Category: India

Union home minister Amit Shah (File photo) NEW DELHI: A massive security deployment is planned in Puducherry’s Karaikal ahead of Union home minister Amit Shah’s visit on February 14, with nearly 500 police personnel to be stationed across the region for protection and crowd control at his public programme. Personnel from the Puducherry Police and […]

NEW DELHI: At a time when India is working on its 2035 climate action targets, the govt’s think tank, Niti Aayog, on Monday released a roadmap to achieve the country’s ‘net zero’ emission goal by 2070, noting that the transition will need cumulative investment requirements of $22.7 trillion, around $500 billion annually, to finance several […]

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, alongside health minister Pankaj Singh, inaugurated a series of advanced medical facilities at GB Pant Hospital on Monday. The new additions include a state-of-the-art 256-slice CT scanner, a modern cardiac catheterisation lab, and a dedicated neurointensive care unit, all designed to significantly enhance diagnostic and critical care capabilities […]

NEW DELHI: The chief minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta, has approved a grant of Rs 1,200 crore for the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), providing major relief to thousands of serving employees and pensioners, while also strengthening technology-driven initiatives to improve traffic management and urban mobility in the Capital.Out of the total allocation released by the […]

NEW DELHI: Dubbing the India-US trade deal interim framework as a “surrender”, Congress on Saturday said commerce minister Piyush Goyal’s statement on agri imports was “too clever by half” as the joint statement mentions a list of products which India would eliminate or reduce tariffs upon, including “additional products”.Congress MP Jairam Ramesh noted “additional products” […]

Randeep Surjewala, Piyush Goyal NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Saturday criticised the India-US Interim Trade Agreement framework, accusing the government of compromising India’s interests and raising concerns over its impact on farmers, tariffs, and oil imports.Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala warned that the agreement could harm farmers and rural livelihoods. He said, “A blow has […]

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday urged students not to view success in exams as the sole purpose of their education and said an individual’s character and temperament, and not just grades, determine success in life. “Education is not only for exams but for life. Exams are meant to examine oneself,” Modi said at […]

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government over what he called a denial of facts surrounding the publication of former Army chief General M.M. Naravane’s memoir, saying the issue was “right under your nose” and accusing the government of evading key questions raised by the […]

JAMMU: A bitter dispute over identity and regional recognition rocked J&K assembly for a second straight day after opposition leader Sunil Sharma of BJP dismissed the existence of the “Pir Panjal region” — triggering protests, walkouts and demands for an apology from lawmakers.CM Omar Abdullah said Thursday that Sharma’s remarks had “angered an entire region” […]