Kirti Vardhan Singh at the ministerial (@KVSinghMPGonda) Minister of state for external affairs and environment, forest and climate change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, is leading the Indian delegation at the 19th mid-term ministerial meeting of the non-aligned movement (NAM), being held on October 15-16.“Participated in the opening ceremony of the 19th mid-term ministerial of the non-aligned…
NEW DELHI: In Bihar’s charged political arena, the adage “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” seemed to come alive on Wednesday, as rivals —BJP-JD(U) and RJD —found common ground in Prashant Kishor. The trio united in criticism of Jan Suraaj Party founder while mocking him for deciding to eventually not contest the upcoming…
NEW DELHI: TVK Karur district secretary V P Mathiazhagan and central town secretary Masi Pavunraj are set to be released from jail Thursday after a court rejected the police request to extend their custody. According to TVK’s counsel Srinivasan, as cited by ANI, once the court issues a copy of the order and the necessary…
BATHINDA: Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, committing the planet to more long-term temperature increase, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).The WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin said continued emissions of CO2 from human activities and an upsurge from wildfires were…
PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections. The party has also fielded its candidates from the five seats of Sonbarsa, Alauli, Ekma, Morwa, and Rajgir, which LJP (RV) President Chirag Paswan was reportedly eyeing among its 29 seats allotted by the BJP to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the sale and bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR during Diwali, subject to time restrictions: 6 am to 7 am and 8 pm to 10 pm on the day before Diwali and on the festival day itself. The court had first imposed a ban on firecrackers in…
The AAP-led Punjab government on Wednesday released the first installment of Rs 209 crore as compensation for flood-affected people across the state. Of this amount, Rs 3.50 crore has been allocated to Sangrur district.Finance and planning minister Harpal Singh Cheema launched the distribution drive in Dhuri by handing over approval letters to eight flood-affected families.Chief…
Congress MP Manickam Tagore NEW DELHI: Opposition Wednesday slammed the changes in the rules for withdrawal of money from EPFO, calling them “cruelty” as “the pensioners and job losers will now be punished for needing their own savings”. Congress MP Manickam Tagore and TMC MP Saket Gokhale demanded that government scrap the changes without delay.Tagore…
NEW DELHI: ‘This time, nothing is well in NDA … ’ Rashtriya Lok Morcha chief and former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha, who has been a key partner of the ruling Bihar alliance, has sent out clear signals of discontent within the NDA. The RLP leader, reports say quoting sources, is unhappy over Mahua assembly seat…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the government is “not ready to evolve” after the Centre said it may not be “very feasible” to give death row convicts the option to choose lethal injection as a mode of execution.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea seeking…
