
Representative Image: PM Modi launches three PARAM Rudra supercomputers worth Rs 130 crore NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched three new supercomputers called PARAM Rudra, developed in India under the National Supercomputing Mission. These supercomputers deliver high perfromance tailored for weather and climate research, costing Rs 130 crore, are a big step in…
NEW DELHI: National Conference, Congress and Jammu and Kashmir‘s People’s Democratic Party are responsible for terrorism spread in the union territory, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday.While addressing a rally in Udhampur, Amit Shah alleged that if NC-Congress alliance come to power then they would impose Pakistan’s agenda.“The whole world is watching these…
In a significant move, the Congress-led Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka on Thursday withdrew its ‘general/open consent’ to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct investigations in the state.According to Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, the CBI must obtain consent from the respective state governments to conduct investigations.Karnataka law…
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) NEW DELHI: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (Afspa), which grants sweeping powers to the military in “disturbed areas,” has been extended in eight districts of Nagaland, three districts of Arunachal Pradesh, and several other regions for an additional six months. The decision comes after a review of the law…
PM Modi (left) with Dr Manmohan Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished his predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh on his 92nd birthday and prayed for his long and healthy life.Born in 1932 in a region that is now part of Pakistan, the Congress leader served as India’s Prime Minister from…
NEW DELHI: Foodgrain production during the 2023-24 crop year is estimated to touch a new record of 332 million tonne (MT), which is higher by over 2 MT than the output of nearly 330 MT during 2022-23 despite ‘below normal’ monsoon rainfall last year, show data released by the agriculture ministry on Wednesday. The ministry…
NEW DELHI : Four Indian full-time MBA programmes have made it into the top 100 in QS’s Global Rankings for 2025.Leading the Indian cohort is IIM Bangalore, which dropped to 53rd from 48th last year. In total, 14 Indian MBA programmes have secured a spot in the QS rankings, including three new entries: IIM Kozhikode,…
NEW DELHI: More than 50 drugs being sold in the market that are prescribed for common conditions such as high blood pressure, acid reflux and erectile dysfunction have been found to be not-of-standard quality by Central Drug Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) in its latest survey. CDSCO, the apex body responsible for approval of new drugs…
