The Union home minister is chairperson of the southern zonal council, while Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay is its current vice-chairperson. NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah will chair the 31st meeting of the southern zonal council (SZC) — which comprises Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Keralam, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and the Union territories of…
E20 is petrol containing 20% ethanol and 80% petrol. (Generative image) NEW DELHI: The debate over E20 petrol has taken a fresh turn after chief economic adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran argued that lower-ethanol fuel such as E10 should be made available for older vehicles, even as government officials maintain that there is currently no…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has asked the party’s chief ministers to work with education experts and prepare a roadmap for overhauling the education and examination system. NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday mapped out its political strategy on a range of issues, including the Vande Mataram centenary celebrations, its ‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ campaign against paper…
The partnership will explore opportunities to develop systems and subsystems for missiles, radars, satellites and navigation system BENGALURU: Ananth Technologies and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) have signed an MoU to jointly develop and manufacture advanced electronic systems for defence and aerospace applications, in a move aimed at expanding indigenous capabilities in strategic technologies.The partnership will…
Knowledge of Jinnah’s poor health could have affected the course of events, leading to Partition (Photo: Agencies). Two Mumbai-based Parsi doctors have been posthumously nominated for Pakistan’s highest civilian award, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, for keeping Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terminal illness confidential before Partition. The award is scheduled to be conferred at a ceremony in March 2027.Dr…
The case relates to alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) under the DJB. NEW DELHI: Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday remanded former Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain and four other accused to 14-day judicial custody in connection with an alleged corruption case involving…
The initiative was also discussed at the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Modi government is preparing a nationwide programme under which a Union minister will visit a university every day to interact directly with students and understand their concerns, sources familiar with the plan told news…
In the video, the woman is heard saying, “We are Gen-Z and we won’t tolerate this nonsense”, NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reacted to a viral video showing a female tourist arguing with security personnel at a checkpoint in Kargil, saying the phrase “we are Gen Z” could become…
The fire department received information about the incident at 3.37 pm. NEW DELHI: At least six people were injured after the gas tank of a truck exploded while it was being refilled at a CNG station in Delhi’s Tikri Kalan on Wednesday, causing panic in the area.The explosion took place while the truck was at…
The case relates to comments Moitra made at a news conference in Nadia in Aug 2025 NEW DELHI: A Bengal court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra for allegedly failing to honour summons in a hate speech case.The case relates to comments Moitra made at a news conference…
