NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday attacked the Modi govt on the Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project, saying it was “bulldozing this ecological disaster of a project through” even though environmental clearances have been challenged in courts.On Aug 18, 2022, Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration – controlled by union home ministry –…
LUCKNOW: Can one person work in six different districts in the same department at the same time?“Arpit Singh” did just that for nine years in Uttar Pradesh’s health department. The astonishing scam was uncovered only after an online verification drive by UP govt’s Manav Sampada portal flagged six impostors – all using the same name,…
NEW DELHI: Southwest (summer) monsoon started withdrawing from some parts of west Rajasthan Sunday against the normal date of Sept 17, IMD said. Normally, the withdrawal process ends on Oct 15 – a few days ahead of onset of winter monsoon in Peninsular India.It’s the earliest withdrawal of monsoon since 2015, when the retreat began…
NEW DELHI: Reiterating that a doctor cannot be charged with medical negligence simply because a patient does not respond favourably to treatment, the Supreme Court has granted relief to a doctor who was held responsible for death of a woman post childbirth.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma said a patient’s not…
NAVI MUMBAI: Rabale police have filed an FIR following a road rage case in which the helper of a cement mixer was kidnapped by a person driving an SUV which brushed past the vehicle on Mulund-Airoli road on Saturday evening.DCP (zone 1) Pankaj Dahane said the SUV was in the name of Puja Automobiles, which…
JAIPUR: The political war of words over the installation of additional cameras inside Rajasthan assembly intensified Sunday with state education minister Madan Dilawar accusing Congress state chief Govind Singh Dotasra of being the leader of a “characterless gang”.Dilawar’s jibe came a day after Dotasra alleged that Speaker Vasudev Devnani was surveilling Congress’ women legislators by…
INDORE: The UK is facing division amid an anti-immigration movement, while India remains united because it possesses the wisdom passed down by its ancestors, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said Sunday.“The world operates on faith and trust, not logic. We led the world for 3,000 years without conquering any country, suppressing any trade, or converting anyone….
NEW DELHI: To counter Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attack on Congress in his address in Assam on Sunday, Congress leader Pawan Khera put out a post on X sharing excerpts from India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s broadcast to the nation on Nov 19, 1962, in which he spoke about the Chinese invasion of India.Modi alleged…
The sound of gloves striking pads, spinning back fists slicing through the air, and sharp axe kicks snapping against shields fills the training hall in Kolathur, where a group of Chennai’s youngsters practise daily. For them, kickboxing is more than jab-cross drills and roundhouse kicks; it is a battle against financial struggles and a path…
GUWAHATI: PM Narendra Modi blamed Congress on Sunday for Assam’s ongoing demographic challenges, branding the party “defenders of infiltrators and anti-national forces” and daring it to compare its tenure with BJP’s decade-long effort to push back illegal Bangladeshi settlers.“Any change to demography is a danger to national security. BJP’s objective is to protect the country…
