NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah, while felicitating the CRPF and Chhattisgarh police personnel here on Wednesday on success of the May 2025 ‘Operation Black Forest’ against Maoists in Karreguttalu Hills on Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, said that the Narendra Modi government shall not rest until all Naxalites surrender, or are captured or eliminated.“Under the leadership of…
NEW DELHI: The government has tightened norms on use of scribes in competitive examinations for persons with disabilities (PwDs), making it compulsory for bodies conducting tests linked to employment and admission to professional courses — like IIT-JEE, NEET, CAT and civil services — to create their own scribe pools within two years and phase out…
As India looks to circumvent its trade problem with the US, external affairs minister S Jaishankar told his visiting German counterpart Johann Wadephul India’s counting on Germany to expedite the negotiations for India-EU FTA, underling that a “decisive conclusion”of the agreement in the coming days will help stabilise the global economy.The leaders discussed the Ukraine…
NEW DELHI: A day after PM Narendra Modi said Bihar will not pardon the opposition for “abusing my mother”, Congress asked him to focus on issues raised by the Vote Adhikar Yatra, instead of “crying” about extraneous matters.AICC spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the person who hurled the expletives is in police custody and should be…
Five people, including four girls and a woman, drowned in a pond during Karma Puja celebrations at Datraula village in Bihar’s Nawada district on Wednesday.The incident took place at Datraula village under the jurisdiction of Pakribarawan police station.Victims slipped into the pond during the festivities, Deputy SP (Headquarters) Nishu Mallick told PTI. “Four girls, aged…
Russian president Vladimir Putin (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday strongly criticised US counterpart Donald Trump for using tariffs as a bargaining tool with China and India in the current geopolitical landscape.Putin said both Beijing and New Delhi have their “own domestic political mechanism and laws” and noted that the two nations have endured…
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to amend laws for increasing daily working hours from 9 to 10 hours in private establishments, reported news agency PTI, citing officials.The Maharashtra cabinet, chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, has approved a series of labour law amendments recommended by a central task force, aligning…
Dehradun rolls out Climate-Smart Agriculture training; empowers 200 farmers under IFAD-supported Gramotthan project DEHRADUN: The IFAD-funded Gramotthan Project (REAP) has rolled out Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) training programmes across Dehradun district to help farmers tackle the growing challenges of climate change.Training sessions were conducted in Dudhli and Jamunwala villages under the Safalta Cluster Level Federation (Doiwala…
NEW DELHI: Army on Wednesday released new video of the precision strikes carried out on terror sites in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. While it showed high-definition visuals of strikes on terror infrastructure, it categorically pointed out Lt Rajiv Ghai’s statement declaring ceasefire, after US President Donald Trump had announced the same on May 10.“After my…
Karunesh Bajaj (left), Mohit Jain (right) Karunesh Bajaj, executive vice president (marketing & exports) at ITC Ltd, was unanimously elected as the chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) for 2025-26 term. Mohit Jain, chief operating officer (Publishing) of Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd and publisher-member on the council, was also unanimously elected as…