No one in India votes on the basis of candidates’ educational qualifications: SC
New Delhi: No one in India votes on the basis of the candidates’ educational qualifications, the Supreme Court observed on Monday while dismissing a plea against the election of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Harsh Vardhan Bajpayee to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly in 2017. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna said most […]
Water security major concern: PM Modi
Says India should revive ancient connect with nature
Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged water security as a major concern and called for the revival of the country’s “emotional connection” with nature, what he said the world’s calls “sustainable development”. Modi was launching the Jal Jan Abhiyan, a joint nationwide campaign by Brahma Kumaris, an organisation which promotes spirituality, and the […]
Antiviral reduced hospitalisation, death risk during Omicron wave
Toronto: Antiviral drug, paxlovid, significantly reduced the likelihood of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19 in people at risk of severe illness during the Omicron wave, according to a study. The research, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of paxlovid, a combiantion of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir drugs, in preventing severe […]
Centre working hard to provide best possible infrastructure: PM Modi
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government will always work hard to provide the best possible infrastructure as he retweeted Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s tweet on Bengaluru-Mysuru Express Corridor. As a video taken from a drone showing next-gen Vande Bharat Express chugging beneath the flyover of the 10-lane highway corridor between […]
Constitution homegrown product of self-governance, dignity and independence: CJI
Mumbai: The Constitution of India is a remarkable homegrown product of self-governance, dignity and independence and while some speak of it in entirely adulatory terms, many others are cynical about its success, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday. The CJI, who was speaking at the first convocation ceremony of the Maharashtra […]
Pak drone spotted near IB in Punjab’s Gurdaspur
Returns after BSF troops open fire
Chandigarh: A Pakistani drone was spotted close to the International Border in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, a BSF official said on Thursday. The unmanned aerial vehicle flew back to Pakistan after the Border Security Force troops fired at it. The drone was spotted near Adia border outpost in Gurdaspur at around 9:40 pm on Wednesday, […]
Work on strategically important Chushul-Dungti-Fukche-Demchok road began: Jaishankar
New Delhi: India has focused on a rapid development of infrastructure along the northern borders with China for obvious “strategic reasons”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday amid the continuing 33-month border row in eastern Ladakh. The minister told a group of reporters that the work on the strategically important Chushul-Dungti-Fukche-Demchok road, spanning […]
Raise women’s representation in police force to 33 per cent: Centre to states
At present actual strength stands at 11.75 per cent
New Delhi: The Centre has issued multiple advisories to states to increase the representation of women in police force to 33 per cent, but their actual strength as on January 1, 2022 stood at 11.75 per cent, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the Ministry […]
31 DMs empowered to grant citizenship to minorities of Pak, Afghanistan, Bangladesh: Govt
New Delhi: The central government has empowered 31 district magistrates in nine states to grant citizenship to people belonging to minority communities of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh under the Citizenship Act, according to Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai. The delegation of this power is aimed at speedy disposal of the citizenship applications […]
Over 30 lakh Indians students went abroad during 2017-22 for higher education: Govt
New Delhi: More than 30 lakh Indians went abroad for higher education during 2017-2022, the Ministry of Education told Lok Sabha on Monday. The information was shared by Subhas Sarkar, the Union Education Minister of State, in a written response to a question by JD(U) MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh and others. “Ministry […]