KOLKATA: The political slugfest following the gang-rape of a law student inside a college continued Saturday as TMC took pains to distance itself from the “misogynistic remarks” of its own netas, emphasising instead the “quick action taken against the accused”. Opposition, however, questioned security for women at workplaces and educational institutes and “promised to stay…
Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav Saturday ordered suspension of seven govt engineers, including two chief engineers, for the faulty design and construction of a railway overbridge at Aishbagh in Bhopal. A picture of the rail overbridge went viral on social media, triggering concerns over a sharp 90-degree turn, which netizens said posed a risk to…
NAGPUR: NCP-SP working president and Baramati MP Supriya Sule on Saturday reiterated the party’s stance against “imposing” Hindi, aligning with her father Sharad Pawar’s views. “Language education is not a political issue. Subjects like health, education and history should stay above politics. Our party will participate in full strength in the Mumbai rally against imposition…
NAGPUR: CJI Bhushan Gavai called Supreme Court’s recognition of the need to apply the “creamy layer” principle within SC/STs one of the defining moments of his judicial career, describing it as essential to refining social justice.“Treating children of high-ranking SC/ST officers on a par with those from truly disadvantaged families dilutes affirmative action’s purpose. Identifying…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Sunday dismissed claims made by the Pakistan army blaming India for a deadly suicide bombing in North Waziristan, calling the statement “deserving of contempt.”In a response issued in the early hours of the day, the MEA said, “We have seen an official statement by the Pakistan…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday publicly distanced itself from party MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra over their controversial remarks on the Kolkata law college gang-rape case, prompting Banerjee to hit back at the party’s statement, saying a “moral and intellectual alignment” was lacking.In an official post on X, the party said,…
NEW DELHI: Parag Jain, a seasoned intelligence officer credited with masterminding the high-stakes Operation Sindoor, has been appointed the new chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, with his two-year tenure set to begin on July 1, a day after incumbent Ravi Sinha…
“From space, one cannot see borders—there are no visible boundaries between nations. What stood out most was the sheer unity of the planet,” Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a video interaction from the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday.“When we look at maps, we compare the sizes of countries, including…
NEW DELHI: Drivers who don’t fix their FASTags on the windshield of their vehicles will face permanent blacklisting of tags, a measure taken in view of the malpractice of people handing out “loose or unfixed tags” for payment of highway-user fee, which leads to congestion at toll plaza lanes and sometimes altercations with toll collectors.The…
FEROZEPUR: Due to illegal encroachments in the area of about 47 km of river Sutlej from Harike Pattan to Hussainiwala Head Works, many border villages of Ferozepur come under the threat of floods every year.Three years back, when this matter reached the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the then Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur had also summoned a…