Tamil Nadu govt to provide one-gram gold rings to newborns NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay will launch the one-gram gold ring scheme for newborns on September 28, the state government said. The one-gram gold rings will be provided to babies born in government hospitals under the scheme.The rings will have a…
Mamata Banerjee has rejected the Election Commission’s new party name and symbol for her faction, calling the move “unconstitutional, illegal, undemocratic” as the TMC split deepens. She called the internal factional dispute in TMC, a “black day” in India’s democratic history. A suicide blast at a mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday stated that India remains deeply concerned about escalation of the situation in the Red Sea region, amid latest strikes exchanged between Yemen’s Houthi group and Saudi Arabia. NEW DELHI: India on Friday expressed deep concern over the deteriorating security situation in the Red Sea region, condemning attacks…
SC bench plans NTA visit to inspect upgraded examination system NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday highlighted the need to institutionally strengthen the examination system to prevent recurring NEET paper leaks and indicated that judges of the bench would personally visit the National Testing Agency (NTA) to examine its upgraded facilities.Justice Narasimha said the…
Punjab minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond Punjab tourism minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Thursday said Punjab government’s ‘Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra’ scheme has facilitated pilgrimage for 5,10,807 devotees to various religious destinations in and outside the state.He said the scheme aims to facilitate elderly residents who wish to visit religious places by providing them free travel…
India rejects Pakistan’s claims after INS Kolkata collision with PNS Hunain NEW DELHI: India on Friday rejected Pakistan’s allegations over the collision between Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata and Pakistan Navy vessel PNS Hunain in the Arabian Sea, accusing Islamabad of trying to “hide the truth” and saying the Pakistani vessel violated a 1991 bilateral…
Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi has granted default bail to US national Matthew Aaron VanDyke NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi has granted default bail to US national Matthew Aaron VanDyke in a case registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).The court granted bail to VanDyke on a personal bond of Rs one…
Koli and businessman Moninder Singh Pandher were accused in the 2006 Nithari serial killings NEW DELHI: Surinder Koli, who was acquitted in the last remaining case linked to the 2006 Nithari serial killings, died by suicide at a tea stall in Haridwar on Friday, police said.His body was found at a tea stall in the…
Ritabrata Banerjee hits out at Mamata-led TMC name NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Friday allotted new names and symbols to the rival Trinamool Congress factions led by former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy, a day after directing both groups to stop using the party name “All India Trinamool…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Friday allotted Mamata-led faction “Mamata All India Trinamool Congress” as name and “football player” as party symbol.Meanwhile, the rival group led by Arup roy is allotted the name “Democratic Trinamool Congress” and the symbol of “envelope.”This comes a day after the poll panel, in its interim order, ruled that neither…
