NEW DELHI: In its bid to free up two sets of surplus land totalling around 700 hectares, road transport ministry will soon seek cabinet approval to de-notify land parcels where govt has not taken possession even after a long time since the acquisition process was initiated. In the second set, where excess land is available…
NEW DELHI: The Canadian Parliament observed a minute of silence on Tuesday to commemorate the one-year death anniversary of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.In June 2023, Nijjar, who had been designated as a terrorist by India’s National Investigation Agency in 2020, was shot and killed outside a Gurdwara in Surrey. The incident led to heightened…
New Delhi: Observing that even 0.001% negligence in conducting NEET-UG must be examined thoroughly, Supreme Court on Tuesday said Centre and National Testing Agency (NTA) should admit if there had been any mistake in organising the test and rectify it, instead of denying it.As allegations of mismanagement and question paper leak marred the medical entrance…
NEW DELHI: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is in talks with aviation ministry to set up a unique museum to display, besides air travel journey, how the aviation sector has learnt from past mistakes to make flying safer. “AAIB proposes to set up its investigation facility at a wide body hangar by leasing the same…
SHIMLA: Congress on Tuesday named Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife Kamlesh Thakur as its choice for Dehra assembly bypoll against BJP‘s Hoshyar Singh.A notification issued by AICC general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had approved the candidature of Kamlesh from Dehra after she reportedly emerged as the…
NEW DELHI: Amid debate over whether loco pilot was at fault or signalling system was behind the fatal accident in West Bengal, officials said seven trains, including the Kanchanjunga Express and the goods train which rammed it, were issued authority letters to pass the defective automatic signalling system. Barring the goods train, the other six…
BAREILLY: A day after three members of a family were charred to death when they came in contact with an 11KV high tension wire at Hyderabad area of Uttar Pradesh‘s Lakhimpur Kheri district on Monday, UP minister for urban development and energy AK Sharma on Tuesday suspended an executive engineer, a sub-divisional officer (SDO) and…
GUWAHATI: The unrelenting downpour persists in Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh, prompting the IMD to extend the ‘red alert‘ for an additional day in these three northeastern states until Wednesday. Mawsynram, renowned as one of the wettest locations globally, experienced the season’s peak precipitation within the past 24 hours, exacerbating the already dire situation in…
NEW DELHI: After the day’s programmes in Kashi, which included the programme to hand over Kisan Samman Nidhi, Ganga Aarti and prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a surprise visit to review the work underway to build a stadium and sports complex in Varanasi.Once ready, it will cater to the…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has resigned from his Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. He has chosen to retain his Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh. The Lok Sabha Secretariat confirmed his resignation, effective from June 18. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had announced the decision following discussions with the party’s top leaders at…
