NEW DELHI: The complainant who had filed a criminal defamation case against leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi for his claim of Chinese incursions into Indian territory Wednesday complained to SC that the registry is not listing the appeal for hearing, apparently because of the personality involved.Appearing for Uttar Pradesh govt, senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia said…
NEW DELHI: BJP president Nitin Nabin Wednesday unveiled a month-long calendar of his party’s programmes to mark PM Narendra Modi’s birthday coupled with the upcoming milestone of his unbroken stint of 25 years as head of govt, with youth at the centre of several events.Sharing details of “Seva Sankalp Abhiyaan”, which will start on Modi’s…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will host a gala dinner for the leaders participating in the Brics summit on Saturday evening, said govt in an announcement Wednesday. The summit will formally begin earlier in the day with Modi welcoming the leaders of Brics member states at the venue, Bharat Mandapam, and later joining them for…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Wednesday approved eight railway multi-tracking projects worth Rs 20,804 crore as part of a big push for faster movement of passengers and goods across its high-density networks.PM Narendra Modi said that these projects will “ensure stronger connectivity, faster passenger movement and lower logistics cost”.Announcing the decisions, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said…
NEW DELHI: A day after Congress took exception to J&K CM Omar Abdullah and his father Farooq Abdullah standing during the full rendition of Vande Mataram, BJP on Wednesday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for opposing the full version of the national song and dubbed him “Rahul mian”.BJP president Nitin Nabin targeted the main opposition…
SC reiterates call to CBSE to exempt Class VI from its 3-language policy New Delhi:New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday reiterated its request to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider exempting Class VI students from the three-language policy, which mandates them to take up at least two native languages, and said this would…
El Nino puts India on high health-risk radar, says WHO NEW DELHI: With dengue cases rising in several parts of the country, a WHO assessment has flagged India among nations facing high or very high health risks as a strengthening El Nino event alters weather patterns across South Asia.El Nino is a periodic warming of…
SRINAGAR: National Conference fired a political broadside at ally Congress Wednesday, defending full renditions of Vande Mataram at govt functions in J&K as a “constitutional” duty.Congress objected after all six stanzas of the national song was played at the inauguration of J&K’s first international film festival in Srinagar attended by CM Omar Abdullah and NC…
SRINAGAR: J&K chief secretary Atal Dulloo Wednesday rolled out a three-year scheme to rehabilitate drug addicts under treatment at govt-run or aided de-addiction centres and institutions, prevent relapse, and aid their reintegration into society.The scheme will initially be introduced in the districts of Jammu, Srinagar, Kathua and Budgam and later extended to others, officials said.Under…
Ladakh groups claim breakthrough in talks with MHA on legislative powers SRINAGAR: Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance, the two organisations negotiating with the Union govt for administrative autonomy to Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule, claimed a breakthrough Wednesday in talks with the MHA’s subcommittee in Delhi on legislative powers over land, culture and…