SC to hear plea of Omar Abdullah’s sister challenging his detention under PSA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday a plea filed by former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah’s sister challenging his detention under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana will hear the plea of Sara Abdullah Pilot, who has said that Abdullah’s […]
Delhi loss continues BJP’s woes in assembly polls
New Delhi: The BJP has fought few state elections in recent times with such organisational firepower and ideological fervour as it did the Delhi polls, but this all came to nought as the party suffered a big loss, a defeat that continues its poor run in state elections since 2018. The only consolation for the […]
Arvind Kejriwal: ‘aam aadmi’ scripts extraordinary win to return as Delhi CM
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal, engineer, civil servant and Delhi’s man with a development agenda, is the David who slayed the mighty Goliath for the second time in five years. The Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party is poised to win 63 of Delhi’s 70 seats, leaving the BJP with seven and decimating the Congress, overcoming the BJP’s […]
Trump admn proposes $1.5 billion fund to ensure Indo-Pacific is free of ‘malign Chinese influence’
Washington: The Trump administration has proposed USD 1.5 billion in budgetary allocation for 2021 fiscal for the strategic Indo-Pacific, which it said was part of its efforts to ensure that the region remains free, open, and independent of “malign Chinese influence”. China has been trying to spread its influence in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific region. To […]
WHO warns of ”very grave” global virus threat
Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation on Tuesday warned the novel coronavirus was a “very grave threat” for the world as he opened a conference to combat the epidemic. “With 99% of cases in China, this remains very much an emergency for that country, but one that holds a very grave threat for […]
UN meeting ponders fast-track drugs, vaccines for new virus
Geneva: The World Health Organisation convened outside experts Tuesday to fast-track promising tests, drugs and vaccines to help slow the outbreak of a new virus that emerged in China that has killed more than 1,000 people and spread to two dozen other countries. The new coronavirus was only identified late last year in the Chinese […]
PM congratulates Kejriwal for Delhi win
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for his party’s win in the Delhi assembly elections and wished him “the very best” in fulfilling the aspirations of the people of the national capital. “Congratulations to AAP and shri @ArvindKejriwal ji for the victory in the Delhi assembly elections. Wishing […]
Sitharman hits back at Chidambaram, says doesn’t want to learn from his faulty remedies
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Tuesday hit back at former finance minister P Chidambaram for his ‘incompetent doctors’ overseeing the economy comment, saying she doesn’t want to learn from those who gave “faulty remedies” and under whom FDI literally ran away and “cronies” fled the country after defaulting on bank loans. In her […]
PHE worker dies during protest in Rajouri
Jammu: A Public Health Engineering (PHE) worker died on Tuesday during a protest in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said, as a senior government officer appealed to the striking workers to end the ongoing agitation and resume their duties. The PHE daily wagers are on strike across the Jammu region since February 7 […]
