An uneasy ceasefire may have paused six days of fierce fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan, but the name haunting Islamabad remains the same: Noor Wali Mehsud, the militant cleric Pakistan blames for bringing the country to the brink.As Reuters reported, Pakistani forces believed they had their moment last week when an airstrike in Kabul targeted…
NEW DELHI: The pre-test for houselisting phase of Census 2027 will be undertaken from Nov 10 to Nov 30, 2025 in selected sample areas spread across all states and Union territories, the Centre announced in a notification issued on Thursday.The pre-test — meant to test efficacy of the census questionnaire, proposed data collection methods including…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu announced on Wednesday that he will step back from external engagements starting next week to focus on coding and product development work he had committed to but fallen behind on. The billionaire entrepreneur said he risks contradicting his own principle of “do not preach what you do not practise” if he…
Dehradun: Guest teachers in Uttarakhand have expressed frustration after around 50 personnel across various districts were laid off on the same day that 1,347 assistant teachers (LT grade) were directly appointed through the Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission.Teachers called the move contradictory to assurances previously given by the education department. “On Tuesday, education minister Dhan…
New Delhi: Supreme Court Thursday dismissed Telangana govt’s plea challenging a high court order staying implementation of 42% reservation for backward classes in local body polls.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta asked Telangana HC to decide the main matter on merits.“You may continue with your elections. The order shall not affect the…
Calangute: Several retail and wholesale liquor outlets in Calangute, found selling alcohol after 10pm, were shut down by the excise department on Tuesday night.The drive started after Calangute MLA Michael Lobo urged the excise commissioner to enforce the mandatory closing time in the Calangute-Candolim coastal belt following incidents of hooliganism and violence by inebriated tourists…
NEW DELHI: In a surprising development, Supreme Court’s five-judge collegium led by CJI B R Gavai has spelled out the reason — Union govt’s objection — for changing the transfer destination of Madhya Pradesh HC’s Justice Atul Sreedharan from Chhattisgarh HC to Allahabad HC.Two months ago, the collegium had uploaded a statement on its August…
Aravind Srinivas, founder, Perplexity Aravind Srinivas, CEO of AI startup Perplexity has now issued a public warning for iPhone users. Srinivas has urged the iPhone users to not to download a version of the Comet app presently listed on the Apple App Store. Srinivas has called the app ‘fake and spam’ and has also clarified…
NEW DELHI: Cautioning high courts, and itself, against routinely ordering CBI probes, Supreme Court on Thursday said courts should invoke their power to direct an inquiry by the central agency as a last resort in an exceptional situation.A bench of justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi set aside Allahabad high court’s order directing a…
New Delhi: Integrating passport issuance with law enforcement, creating a comprehensive database of fugitives and special focus groups to handle extraditions and economic offenders were some of the measures proposed by home minister Amit Shah to tackle transnational crimes, reports Rajshekhar Jha.Addressing a CBI-organised conference, Shah said the Modi govt was striving to bring every…
