Five states and Union Territory of Delhi signed an agreement on the long-pending Kishau Project NEW DELHI: Five states and Union Territory of Delhi on Tuesday signed an agreement on the long-pending Kishau Project, which is expected to regulate water availability in the wider Yamuna basin and increase flows downstream, benefitting the national capital and…
Bengal CM prayed at Kalighat temple and had fish-basanti pulao prasad. West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari last week offered prayers at the Kalighat Temple on the occasion of ‘Kaushiki Amavasya’ and partook of a traditional bhog that included fish and ‘basanti pulao’. Interestingly, the timing of the visit gave the ritual a political context.The…
DMK submits petition to Speaker NEW DELHI: DMK leader Ethirajulu Vajjaravelu on Tuesday said the party had submitted a petition to the Speaker seeking breach of privilege action against Law Minister Nirmal Kumar over statements he made in the Legislative Assembly about leaders who were not present in the House.“We had submitted a petition to…
Owaisi on Amit Shah’s UCC push NEW DELHI: AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday turned to the Constitution to counter Union home minister Amit Shah‘s push to implement the Uniform Civil Code in all 21 NDA-ruled states by 2029. Hyderabad MP said that the Bhartiya Janata Party is using the proposed law to target Muslims…
‘Such gimmicks are nothing new’: India slams Pakistan over ‘phoney announcement’ of Rs 70 lakh bounty on Masood Azhar India hit out at Pakistan over its reported announcement of a Rs 70 lakh bounty on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar. India dismissed the announcement as “phoney” and said such “gimmicks” were nothing new, questioning the credibility…
File photo: Bihar deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary NEW DELHI: Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday adopted a cautious position on the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), with Bihar deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary saying the party will first study the legislation and will not oppose it “for no reason” if its provisions are…
Omar praises Centre for Brics NEW DELHI: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday questioned the Centre’s plan to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in all 21 BJP-led NDA-ruled states before 2029, citing the Janata Dal (United)’s opposition to implementing the law in Bihar and questioning whether the government can secure the…
Too many engineers, not enough engineering Every June, before the monsoon fully sets in, a familiar sequence plays out across Indian cities. Mumbai’s suburban trains stall in ankle-deep water. Bengaluru’s tech corridors flood after a single evening’s rain. Delhi’s underpasses fill up fast enough to trap cars. None of this is new, and none of…
Tarique Rahman received separate India invites for bilateral visit and Brics, MEA says NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman had received two separate invitations from India — one for a bilateral visit and another to attend the Brics Summit as chair of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec),…
Video shows accused Kalyan Bainsla kneeling before car NEW DELHI: A video showing Kalyan Bainsla, the car driver accused of hitting a woman biker, kneeling before his vehicle with a bandage on his hand surfaced on Tuesday.This comes as police arrested Bainsla from Rajgarh in Rajasthan, two days after his speeding Ciaz allegedly rammed into…