Shout with anger, demand 50 per cent reservation in judiciary: CJI to women lawyers
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Sunday exhorted women lawyers to strongly raise their demand for 50 per cent reservation in the judiciary while assuring them of his “total support”. “I don’t want you to cry but with anger, you have to shout and demand that we need 50 per cent […]
Afghanistan crisis: Questions on use of terror to change state structure being raised, says Rajnath
New Delhi: The developments in Afghanistan raised questions about the role of power politics and the use of terrorism as a tool to change state structures and behaviour, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. Without mentioning the Taliban, Singh said the world is witnessing the destabilising effects of terror and the especially dangerous precedence […]
Pakistan is ‘arsonist’ disguising itself as ‘fire-fighter’: India at UNGA
United Nations: Pakistan, where terrorists enjoy free pass, is an “arsonist” disguising itself as a “fire-fighter”, and the entire world has suffered because of its policies as the country nurtures terrorists in its backyard, India has said in a blistering retort after Prime Minister Imran Khan raked up the issue of Kashmir in his address […]
Air pollution biggest environmental threats to human health: WHO
New Delhi: Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health alongside climate change, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday as it released its new air quality guidelines for the first time since its last global update in 2005. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said its new air quality guidelines (AQGs) […]
Forces ready to meet any security challenge: Army Chief
New Delhi: The Indian Army is continuously monitoring the situation in the country’s neighbourhood and is ready to meet any security challenge that comes its way, Army Chief General M M Naravane said on Wednesday. Addressing the AIMA National Management Convention, the Chief of Army Staff noted that the army is prepared to tackle even […]
COVID-19 pandemic: Our response has been too slow, too unequal, says UN Chief
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday gave a rallying call for urgent action to end the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over four million people across the world, saying the response of the international community to fight the pandemic “has been too slow and too unequal.” “Our world is challenged like never before. […]
No need for Covid booster doses in India at this stage: Experts
New Delhi: Will a booster shot provide the turbocharge for Covid immunity that India is looking for? Maybe in an ideal situation where most people are fully vaccinated but not when less than a quarter of the adult population has received both doses, say experts. As the global debate on booster shots gathers momentum, several […]
PM Modi turns 71, Prez, ministers extend wishes
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 71 on Friday as President Ram Nath Kovind and other dignitaries and politicians greeted him with BJP leaders hailing his leadership. Wishing him a long and healthy life, President Kovind said may he continue to serve the nation with his spirit of relentless service. Home Minister Amit Shah […]
168 held by NIA in terror cases linked to Islamic State, 27 convicted
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Friday that it has so far arrested 168 people in 37 cases of terror attacks, conspiracy and funding which have been inspired by the Islamic State (IS) ideology in the country. It said charge sheets have been filed in 31 of the cases, the most recent […]