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NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Tuesday renewed its allegations that its relief operations for cyclone-hit Sri Lanka were being “hampered by lack of cooperation” from India, claiming that permission to use Indian airspace was being delayed.“India continues to block humanitarian assistance from Pakistan to Sri Lanka. The special aircraft carrying Pakistan’s humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka…

NEW DELHI: An agreement has been reached between parliamentarians to run the House “smoothly” after the government gave in to the opposition’s demand to hold a discussion on the ongoing pan-India special intensive revision of electoral rolls.After two days of chaos and disruptions, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a Business Advisory Committee meeting with…

NEW DELHI: New complex housing the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will be called ‘Seva Teerth’, officials said on Tuesday. Earlier known as the ‘Executive Enclave’, the complex is now in its final stages of completion, marking a significant step in the Central Vista redevelopment. Officials described Seva Teerth as a workplace designed to reflect the…

Junior home minister Nityanand Rai (ANI) NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases – Phase 1 involving houselisting and housing census will be conducted over a 30-day period anytime between April and September 2026, depending on convenience of the state or Union…

File photo: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal NEW DELHI: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday termed the DoT-mandated preloading of the Sanchar Saathi app on all new smartphones a “brazen attack on individual privacy” and demanded immediate withdrawal of the “diktat.” The department of telecom (DoT) has directed manufacturers and importers of mobile handsets to ensure…

On a crisp winter morning, when the sun struggles to cut through a grey, smoky haze, many of us glance at the air-quality index like a daily horoscope, the number that decides whether we mask up, skip a walk, or brace for another day of breathing toxic air. But what do those figures actually mean…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission to consider deferring the exercise of filling and submission of enumeration forms amid the ongoing special Intensive revision of electoral rolls in Kerala.This comes after the top court issued order on certain pleas filed by political parties in Kerala that have challenged the SIR…

Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi NEW DELHI: Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Tuesday said that India’s third indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine will be commissioned soon. Speaking ahead of Navy Day, he also explained how the Navy’s strong action during counterterror Operation Sindoor forced Pakistan’s naval forces to stay close to their coastline.Admiral…

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday clarified that the Sanchar Saathi App could be deleted by the user from their mobile phones, adding that the government’s job was only to “introduce this app to everyone”. The clarification came after a massive political row erupted over the government’s dictum to makers to pre-install the app in…

NEW DELHI: The central government’s dictum to makers regarding pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi application on all mobile handsets manufactured or imported in India has sparked a massive political row over concerns of privacy breach.While the department of telecommunications (DoT) justified the measure as a move for “curbing IMEI misuse”, the opposition has raised red…