NEW DELHI: Amid the escalating West Asia conflict, the government on Wednesday said around 2.6 lakh people have returned from the region to India since February 28.At an inter-ministerial briefing here on the West Asia situation, Additional Secretary (Gulf), ministry of external affairs (MEA), Aseem R Mahajan, said that on Wednesday, around 70 flights were…
Trump hinted at “finishing off” Iran as US-Israel strikes hit a major Iranian gas facility and Israel warned of more escalation. PM Modi told Kuwait’s Crown Prince that safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz is India’s top priority. The Centre offered states 10% extra commercial LPG if they support a long-term shift from LPG…
NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday criticised the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) over its statement alleging an Assam Rifles raid on a church in Nagaland, saying the remarks against the RSS and VHP were “misplaced” and could create social divisions.The response comes after the NBCC condemned a late-night operation at Samziuram…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a telephonic exchange with Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Al-Khaled and conveyed his greetings on Eid.During the conversation, PM Modi also condemned the attacks on Kuwait amid the ongoing conflict between joint forces of the US & Israel and Iran.In a social media post on X,…
Lord’s Mark Industries Limited has entered into a Technology Transfer Agreement with the Centre for Materials for Electronic Technology (CMET) to manufacture an AI-powered, radiation-free Breast Screening Wearable Device for early detection of breast cancer.India ranks third globally in new breast cancer incidence after China and the US, with the disease accounting for over 26%…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday called the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi a “tapori” and claimed that women parliamentarians feel “uncomfortable” around him.“Hum mahilaon ko bahut zyada unko dekhkar uncomfortable feel hota hai, kyunki ekdum jaise tapori ki tarah wo aate hain aur kisi ko bhi…
NEW DELHI: The share of graduates among unemployed youth (20-29 years of age) has more than doubled over the past two decades, at a time when India has made substantial progress in expanding access to higher education for its youth, said a report released by the Azim Premji University on Tuesday. Data showed that around…
NEW DELHI: Justice Dipankar Datta, part of the CJI Surya Kant-led nine-judge bench testing the correctness of the expansive definition of ‘industry’ that the court settled on in 1978, Tuesday questioned the correctness of the process through which a five-judge bench referred the matter to a larger bench in 2005.Justice Datta said, “There is no…
New Delhi: Attorney general R Venkataramani Tuesday told a nine-judge SC bench govt’s sovereign functions, fulfillment of constitutional obligations and implementation of social welfare schemes cannot be corralled under the expansive definition of ‘industry’ framed nearly 50 years ago by a seven-judge Supreme Court bench.Venkataramani told the CJI Surya Kant-led bench that on many occasions…
NEW DELHI: First shipment of medical aid from India reached Iran on Wednesday, the Indian Embassy in Tehran confirmed. The Iranian embassy in India said that the delivery was received by the Iranian Red Crescent Society and expressed gratitude to the people of India. “The first shipment of medical aid from the esteemed people of…