NEW DELHI: While the use of rice, maize and damaged food grain for ethanol manufacturing has increased manifold in the past six years, maize has surpassed rice sold by Food Corporation of India (FCI) to distilleries under govt’s ethanol blended petrol (EBP) programme.Food ministry’s data submitted to Lok Sabha on Wednesday show that till June…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to conclude its inquiry into the rival claims over the party, alleging that the Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction had failed to submit its response despite being granted two extensions.In a fresh letter to the poll panel, Mamata said her faction had submitted its…
NEW DELHI: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Uttar Pradesh, in association with the Uttar Pradesh Ministry of IT and Electronics, on Wednesday organised the CII Uttar Pradesh AI Tech Summit 2026 in Lucknow, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, technology experts, startups and academia to discuss the growing role of artificial intelligence in driving innovation,…
BJP counters Rahul’s ‘not allowed to speak’ claim in Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: BJP MP Sambit Patra on Wednesday hit back at Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his claim that he was not allowed to speak in the House, saying the Congress leader was given an opportunity to speak and that the…
NEW DELHI: Meta on Wednesday told the ministry of electronics and information technology that posts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent Indian personalities will receive additional oversight, with reviews to be conducted at a senior level, PTI reported, citing sources.The assurance came a day after the government summoned Meta officials over the brief…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Wednesday rejected claims that a woman protester sustained a gunshot injury during the Cockroach Janata Party’s July 20 march, saying her medico-legal certificate (MLC) showed only a simple blunt-force injury.In a post on X, Delhi Police said claims circulating on social media were not supported by the protester’s medical records.According…
CHENNAI: A report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and the National Election Watch (NEW) has revealed that nearly half of the country’s chief ministers face criminal cases. According to the findings, 14 (45%) of the 31 chief ministers, nearly half of them, have declared criminal cases against themselves.More concerning is that 11…
The switches — which control fuel supply to engines — have been under scrutiny following AI 171 which crashed within seconds of taking off from Ahmedabad last June. NEW DELHI: A DGCA-ordered probe by Boeing into the fuel control switch locking mechanism of the B787 Dreamliner has found “no abnormality” with the same, govt told…
CJP protest in New Delhi (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday urged the government to stop targeting students who participated in the nationwide protests over the alleged NEET paper leak, saying they were “not terrorists” but “the future of the country.“Speaking to reporters at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar airport after…
How student protests spark ignite national movements and shape politics BENGALURU: In May 2026, the Chief Justice of India made an offhand, dismissive remark about unemployed young Indians being like cockroaches. Ten weeks later, a Union minister had resigned, tens of thousands of protesters had marched on Parliament, and a satirical party named after the…