New Delhi: The NHAI has terminated the contract of the toll collection agency for Bhumi toll plaza in Meerut where an Army jawan was beaten up by its employees. The highways authority has also blacklisted the contractor and barred it from participating in future bids for one year.Earlier, the NHAI had slapped a Rs 20-lakh…
The impasse surrounding Indian football has hit the ecosystem hard with players, officials, administrators and support staff on the edge Panaji: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is not too pleased with the current impasse in Indian football and has called on all relevant parties to “act without delay in the best interests of Indian football…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel on fertiliser, in its report on disinvestment of fertiliser PSUs, has found the finance ministry’s decision to classify the sector as “non-strategic” as “incongruent” with the government’s agenda to be self-reliance (Atma Nirbhar).The panel headed by Congress MP Kirti Azad in its report submitted to Parliament this week has mentioned…
PATNA: In his first remarks on the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill proposing removal of PM, CMs and minister if they are jailed on serious charges, PM Narendra Modi said opposition parties, such as RJD and Congress, were against it as many of their politicians were either in jail or out on bail. “They fear if…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday expressed surprise over 1.6 lakh booth-level agents (BLAs), appointed by 12 political parties in Bihar, filing just two claims for inclusion in the electoral roll, which was prepared after a special intensive revision of the voter list and excluded 65 lakh voters for three reasons – dead, duplicate or…
SRINAGAR: A National Conference spokesperson caused a stir Friday after asking media houses to use her social media profile picture for quotes and interviews. Ifra Jan also warned of legal action if her “direction” was not followed.Ifra, who belongs to Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah’s party, said a media house used a distorted picture…
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday clarified that no order has been issued to lift the ban on TikTok, news agency ANI reported, quoting sources. “The Government of India has not issued any unblocking order for TikTok. Any such statement/news is false and misleading,” ANI quoted government sources as saying.The clarification came after Chinese apps…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Friday slammed the Centre after websites for China’s TiKTok and Aliexpress were made “accessible” in India.In a social media post on X, the party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “striking a deal with China at the cost of martyrs’ sacrifices.” The website of TikTok was “unblocked” in India, although the…
The Punjab government has taken a step in its crackdown on drug trafficking and political corruption by filing a comprehensive chargesheet against former state cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia.A 140-page chargesheet against Majithia was filed by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau following an extensive investigation into alleged corruption and illegal accumulation of assets.The final report includes…
Ram Nath Kovind (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Former president Ram Nath Kovind will be the chief guest at an RSS event being held on October 2 at its headquarters in Nagpur to mark the hundred years of its foundation. “The Vijayadashami Utsav, organised on the occasion of the centenary celebration of the founding of Rashtriya…
