India invites Bangladesh PM DHAKA/NEW DELHI: As part of Delhi’s broader approach to enhancing global collaboration and cooperation, India has invited PM Tarique Rahman to attend the 18th Brics Summit, which will focus on global cooperation, trade, and sustainable development. India will host the summit in New Delhi on September 12-13.Bangladesh state minister for foreign…
SC quashes Sonam’s bail Allows Sonam To File Fresh Bail Plea After 6 Months SC quashes Sonam’s bail Allows Sonam To File Fresh Bail Plea After 6 Months SC quashes Sonam’s bail NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday said “inadequate communication” of grounds of arrest to an accused would not automatically vitiate the arrest and quashed…
SC expressed concern about the vanishing of the joint family system Expressing concern about the vanishing of the joint family system and parents in nuclear families not spending quality time with their kids and instead handing over gadgets to keep them busy, Supreme Court Thursday said that it would lead to “disaster” as the new…
SC lifted its two-year-old blanket ban on setting up of industries in Taj Trapezium Zone NEW DELHI: SC Thursday lifted its two-year-old blanket ban on setting up of industries in Taj Trapezium Zone, a 10,400 sq km area spread over five districts in UP and one in Rajasthan, to open avenues for employment generation. The…
Nadda emerges as key negotiator from govt’s side NEW DELHI: As the govt’s main interlocutor with students protesting under the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) banner, Union health minister JP Nadda has been thrust into the limelight, holding talks with them and visiting the injured in hospitals.This is an interesting turn in Nadda’s journey. The former…
Joshi moved to panchayati raj NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing protests over NEET-UG paper leak issue, govt Thursday named new secretaries for higher and school education departments, with incumbent Vineet Joshi, who had charge of both, moved to low-profile panchayati raj department.While animal husbandry secretary Naresh Pal Gangwar was appointed the new secretary for higher education,…
NEW DELHI: If the first four days are any indication, monsoon session of Parliament is staring at a washout, with the opposition digging in its heels over its demand for resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, rebuffing invitations from govt for a discussion, reports Subodh Ghildiyal.Amid protests, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha failed to transact…
Protests continue at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Govt made a fresh outreach Thursday to agitating students for talks over the issues being raised by them, emphasising that a solution to the crisis cannot be found without dialogue.“I very humbly invite you on behalf of govt to come forward and hold dialogue,” Union minister Jitendra Singh,…
Gitanjali J Angmo, activist Sonam Wangchuk’swife, called “insincere” the flash protest led by CongressMP Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, has criticised the flash protest led by Congress neta Rahul Gandhi near PM Narendra Modi’s residence on July 21 as “insincere”.“The protest outside the PM’s house lacked sincerity. It would…
Road crashes claimed a little over 1.8 lakh lives in 2025 Road crashes claimed a little over 1.8 lakh lives in 2025, translating into 502 deaths per day, which is the maximum since govt started collating data. While the highest increase in such fatalities was reported in Uttar Pradesh — from 24,118 in 2024 to…