NEW DELHI: Railways will run around 12,000 special trains to clear the festive rush during Diwali and Chhath, and going by estimates, these would carry around three crore additional passengers – more than Australia’s population – over 45 days, beginning Oct 1.Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Tuesday said another 150 completely unreserved trains will be kept…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suggested that the Donald Trump administration may be willing to “fix” the additional 25 per cent tariffs imposed on India over its purchases of Russian oil.In an interview with NBC News, Rubio said the US expects European nations to step up their own sanctions against Moscow. “I think…
Rajnath Singh & Moroccan trade minister Ryad Mezzour in Rabat NEW DELHI: A modern defence manufacturing facility for armoured vehicles near Casablanca in Morocco, the first such Indian private sector plant in Africa, was inaugurated by Union defence minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart Abdelatif Loudyi Tuesday.The facility, set up by Tata Advanced Systems Limited,…
BENGALURU: Karnataka’s caste survey may face delays as up to 40,000 teachers could be pulled out for Election Commission’s SIR of the voter list.The survey, with 1.75 lakh teachers deployed, showed better coverage Tuesday than on day one, though some districts reported few enumerators. With district administrations keeping booth-level officers (BLOs) out of the process,…
CHENNAI: Days after Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Centre will not release Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan funds until Tamil Nadu accepted the New Education Policy, CM M K Stalin hit back saying India cannot grow by punishing states.“Respect federalism, release funds, and let people benefit from what is rightfully theirs,” Stalin wrote on X on…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Claiming that the young generation will no longer accept “vote theft” and “job theft” which are interlinked, Congress’ Rahul Gandhi said unemployment and corruption will continue to mount as long as “elections are stolen”. He accused PM Modi of destroying the future of India’s youth.“The biggest problem for youth…
NEW DELHI: The parliamentary committee on external affairs Tuesday raised concerns over the “silence” of the Indian-American diaspora on recent adversarial decisions taken by the US with a visiting five-member delegation of US lawmakers, some of whom “shared the view”. The delegates, all Democrats, were led by Ami Bera, who represents Sacramento in US House…
Manish Tewari (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari’s remark terming the recent regime changes in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal and unrest in Philippines a rejection of the politics of entitlement sparked a controversy, with BJP framing it as sign of Congress’s unease over LoP Rahul Gandhi‘s politics.BJP’s Amit Malviya latched on to…
JAIPUR: The high-tech surveillance system installed to track big cats and curb poaching in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve has virtually collapsed, with only one of the 12 cameras still functional. Installed under the Wildlife Surveillance and Anti-Poaching System (WS&APS), the network was designed to cover nearly 942 sq km, around 71% of the reserve.“Eleven cameras are…
NEW DELHI: India and China should not allow the boundary question that was left over from the past to define current ties, nor let specific differences affect comprehensive bilateral cooperation, said Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong.Speaking on the anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China, Xu said both countries should firmly oppose “hegemony, power…
