The system wants ‘andh bhakts’, said Rahul INDORE: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the “system” created by top BJP politicians and certain businessmen controlling every aspect of governance in the country is threatened by students.Addressing youth at a ‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ in Indore, he said, “The system is threatened by students as they…
The proposed warnings will also caution that frequent use may lead to side effects NEW DELHI: Morning-after pills containing levonorgestrel may soon carry four prominent boxed warnings. Govt has proposed that the pills should be labelled clearly as meant only for emergency use, not as regular contraception, not as abortion pills and not as protection…
What began on Friday as a suicide blast at the compound’s perimeter gate rapidly developed into an active siege NEW DELHI: The death toll from the attack on the police lines headquarters in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rose to at least 31, with over 100 injured, as military and police forces concluded the 22-hour-long stand-off Saturday…
Monsoon withdrawal has begun NEW DELHI: The southwest (summer) monsoon, which has so far reported a nationwide deficit of 15% in cumulative (June 1-Sept 19) rainfall, started withdrawing from west Rajasthan Saturday, as against the normal date of Sept 17, IMD has said.The line of withdrawal Saturday passed through Ramgarh, Mohangarh, Phalodi and Khajuwala. “Conditions…
Aadhar mandatory for LPG refills NEW DELHI: Govt has made biometric Aadhaar authentication mandatory for subsidised domestic LPG refills from Oct 1, reports Atul Mathur.The Union petroleum ministry said nearly 90% of consumers have already completed the authentication process. The remaining consumers can complete it at the time of delivery of the refill, at the…
The current cost of the project works out to around Rs 399 crore per km NEW DELHI: India will manufacture indigenous high-speed or bullet trains with a design speed of 350 kmph (B35) by 2030, matching Japan’s next-generation E10 series trains that are scheduled for production the same year, according to the railway ministry’s Cabinet…
The court sought an action taken report from the SHO of Cyber police station NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has sought reports from Delhi Police on pleas filed by activist Harsh Mander seeking action against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over alleged hate speech.The court sought an action taken report…
Quraishi stressed that Kashmir needs democracy, reconciliation and revival of its old sense of shared belonging SRINAGAR: J&K has a “lame duck” assembly and chief minister with limited powers, former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi said Saturday.“What is the meaning of an elected chief minister when representative institutions remain outside his direct control?” Quraishi asked…
He was addressing graduates at the IIT Roorkee convocation NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General NS Raja Subramani on Saturday said “as technology is changing, it is not the most brilliant person but the person who has the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, ability to learn, and ability to change with the…
Malik has been accused in the Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat killing case SRINAGAR: Advocate Abu Adil Pandit, representing JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik in the Kashmiri Pandit nurse Sarla Bhat killing case, Saturday filed an application before a Srinagar court, seeking permission to withdraw his power of attorney and cease representing Malik in the…
