The United Nations Security Council is now expected to vote next week on a Bahrain‑sponsored resolution aimed at protecting commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, diplomats said Friday. The meeting was initially set for Friday, then shifted to Saturday, and has now been postponed again with no new date announced, underscoring the…
NEW DELHI: Congress termed the convening of a “special session of Parliament” on April 16-18 a violation of the model code of conduct, accusing the BJP of trying to use the women’s quota bill to influence elections in Tamil Nadu and Bengal, which go to polls later this month.AICC spokesman Jairam Ramesh said Congress opposes…
A quiet policy shift in Rotherham has turned into one of the most talked-about examples of low-cost environmental change. Back in 2013, the town decided to stop mowing large stretches of roadside grass and instead replace them with wildflowers. What followed was unexpected. Maintenance costs dropped significantly, wildlife returned in noticeable numbers and the once-plain…
NEW DELHI: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited chairman DK Sunil on Thursday said American firm General Electric has assured the delivery of 20 F404 engines by Dec and that HAL expects to receive a sixth GE engine for the LCA Tejas Mark 1A project by April-end.It is learnt that HAL is “imposing contractual penalties on GE” for…
NEW DELHI: In a big boost for India’s “second-strike capability”, the country’s third indigenously developed nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridhaman, was commissioned into the Navy on Friday, an official source confirmed to TOI.The commissioning of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), part of the classified Advanced Technology Vessel project, was not announced. However, sources…
NEW DELHI: The road transport ministry on Thursday notified that no cash transactions for toll payments will be allowed from April 10, aiming to reduce queuing of vehicles at toll gates, often a major irritant for commuters.In a move to eliminate the practice of commuters flashing identity cards at toll booths seeking user fee exemptions…
NEW DELHI: The government has directed all states to take measures to curb misinformation on the availability of petrol, diesel and gas, and to prevent black marketing and hoarding of LPG cylinders. In a letter to the chief secretaries of all states and Union territories on Thursday, petroleum secretary Neeraj Mittal also emphasised the need…
NEW DELHI: A day after AAP removed him as deputy leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha, Raghav Chadha declared that he would not be cowed by attempts to silence him, drawing a fierce backlash from his colleagues.Senior AAP members accused Chadha of being scared of PM Narendra Modi and not raising issues tied…
NEW DELHI: The Centre is encouraging government departments and prosecutors to withdraw pending cases involving minor offences to help resolve an estimated 5 crore cases currently pending in courts after the passage of the second Jan Vishwas Bill, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.While the amendments across 79 central laws, including some…
NEW DELHI: Linking punishment with the rank in office hierarchy, the Supreme Court has said that a higher authority carries higher responsibility and so harsher will be the consequences for any service misdeeds, upholding a differential penalty imposed on a senior manager, an officer and a gunman in a bank who were found guilty of…