Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (Image credit: ANI) Uttarakhand chief ministerPushkar Singh Dhami has said that a strong mechanism should be made to prevent encroachment on government land. An effective action plan should be developed to prevent encroachment on government land and to halt illegal sales.In a high-level meeting at his residence, the chief minister…
File photo: Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on Friday offered a rare glimpse into his personal journey, sharing deeply emotional memories of his family’s struggles and sacrifices during an event organised by the Nagpur district court bar association. Gavai, who became…
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath (File Photo) Uttar Pradesh chief ministerYogi Adityanath on Saturday held a Janta Darshan at the Gorakhnath Temple, where he met people and listened to their grievances.He directed officials to take quick action to solve their issues.Earlier on Friday, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the ‘Youth adda’ and launched…
NEW DELHI: Alleging “blatant misuse” of agencies to defame its leaders, AAP on Thursday questioned why the first information report filed against former Delhi ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain was being kept under wraps and “selective” press notes were being leaked to the media.Bharadwaj, who is Delhi AAP convener, alleged that only two former…
NEW DELHI: Indian Institutes of Technology and IISc are unlikely to break into the list of world’s top 50 universities unless they run full-fledged medical colleges, IIT-Madras director Professor V Kamakoti has said, revealing that the institution is considering setting up a medical college to overcome this gap in its portfolio.In an exclusive interaction with…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will undertake a five-nation trip starting July 2, visiting Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago and Argentina on his way to Brazil for the Brics summit. He will also visit Namibia on his way back. This will be Modi’s first ever visit to Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago and Namibia.Announcing Modi’s visit to…
CHENNAI: Asserting that a person with poor or no financial discipline cannot be trusted with public money, Madras high court confirmed State Bank of India’s decision cancelling the appointment of a circle-based officer (CBO) due to a poor Cibil score.“…the bank took a prudent decision that candidates with a history of default in repayment of…
MOHALI: A 17-year-old boy is among three persons arrested in Amritsar after Punjab Police busted a terror module run by the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and backed by Pakistan’s ISI, said Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Friday, reports Barinderjit Saluja. Two hand grenades, a 9MM Glock pistol, and live cartridges were recovered from the…
MUMBAI: The BJP rushed to the defence of the state government over its decision to introduce Hindi as an optional language for Classes 1 to 5 after the Thackeray cousins announced their decision to hold a joint morcha against “imposition” of Hindi in state schools.CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said Marathi is compulsory, Hindi is…
NEW DELHI: In a major development, Mumbai-based defence shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited is poised to acquire a controlling stake in Sri Lanka’s largest shipyard, Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC), in a deal worth almost $53 million.The move marks the first international acquisition by India’s largest shipyard that builds submarines, warships and other vessels, and will…