NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday voiced concern over the declining use of Indian languages, saying the trend has reached a stage where “some Bharatiya people do not know our own languages.” He was speaking at a book release event in Nagpur.Bhagwat urged society to reflect on the diminishing role of mother tongues…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Sunday announced a revised schedule for the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of voter rolls for 12 states/UTs.The enumeration deadline has been extended to December 11, pushing it back from the earlier date of December 4. The final roll will now be published on…
NEW DELHI: Indian operators of the world’s highest selling single aisle Airbus A320 family planes — IndiGo, Air India and AI Express — have completed the software update on affected fleet in just over a day. They informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) early Sunday morning that 323 have got the required “downgrade”…
Screenshot from viral video (Image/Instagram) NEW DELHI: A video shared by an Indian social media user has gone viral after showing a busy street in Amsterdam filled with litter, prompting a debate on civic sense and global cleanliness standards.The clip, posted by Rahul Mahajan on Tuesday, shows garbage scattered across Amsterdam Central. The post was…
NEW DELHI: The southern part of India is on high alert after Cyclone Ditwah killed at least 159 in Sri Lanka. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a yellow alert for multiple districts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, including Chennai, cautioning that light to moderate rain with thunderstorms and lightning may occur.The IMD…
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi NEW DELHI: Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Sunday said technology is shaping the future of armed forces and is emerging as “our greatest asset in the future.” He was addressing the Passing Out Parade of the 149th course of the National Defence Academy (NDA) at the…
NEW DELHI: Maulana Mahmood Madani has sparked fresh controversy with his remarks on the Supreme Court’s handling of the Babri Masjid and triple talaq cases, as well as his comments on ‘jihad’ and ‘ghar wapsi’. His statements have sharply divided the political landscape, drawing criticism from the BJP and even differing views from within the…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday accused Rahul Gandhi of fuelling sympathies for Maoists and asked if the Congress leader is offering tacit endorsement of “urban naxals” by amplifying a video featuring them. BJP claimed that a video shared by Rahul on his social media platforms on the issue of pollution featured those who had raised…
NEW DELHI: Total annual groundwater recharge in the country marginally increased in 2025 compared to last year and so did the water availability for different uses, but nearly one-fourth of the assessment units collectively continued to be in semi-critical, critical and over-exploited categories due to notable decline in recharge in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,…
NEW DELHI: What is being informally followed in recent months in SC has now become official. Senior advocates have been barred from mentioning any case before any bench. The court has issued a circular prescribing procedure for mentioning, adjournment and listing of urgent cases.It says all fresh cases relating to bail/cancellation of bail, death penalty,…