NEW DELHI: India must remain “proactive, ahead of the curve and future-ready” in the defence sector as it cannot adopt “a reactive approach” in today’s rapidly evolving world and constantly shifting geopolitical landscape, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.The minister, speaking at the Navy’s ‘Swavlamban 2025’ seminar, also asked Indian defence companies to move…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday agreed to Trinamool Congress‘s request for a meeting with the poll body, against the backdrop of the party attributing the recent suicides and deaths of booth level officers (BLOs) to “workload” arising out of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) in the state, reports Bharti Jain.Responding to the…
A proper good quality sleep is one of the primary determinants of optimal cardiovascular health. Why is sleep so important? And what do you mean by a proper and a good quality sleep? In medical terms, a proper good quality sleep is one which is composed of four to five cycles of light, deep and…
NEW DELHI: Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India, and this is a self-evident fact, asserted Indian govt as China reiterated its claim over the northeast Indian state following controversy over the detention of an Arunachal Pradesh woman at Shanghai airport.No amount of denial by the Chinese side is going to change…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday said it may not interfere with the December 2 polling in 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats of Maharashtra but cautioned it would set aside elections in those constituencies where reservation exceeded 50% after the state EC said the limit is breached in several civic bodies, reports Dhananjay…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice Surya Kant has said the growing backlog of cases – 5.4 crore in trial courts, high courts and Supreme Court put together – is a manifestation of deeper structural bottlenecks in the system.The CJI declined to elaborate on his efforts to ensure adequate representation of women and regional representation among SC…
PM Modi at Ram Temple ceremony AYODHYA: Hoisting a ‘dharm dhwaj’ (religious flag) atop the Ram temple to declare the completion of the shrine construction, PM Modi said on Tuesday that “centuries-old wounds are healing, long-standing pain is finding closure, and a centuries-old resolve is finally being fulfilled”. “Today marks the culmination of a 500-year-long…
DK Shivakumar and CM Siddaramaiah (File pic) KANAKAPURA: Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar has stirred the political pot further by claiming there has indeed been “a confidential understanding on leadership transition among five-six leaders” soon after Congress won a landslide in the 2023 assembly elections. Shivakumar has for the first time made a direct reference…
NEW DELHI: As India and China consider more steps to normalise their relationship, Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong has reiterated Beijing’s position that the “complex” border issue and “specific differences” should not define bilateral ties and hinder cooperation.Speaking at a seminar, Xu stressed that this would be in line with the fundamental interests of…
NEW DELHI: In a late evening filing Tuesday, Election Commission told Supreme Court the Kerala govt has no locus standi to seek postponement of the special intensive revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral rolls on the ground of a parallel process being underway for local body elections.EC said it has issued categorical instructions to ensure…
