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…
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday criticised Pakistan over its announcement of a Rs 70 lakh reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, calling it a “phoney” move and asking Islamabad to take concrete action against the terror group chief.Responding to Pakistan maintaining the bounty on Azhar, ministry…
Omar praises Centre for Brics NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday heaped praise on the foreign policy of PM Narendra Modi-led Centre and recently held Beics Summit in Delhi. Omar Abdullah said the Brics declaration condemning Pakistan-backed Pahalgam terror attack was a major diplomatic win.J&K CM remarks came after India…
‘Perfect in doing drama’: SC gives Rajpal Yadav final chance to deposit Rs 2 crore NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav a final opportunity to deposit at least Rs 2 crore with the Supreme Court Registry within two weeks in connection with a cheque bounce case involving a private complainant.Rajpal…
Mamata Banerjee- Suvendu Adhikari’s candidates to fight on Nandigram seat NEW DELHI: West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday claimed that the BJP would win the upcoming Nandigram assembly bypoll by more than 50,000 votes, saying voters had already expressed their faith in the party and him.“We will win the by-election by over 50,000 votes….
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted Swatantra Bhardwaj interim bail for three weeks in connection with the alleged assault of the father of a Dalit student-activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar.Bhardwaj is facing charges in connection with the alleged assault during the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar in June….
Delhi HC allows termination of pregnancy of rape survivor NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has held that compelling a rape survivor to continue with a pregnancy resulting from sexual assault and forcing motherhood upon her against her will would seriously impair her right to live with dignity.The court made the observation while allowing a…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced that the government will construct hostels for 10,000 students, days after a building collapse in the national capital’s Satya Niketan claimed seven lives.Gupta said that the decision was made to address the shortage of affordable and safe accommodation for students coming to Delhi for higher…