New Delhi: General Upendra Dwivedi is now on a four-day trip to Bhutan to further enhance already close bilateral military ties – which comes at a time that China continues to strengthen its military infrastructure in the Doklam plateau that saw a 73-day face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies in 2017.The Army chief will…
NEW DELHI: The hike in passenger fares will come into effect Tuesday after the railway ministry notified the revised fares for both AC and non-AC classes. The new fares will not apply for tickets issued at pre-revised rates, meaning passengers who booked tickets before Tuesday won’t have to pay any extra charge.While fares have increased…
NEW DELHI: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah Monday said a national cooperative policy will soon be announced, which will be effective from 2025 to 2045 – ending ahead of India centenary of Independence in 2047.Addressing the ‘Manthan Baithak’ meeting of ministers of cooperation of all states and UTs here, Shah said under the…
NEW DELHI: BJP Monday took a jibe at Mallikarjun Kharge, calling him an “accidental” Congress chief after he deflected questions on a possible leadership change in Karnataka.“Who exactly is this ‘unseen, unheard’ high command?” BJP MP Tejasvi Surya asked. “The Congress high command is like a ghost. It is unseen, unheard, but always felt. Even…
Govt on Monday said interest rates on small savings schemes, including public provident fund and National Savings Certificate, will remain unchanged for the sixth straight quarter. During the July-Sept quarter, PPF balances will attract 7.1% interest, while deposits under the Sukanya Samriddhi scheme will fetch 8.2% annually. The rates have been kept unchanged despite RBI…
NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Monday stepped forward to allay the opposition’s fears regarding “disenfranchisement” on account of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the Bihar electoral roll, saying the objective of the exercise is to simply ensure that no eligible voter is left out, while also keeping the roll…
MYSURU: Amid speculation of leadership change in Karnataka, CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar Monday presented a united front, holding hands before the media and reaffirming the stability of the Congress govt in the state.Minutes before offering the traditional “baagina (an offering)” to Cauvery river – a ritual observed when the Krishnarajasagara (KRS) dam…
Another doctor’s day comes by and we still do not have an updated medical registry where one can check the credentials of any doctor in India. After the spate of reports on fake doctors and those practicing without the requisite qualification or training, hospitals are struggling to verify the credentials of those they hire in…
The view was still extraordinary, but the work, even more so for the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) crew. With Earth turning silently below them, the crew, including India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (Shux) spent their third day aboard the International Space Station (ISS) studying cancer, cognition, microalgae, the building blocks of long-term spaceflight, and more.The experiments being…
INDORE: A sad chapter in the world’s largest industrial catastrophe, the Bhopal Gas Disaster, ended on Sunday with the complete incineration of 337 metric tons of toxic waste at the Treatment Storage Disposal Facility (TDSF) in Pithampur of MP’s Dhar district.Hazardous waste from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, preserved in bags at the factory…