NEW DELHI: India reported 57,670 environment and pollution-related crimes in 2024, showing a decline of 16.4% over the number of such crimes (68,994) reported in 2023, flags the latest Crime in India report released by home ministry’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).Over 80% (46,333 cases) of environment and pollution-related crimes, however, pertain to just one…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday once again called for collective national efforts to reduce dependence on imports and strengthen India’s position in global supply chains, while urging citizens to avoid unnecessary spending of foreign currency during a period of global uncertainty.Speaking in Vadodara amid concerns over disruptions caused by the ongoing conflict…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal government on Monday appointed chief electoral officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal, who was top official in a the state responsible for overseeing and conducting elections, chief secreatary of the Suvendu-led dispensation.The chief secretary is the top bureaucrat of a state government and the senior-most IAS officer, responsible for coordinating all departments…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ajendra Singh’s inflammatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi sparked row on Monday with the Bharatiya Janata Party calling on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to take action against him.“Disgraceful rant by Samajwadi Party MP Ajendra Singh. This reflects the debased and diseased mindset of the SP leadership. Does Akhilesh…
NEW DELHI: Cracks within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) came out in the open on Monday after some party MLAs, led by senior leader C Ve Shanmugam, submitted a letter to pro tem Speaker M V Karuppaiah seeking the appointment of former minister S P Velumani as the AIADMK legislature party leader….
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party on Monday received another setback as its key strategist and critic Gyan Singh Mann joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. The move comes as Punjab is set to vote for the civic polls later this month and state assembly elections next year.Gyan, who is also the cousin of Punjab CM Bhagwant…
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NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday chaired the 5th meeting of IGoM in Delhi to review the existing risks to energy supply chains and domestic availability of essential commodities in the wake of the conflict in West Asia.“I urge people to remain calm and avoid any kind of panic as the govt is…
NEW DELHI: Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar took a sharp swipe at the Congress over its failure to decide on a chief minister face, joking that even the BJP appeared “split” over whether Congress leader KC Venugopal should remain in Delhi or move to Kerala.This comes as Congress, despite the UDF alliance securing a sweeping…
NEW DELHI: Newly appointed West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday chaired his first cabinet meeting and took six decisions, ending the deadlock between the state and Centre that had led to the stalling or outright rejection of several key initiatives.After the cabinet meeting, Adhikari said that the new journey of good governance, security…
