Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla (File photo) NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over “planned” deadlocks in the House, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday underscored the need for comprehensive dialogue among all political parties and elected representatives. The Speaker also urged the media to give prominence to viewpoints of elected representatives engaged in “factual and…
NEW DELHI: Growing challenge of synthetic drugs and clandestine labs, extradition of fugitives and trafficking through the dark web will be high on agenda of discussion at the conference of heads of anti-narcotics task force to be held in Delhi next week, officials said.Heads of narcotics units of 36 states and UTs will be congregating…
NEW DELHI: The poor may now prefer to shift to beggar homes rather than fight hunger and diseases in their dilapidated houses as the Supreme Court ordered states and UTs on Friday to ensure dignified living conditions in beggar homes along with periodic health check up of inmates by doctors and dieticians to ensure hygienic…
NOIDA: A Class 6 student died after she collapsed outside the washroom after lunch break at Presidium school in Sector 31 on Sept 4.The girl, who was “hale and hearty” before leaving home for school and was to take part in the Teachers’ Day programmes that day, allegedly choked on a food particle during lunch…
NEW DELHI: Delhi police Saturday lodged an FIR against an AI-generated deepfake video that allegedly maligns PM Modi and his late mother. BJP’s Delhi election cell convener, Sanket Gupta, filed a complaint alleging that Congress‘ Bihar unit posted the fake video on its official X handle on Sept 10.The complaint also cited a separate incident…
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs issued much-awaited clarifications to address problems faced by businesses when companies offer discounts to sellers. The move follows a discussion in this regard at the last all-important meeting of the GST Council, where GST rates were reduced.Very often dealers are offered discounts to push products…
NEW DELHI: Public sector banks need to aspire to global competitiveness, strengthen governance and operational resilience, and expand their role as sectoral champions across both traditional and emerging industries, a top official told the two-day brainstorming session of state run banks. M Nagaraju, secretary department of financial services, underlined that public sector banks have moved…
NEW DELHI: Unfazed by uncertainty hanging over the proposed summit in November, Quad cooperation at ground level remains intact with the focus this month on counterterrorism workshops.These will include a technical exchange on misuse of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) drones by terrorists and a seminar on preventing terrorist exploitation of new and emerging technologies, including…
(R) Victim Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah — who was brutally beheaded over a fight at Dallas motel where he was a manager — studied, worked and nurtured his entrepreneurial ambitions in his hometown, Bengaluru. BENGALURU: Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah — who was brutally beheaded over a fight at Dallas motel where he was a manager — studied,…
NEW DELHI: Highlighting misuse of insolvency proceedings in real estate sector which is triggered by speculative investors and affecting the interest of genuine homebuyers, Supreme Court said such investors are acting like a “slow poison” for the residential real estate sector and they are interested in making profits and not in getting possession of flats.A…
