NEW DELHI: Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday downplayed controversy surrounding the reports of rift with the Congress party after his recent podcast where he was cited saying that he had “other options” if the party did not require his services.” You all heard the podcast, what was the controversy about?…I still haven’t understood the controversy…now that…
NEW DELHI: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) turned down the request from a female staff to undergo a gender change procedure, citing the Central Armed Police Forces medical wing’s opinion that this may have a “bad impact on the psychology and behaviour pattern of force personnel.”Earlier, ITBP sought guidance from the ministry of home affairs…
NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar led-NDA government on Wednesday expanded its cabinet ahead of the assembly elections scheduled in November this year.Seven BJP MLAs including Sanjay Saraogi, Sunil Kumar, Jibesh Mishra, Motilal Prasad, Krishan Kumar Mantoo, Raju Kumar Singh and Vijay Kumar Mandal took oath as cabinet ministers.Bihar governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oaths.Earlier, Bihar…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has spent Rs 66 crore in the fiscal year 2023-24, making a total of over 400 crore on legal proceedings during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime, from 2014 to 2024. The expenditure on court cases in 2023-24 exceeded the previous year’s spending by more than Rs 9 crore.Official records presented to…
NEW DELHI: The central government on Wednesday opposed the petition seeking imposition of lifetime ban on convicted politicians and said that taking such a step was solely under Parliament’s domain.“The question whether a life-time ban would be appropriate or not is a question that is solely within the domain of the parliament,” the affidavit said….
NEW DELHI: Terrorists on Wednesday opened fire at an army vehicle in the Sunderbani area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri, officials told news agency PTI.There were no immediate reports of any casualties in the brief firing near Phal village in the Sunderbani sector, they said.The terrorists, believed to be hiding in a forest, fired a…
NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday said it neutralised an intruder after observing “a suspicious movement across the IB (International Border)”.The army said the intruder was shot as he kept moving even after the alert troops challenged him.“At pre-dawn today, BSF troops observed a suspicious movement across the IB (International Border) in…
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy (File photo) NEW DELHI: Telangana government has announced that Telugu will be a compulsory subject for all students from classes 1 to 10 in schools across all boards, including CBSE, ICSE, IB, and other affiliated institutions, starting from the 2025-26 academic year.This decision comes amid ongoing debates over the National Education…
NEW DELHI: Actress Preity Zinta on Wednesday took the third holy dip at Maha Kumbh mela, the spiritual gathering that is set to wrap up with ‘Shahi Snan’ on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.Sharing her experience from her visit to Kumbh in Prayagraj, the actress said attending the gathering was “magical, heartwarming & a bit sad”.“This…
NEW DELHI: Delhi government suffered a revenue loss of more than Rs 2,000 crore in implementing the contentious Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) revealed in a report that was tabled in Delhi assembly on Tuesday. The policy was withdrawn after nine months following registration of a case by CBI in…
