Picture two works hanging side by side. For a moment, forget the labels. The lines are so deftly controlled, the spaces so carefully constructed, that it is easy to imagine they came from the same hand. But the artists are separated by continents, generations and circumstances. They never met, never knew of each other, and…
NIA court on Wednesday sentenced all 10 convicts to death NEW DELHI: More than 13 years after the 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, an NIA court on Wednesday sentenced all 10 convicts to death in the case, in which 29 people were killed.Earlier this month, special NIA court judge Abhay Singh Rajput in…
RML lab system non-functional two years after installation, patients continue to face delays NEW DELHI: Patients at RML Hospital continue to face delays in getting blood and biopsy reports as the hospital’s Laboratory Information System (LIS), installed in 2024, remains non-functional, forcing them to depend on the manual process of collecting physical reports.The LIS was…
No question of rollback of 0.4% MDR charges on UPI transactions over Rs 2,000. NEW DELHI: The government has ruled out any rollback of the proposed 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions above Rs 2,000, saying the decision has already been taken and will come into effect from…
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami attends ‘Yuva Sankalp Diwas’, urges youth to adopt three resolutions for developed Uttarakhand Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the “Yuva Sankalp Diwas” programme organised at Rangers Ground in Dehradun on Wednesday.On the occasion, the CM also visited the photo exhibition set up at the venue.Expressing his gratitude to the…
Petition filed in Supreme Court over UPI tax NEW DELHI: A petition challenging the Centre’s newly notified charges on certain high-value commercial UPI transactions has been filed in the Supreme Court, with the petitioner arguing that the move could eventually affect the common citizens.Advocate Anjan Datta has sought the scrapping of two Gazette notifications issued…
Meta admits mistake, to alert authorities on child sexual abuse material NEW DELHI: Meta has admitted to a mistake and will immediately inform authorities about material related to child sexual abuse.Sources said that Meta will have to remove content related to the sexual abuse of children and material that could lead people to suicide.The government…
Amit Shah said the Centre has declared the Pakistan-based SBN a terrorist organisation NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the Centre has declared the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN) a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).He said the decision was taken in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
NEW DELHI: Following a spate of unfortunate deaths of Indian pilots on duty or duty-related activities in less than three years, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has asked the aviation ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to end all dispensations given to airlines from flight duty time limitation (FDTL) regulations. It…
India condemns drone attack on Mecca NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday condemned the drone attack near Mecca in Saudi Arabia, saying the incident was particularly concerning because of the city’s importance to Muslims worldwide.The ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, responding to media queries, said: “We are deeply concerned at the drone attack near…