NEW DELHI: In a sharp reminder to SC Collegium and Centre about gender diversity in constitutional courts, former CJI N V Ramana on Saturday said making a noise about gender without giving proper representation to women in constitutional courts would amount to nothing but tokenism.Speaking at a symposium at SRM School of Law, Justice Ramana…
NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked all medical colleges across the country to deploy post-graduate medical students in flood-affected areas. The deployment would be a part of the district residency programme, according to its recent directive.The directive states: “In view of recent floods/disaster-like situations in northern states/UTs, there is an urgent requirement…
SHIMLA: Three persons were killed and two severely injured when an ambulance transporting a patient from Jassur in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Punjab’s Ludhiana plunged into a deep gorge in Manghuwal near Gagret in Una district in the early hours of Saturday.The accident occurred halfway into the 200km…
“NEW DELHI: Senior White House adviser Peter Navarro on Saturday alleged that India did not purchase Russian oil before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while reiterating his claim that New Delhi buys it solely to profiteer. In a post on X, Navarro wrote, “Wow. @elonmusk is letting propaganda into people’s posts. That crap note below is…
JAMMU: Security forces launched a joint search operation Saturday after a suspected Pakistani drone was spotted hovering over vital establishments in Jammu & Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said.The drone was spotted moving west to east over a military establishment in the Bari Brahmana area around 9.35pm on Friday. An alert was immediately sounded, and Army’s…
Flood: Patiala boy dies after drowning in Ambala, missing man found dead, two brick kiln labourers washed away (Pic credit: ANI) AMBALA: A 13-year-old boy died as he drowned in Tangri river crossing area in Bhuni village of Naggal police station jurisdiction in Ambala district on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as Manvir, 13, Class…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is set to meet on September 10 to discuss the preparedness of a pan-India rollout of special intensive revision (SIR) of voters’ list, PTI reported citing officials. This comes as assembly elections in states like West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu, along with Puducherry are set to take place in…
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has called on the government to focus on strengthening ties with the United States, describing it as the “head of capital flow” and noting that lakhs of Indian students pursue higher studies there.Speaking to reporters, Yadav said India’s ties with America should never be allowed to decline, given the US’s…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Former diplomats and analysts are cautioning against reading too much into (President) Trump’s comments dialing down his diatribe against India saying it is typical of his playbook that includes bait and switch to keep perceived adversaries off-balance. At various times, the MAGA supremo has made similar complimentary remarks about leaders of…
Cargo ropeway cable snaps near Pavagadh Hill temple in Gujarat; 6 dead GUJARAT: Six people were killed on Saturday after the cable of a cargo ropeway snapped near the Pavagadh Hill temple in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district, police said. Superintendent of Police Haresh Dudhat confirmed the casualties and said police and fire brigade teams were carrying…