PM Modi and Putin share a ride as they head for bilateral meet after SCO (Pic shared by PM Modi on X) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin shared a ride in Russian President’s Aurus limousine on Monday as they left from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.The two leaders used the…
Member states pose for group photograph in SCO summit (AP image) The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states on Monday have ‘strongly condemned’ the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 expressing their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the deceased and the injured.“The Member States strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam…
Representative Image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: India’s school education system faces daunting challenges as just 65% of its 1.47 million schools have computers, and only 58% have functional ones for teaching. Internet access is available in just over 63% of schools, though 92% have functional electricity.Basic facilities such as drinking water are nearly universal (99%), but…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the nationwide introduction of 20 per cent ethanol blended petrol (E20).The plea, filed by advocate Akshay Malhotra, sought directions to the ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to make ethanol-free petrol available at fuel stations. It also urged mandatory labelling of…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asks para-legal volunteers under the Bihar Legal Services Authority to assist voters and political parties in filing claims and objections in the state’s Special Summary Revision (SIR) exercise. The court asked the volunteers to submit confidential reports to district judges, which will be considered on September 8.The bench…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the plenary session at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin and called for a united global fight against terrorism. PM Modi delivered his message on terrorism with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in attendance.Emphasising that terrorism is a universal threat, PM Modi warned against selective approaches. “Security,…
Jairam Ramesh and Narendra Modi (Agencies) NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of adopting “double standards” on terrorism after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin.In a sharp attack, Jairam said that India has long…
Representative Image (AI-generated) India’s school education system shows visible progress but persistent gaps continue to challenge the next phase of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Enrolment in classes IX to XII, especially among boys, digital infrastructure deficits, and teacher shortages in rural areas remain serious concerns. Dropout rates, though declining, trouble states like West…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday travelled in the same car to the destination of their bilateral meeting after the conclusion of SCO summit in China’s Tianjin.In a social media post on X, PM Modi shared the image and said, “After the proceedings at the SCO Summit venue,…
NEW DELHI: Deficiency in service at major airports — like taking more than the allowed time for baggage retrieval on conveyor belt, for check-in or security check and dirty toilets — could soon mean the operator being penalised by a reduction in user development fees (UDF) that passengers pay to ensure they don’t face any…
