Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah with his father and National Conference President Farooq Abdullah. (PTI) JAMMU: Amid the rumblings in INDIA bloc over AAP and Congress contesting Delhi assembly elections separately, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and his son and J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah are speaking in different voices over the issue.While…
NEW DELHI: The government has extended invitations to officials from countries that were part of undivided India at the time to mark 150 years of the India Meteorological Department, established in 1875. This includes officials from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.Representatives from the Middle East and Southwest Asia have also been…
NEW DELHI: Has INDIA bloc become a burden for the opposition parties? The anti-BJP alliance which was launched with much fanfare and anticipation in the run up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections seems to be gasping for breath. Every assembly election since the formation of the INDIA bloc has brought to fore the internal…
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram NEW DELHI: Fresh trouble mounted for Congress leader Karti Chidambaram as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) booked him in a new case.Son of former finance minister P Chidambaram was booked in a fresh corruption case on Thursday, officials told news agency PTI. He has been booked for allegedly giving relief…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petitions on same-sex marriage observing that ‘no interference is warranted’ in the earlier judgment.A batch of petitions had sought review of 2023 judgement. A five judge Constitution Bench had held in October 2023 that there is no unqualified right to marriage and same-sex couples cannot…
Hardeep Singh Nijjar (File photo) NEW DELHI: Four individuals charged with the murder of NIA-designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar have been released from custody, according to documents filed by Canada’s department of justice on Thursday. The accused—Karan Brar, Karan Singh, Amandeep Singh, Kamalpreet Singh, and Karanpreet Singh—were charged with murder and conspiracy in connection with…
NEW DELHI: As the N Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP government and the management board Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) came under fire for Wednesday stampede that claimed six lives, the FIR filed on the incident blamed the victim and the crowd for the incident.The Tirupati East Police registered two separate FIRs following the deaths of six devotees…
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced a judicial inquiry into the Tirupati temple stampede which claimed six lives. The CM also took action against the officials by suspending “two officials who failed to ensure smooth operations”.“I could see some loopholes in the monitoring system in Tirupati,” CM Naidu said…
NEW DELHI: The commission for air quality management reinstated stage 3 restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan on Thursday due to deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR, as confirmed by an official directive. The capital’s air quality showed a concerning upward trend, with the 24-hour average AQI reaching 357 at 4 pm, an increase from…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the completion of the ambitious Genome India Project, calling it a “historic step in the world of research.” Addressing the nation via video message, he said, “Five years ago, the Genome India Project was approved. Despite the challenges posed by Covid-19, our scientists have completed the…
