NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday firmly rejected speculation over the induction of former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders into the BJP, asserting that the party would not admit “tainted” individuals and that “trinamoolisation of BJP would never happen.”Emphasising that the BJP’s rise in West Bengal had been driven by grassroots workers…
NEW DELHI: Trade, border security, development assistance and defence cooperation with focus on capacity building dominated PM Narendra Modi’s meeting with visiting Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing as the latter reassured that Myanmar’s territory would not be permitted to be used against India’s security interests.PM Modi reaffirmed India’s support for the sovereignty and territorial…
NEW DELHI: Public sector oil marketing companies on Monday cut aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices for international flights by nearly 27%, offering relief to airlines and international travellers, while increasing the price of commercial LPG cylinders by Rs 42, as global energy costs remained volatile amid disrupted supply flows from West Asia.ATF for international airlines…
Foreign nationals coming to India will now have to complete their registration before the expiry of 180 days from their arrival in the country if they wish to extend their stay, according to an official Gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday.Taking a stricter approach to delayed registrations, the notification…
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday opened the online portal for Class 12 students to apply for verification of issues found in scanned copies of their evaluated answer books and for re-evaluation of answers. The facility, available only to students who have already obtained scanned copies of their answer books,…
NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president K Annamalai met party national president Nitin Nabin and general secretary BL Santosh in New Delhi on Tuesday.The meeting comes amid speculations that Annamalai is planning to leave the BJP and launch a new political party, though not immediately. According to sources, Annamalai has been…
DKS with Rahul Gandhi (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister-designate DK Shivakumar on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the Gandhi family for playing a defining role in his political journey and vowed to continue working with sincerity and commitment to build a progressive, inclusive and prosperous state.In a post on X, Shivakumar wrote,”The Gandhi family has…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to protect the biodiversity hotspot in Agasthyamalai landscape from depredation through illegal settlements, Supreme Court has ordered Tamil Nadu govt to prepare within a month a comprehensive time-bound action plan to evict thousands of encroachers, some of whom have been settled there for decades.Warning that failure to ensure compliance would invite administrative…
Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday weighed into the debate over the recitation of Vande Mataram, questioning whether the national song needs to be sung in full at every public event. Calling such a requirement “unnecessary and burdensome” for audiences, Tharoor said respect for Vande Mataram should not be…
NMC warns of HIV, hepatitis risk from unsafe injections NEW DELHI: Alarmed by the possibility of patients contracting HIV and viral hepatitis through unsafe medical procedures, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed medical colleges across the country to tighten injection safety practices, warning that such infections are entirely preventable but can occur when basic…
