NEW DELHI: A house in Bangladesh linked to three generations of Bengal’s most respected literary and cultural figures is being demolished, drawing sharp concern from the Indian government. The building in question is the ancestral home of renowned children’s author and publisher Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, located in Mymensingh city. Upendrakishore was also the father of…
NEW DELHI: Air India will from August 1 partially start resuming flights that were slashed after the June 12 Ahmedabad crash and full restoration of schedule is expected from October 1. Terming it the “safety pause,” AI Tuesday said the cuts enabled it to “perform additional precautionary checks on Boeing 787 aircraft as well as…
Political leaders in Uttar Pradesh congratulated Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Tuesday on his successful return to Earth after completing the Axiom-4 mission, calling it a moment of pride for the country and an inspiration for youngsters.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led the tributes, calling Shukla’s achievement “a glorious symbol of courage, dedication and…
Hanuman Beniwal, Heeralal Nagar NEW DELHI: Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal has alleged that Rajasthan energy minister Heeralal Nagar has unpaid electricity bills worth over Rs 2 lakh, even as the power supply to Beniwal’s official residence and MP office in Nagaur was recently cut over non-payment of dues. Beniwal claimed to have shared documents showing…
NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has established a four-person fact-finding committee to investigate the self-immolation incident of a female student at a college in Balasore, Odisha, officials announced on Tuesday.The victim, a 20-year-old second-year B.Ed student at Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore, set herself ablaze on July 12 outside the college gate during…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that not providing “preferred or costly food items” to prisoners, including those with disabilities, does not constitute a violation of fundamental rights.Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan clarified that while Article 21 of the Constitution extends the right to life to all prisoners, it does not…
Public health advocates have accused the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) of delaying tactics as it has sought three more months for its expert committee to finalise its report on front of pack nutritional labelling (FOPNL) regulation. The Supreme Court had in April directed that the exercise be completed in three months….
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday delivered a blunt message at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting saying the bloc must adopt an “uncompromising” position on terrorism if it wants to stay true to its founding principles.Addressing his counterparts from China, Pakistan and other SCO nations, Jaishankar said the April…
NEW DELHI: In an important decision that would pave the way for the corporate sector to protect their interests under criminal law particularly relating to sale of counterfeit/fake products, Supreme Court has ruled that an aggrieved company is entitled to pursue criminal case against accused in such cases under Criminal Procedure Code to file appeal…
There were major developments across space, politics, diplomacy, and business on Tuesday. India’s astronaut returned safely from space, while Tesla finally opened its first showroom in Mumbai. In global affairs, Donald Trump made headlines for a sharp shift in his Ukraine policy amid the latter’s war with Russia, and Rahul Gandhi took a dig at…