Reservation in India like railway, those inside don’t want others to come in: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday compared reservation in the country with “a railway” or a train and said those who enter the compartment “don’t want others to come in”. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh made the remarks while hearing a plea opposing the other backward class (OBC) reservation […]
PM chairs meeting of panel to appoint new CBI director
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a meeting of the committee for the appointment of CBI Director which was also attended by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office here on Monday evening. The meeting […]
SC to hear on May 5 batch of pleas challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act’s constitutional validity, weeks after the government paused two central aspects of the contentious law in the face of probing questions by the top court. The Centre assured the apex court on April 17 that it […]
Putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments broadcast Sunday that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen and that he hopes it will not. In a preview of an upcoming interview with Russian state television, published on Telegram, Putin said Russia has the strength and the means to bring the […]
Missile from Yemen halts flights in Israel hours before top officials vote on plans for Gaza war
Ben-Gurion International Airport (Israel), May 4 (AP) A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen on Sunday briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel’s main international airport after an impact left a plume of smoke and caused panic among passengers. The Houthi rebels have been striking Israel throughout the war in Gaza in solidarity […]
Well-being of senior citizens essential for guiding families, society: Murmu
New Delhi: Emphasising the role of senior citizens as pillars of wisdom and tradition, President Droupadi Murmu on Friday called for collective responsibility to ensure the dignity, happiness, and well-being of India’s elderly population. Speaking at the ‘Ageing with Dignity’ programme hosted at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here, Murmu underscored the invaluable contribution of senior citizens […]
FBI Director Kash Patel assures ‘full support’ to India on Pahalgam attack
Washington: FBI Director Kash Patel on Sunday condemned the Pahalgam terrorist attack and pledged full support to India, calling the act a “reminder of the constant threats that the world faces from the evil of terrorism”. Patel also hailed the security forces for their response to the attack. Terrorists opened fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s […]
Pakistanis failing to leave India face 3 yrs jail or Rs 3 lakh fine or both
New Delhi: Any Pakistani, who fails to leave India as per the deadlines set by the government, will be arrested, prosecuted and may face a jail term of up to three years or a fine of a maximum Rs 3 lakh or both. The ‘Leave India’ notice to the Pakistani nationals was issued by the […]
New NCERT textbooks: Mughals, Delhi Sultanate dropped; ‘sacred geography’, Maha Kumbh added
New Delhi: All references to Mughals and Delhi Sultanate have been dropped from class 7 NCERT textbooks, while chapter on Indian dynasties, ‘sacred geography,’ references to Maha Kumbh, and government initiatives like Make in India and Beti Bachao, Beti padhao are among the new additions. The new textbooks released this week have been designed in […]
India-Pak faceoff- There has always been tension between India, Pak; they’ll figure it out: Trump
New York: US President Donald Trump has said there has always been tensions between India and Pakistan and the two countries will figure it out between themselves “one way or the other”. Trump made these remarks on Friday after he was asked about tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror […]