NEW DELHI: GNSS-based tolling on NHs won’t take off in the immediate future as senior government officials have told a Parliamentary panel that the new system will be deployed only after India has its own requisite constellation of navigational satellites with full coverage.Sources said that in response to a question on the new tolling mechanism,…
JAMMU: Incessant rains continued to lash Jammu for the third straight day on Friday, leading to the deaths of a mother-son duo and halting traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National highway due to piles of snow, landslides, slush and boulders. The rains had caused three deaths on Thursday, taking the total to five in the…
PM Narendra Modi with EU leader Ursula von der Leyen PM Narendra Modi joined EU leader Ursula von der Leyen in expressing support – in a leaders’ statement after their meeting Friday – for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine that’s based on respect for international law, principles of the UN Charter and territorial…
Pope sends thoughts to slain Israeli hostage’s mother Pope Francis, currently hospitalised with pneumonia, suffered a breathing crisis on Friday, causing him to vomit,. However, he was quickly administered oxygen and responded well to treatment, according to AFP report.The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been receiving treatment at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for the past two weeks,…
NEW DELHI: Has Nitish Kumar lost the sheen and also the bargaining power that helped him dominate Bihar’s political landscape for over two decades? The critics of Nitish Kumar say that the recent cabinet expansion, which saw 7 BJP MLAs join his ministry, is a clear indication of who is calling the shots in Bihar.The…
Representative image (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The recent audit report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled in the Delhi assembly on Friday has revealed serious gaps in the national capital’s healthcare system, exposing issues ranging from staff shortages to infrastructure deficiencies. The 2025 CAG report on performance audit on ‘Public Health Infrastructure…
NEW DELHI: A Pune court on Friday remanded Dattatray Ramdas Gade, the accused in the Pune bus rape case, to 12-day police custody till March 12. Advocate Sajid Shah, representing Gade, told the court that the incident occurred “with consent.” Another of of his defence team said “she could have shouted and sought help” and…
Tejashwi Yadav said he wants Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar to join politics as soon as possible. NEW DELHI: Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said he wants chief minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar to join politics as soon as possible for the sake of the future of the JD(U). “He is our brother. I want…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting on Delhi’s security and law enforcement, directing strict measures against illegal intrusions, expediting 2020 Delhi riots cases, and strengthening policing in the national capital.The meeting was attended by Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi home minister Ashish Sood, and Delhi police commissioner. Shah emphasised…
The Pune police arrested Dattatray Ramdas Gade, the 37-year-old man accused of raping a woman inside a bus in Pune’s Swargate bus station, on Friday with a ligature marks on neck, suggesting that accused may have tried to die by suicide, as per officials. Talking to reporters, Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said, “According to…
