Karnataka mandates ‘Vande Mataram’ at government events, ceremonies NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government on Thursday directed that the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ be played or sung at all state government programmes and official ceremonies.According to a government order dated September 8, 2026, the decision was taken in accordance with guidelines issued by the Union Ministry…
Supreme Court judge writes 4th letter to CJI against Raj HC judge NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday decided against transferring the proceedings concerning the Satya Niketan building collapse to itself, asking the Delhi high court to continue monitoring the matter as “things have started moving”.A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan…
PM Modi virtually addresses International Space Summit NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited France and other nations to be a “co-traveller” in the next phase of the country’s space research. He was virtually addressing the International Space Summit in Paris.“We invite France and other nations to be our co-traveller in next phase…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th Brics summit NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th Brics Summit in New Delhi from September 12 to 13 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.This is his first trip to India in seven years and comes as…
Supreme Court agrees to hear plea on pension to MLA, MLCs NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Uttar Pradesh government and others on a plea challenging provisions of a 1980 law that provide pension and other facilities to sitting and former MLAs and MLCs in the state.A bench of Justices…
FIR has been registered against five people, including Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against five people, including Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, over alleged irregularities in the use of Hajj Committee land.The FIR has been registered under charges of fraud, criminal conspiracy and provisions of the Prevention of…
Adhikari said the government would respond in the language of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose rather than Mahatma Gandhi. NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday warned that his government would take a tough approach towards those he described as sympathisers of “anti-national forces” at Jadavpur University, saying they would need “strict medicines”.Speaking…
Supreme Court judge writes 4th letter to CJI against Raj HC judge NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it may transfer the Satya Niketan building collapse case from the Delhi High Court to itself, while widening the scope of the matter to examine the commercial use of residential areas across Delhi-NCR.A bench…
The National Capital, Delhi is all set for the BRICS Summit. Delhi is all set for the Brics summit. The two day event is scheduled to be held at Bharat Mandapam starting from September 12 and will end on September 13. The proper arrangements have been made with elaborative security and traffic management for the…
AI-driven defence as cyber threats increasingly operate at machine speed, with India seeing a sharp rise in cyber fraud. Mumbai: Visa is shifting from periodic cybersecurity checks to continuous, AI-driven defence as cyber threats increasingly operate at machine speed, with India seeing a sharp rise in cyber fraud.Visa said it has moved from schedule-based vulnerability…