Indian Railways has directed station food outlets to switch to microwaves and induction stoves after LNG supply cuts linked to the conflict in the middle east. Prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured that the government would extend all possible help to Indians stranded in the Gulf as the Middle East crisis unfolds, saying authorities…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and other accused in the excise policy case have filed a written representation before Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya of the Delhi high court seeking transfer of a criminal revision petition linked to the case from the bench of Justice…
File photo: CEC Gyanesh Kumar NEW DELHI: Opposition parties on Wednesday voiced support for a proposal by the All India Trinamool Congress to move an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.The proposal was announced by Trinamool Congress MP Saugata…
NEW DELHI: Counting every person in a country of more than 1.4 billion people is no easy task. India is now preparing to undertake one of the world’s largest enumeration exercises — the Census 2027.The nationwide headcount was originally scheduled for 2021, in line with India’s decadal census cycle conducted since 1881. However, the Covid-19…
Indian students studying across various universities in Iran have reportedly started making arrangements to leave the country amid growing safety concerns due to the escalating conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States, with the first batch expected to head towards the Armenia border on Thursday, according to students and associations tracking the developments.Students enrolled…
NEW DELHI: Built-up areas in India’s Aravallis have increased 53 per cent, resulting in a 13.8 per cent increase in average soil lost per year during 2017-2024, even as forest cover has increased in the country’s oldest mountain range over the time period, a study has found.Assessing land use and land cover patterns between 2001…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured that the government would extend all possible assistance to Indian citizens stranded in the Gulf region amid the ongoing Middle East crisis.Addressing a rally in Kochi in Kerala, PM Modi said the Centre was closely monitoring the evolving situation and was taking steps to support Indians…
Rahul Gandhi and Ravishankar Prasad NEW DELHI: A heated exchange broke out in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday between BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad and leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi as the House resumed debate on the opposition’s no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla.Click here for Parliament live updates The clash began when Gandhi…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday started the campaign for upcoming Kerala elections from Kochi and said the people of the state were now ready to move beyond the long-standing dominance of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF), asserting that the BJP’s recent electoral gains in the state…
NEW DELHI: An Air India Express aircraft on Wednesday suffered a nose-wheel issue while landing at Phuket International Airport in Thailand, the airline confirmed to news agency PTI.A video surfaced online showed the aircraft making a rough touchdown on the runway, appearing to land abruptly and momentarily bounce before settling.Authorities temporarily suspended flight operations at…
