Politics

NEW DELHI: Bilateral discussions for renewal of the India-Bangladesh Ganga Water Treaty are yet to commence between the two countries, the govt informed Parliament on Friday. The treaty signed in 1996 expires next year.“Under the framework of the Joint Rivers Commission (JRC), technical-level meetings continue to be held with Bangladesh on all water-related issues of…

India has opened eight new consular centres across the US, significantly expanding the delivery footprint for visa, passport and other services and streamlining them for the Indian diaspora in the country.India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra on Friday virtually inaugurated the new Indian Consular Application Centres (ICAC) in Boston, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Edison, Orlando,…

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) held a large protest at Eco Garden in Lucknow on Saturday, opposing the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to shut down public schools that do not meet certain criteria. The demonstration was led by Rajya Sabha MP and AAP’s Uttar Pradesh in-charge, Sanjay Singh, and drew participation from teachers, parents, and…

NEW DELHI: Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for claiming that the late Union finance minister Arun Jaitley was sent by the NDA government to “threaten” him over his opposition to the farm laws.Taking to X, Reddy said Rahul Gandhi’s remarks were “pathetic and vile,” accusing him…

Lectures on subjects taught by these experts also not held for a month (File Photo) MUMBAI: The 170-year-old Government Law College (GLC), which boasts a distinguished adjunct faculty of senior advocates and solicitors with decades of teaching experience, has not invited these seasoned professors to deliver lectures this year — at least not so far….

Medical staff brings the 15-year-old girl, who was undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar after three miscreants set her ablaze in Odisha’s Puri district, to be airlifted to Delhi, in Bhubaneswar. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A 15-year-old girl who was brutally set on fire by miscreants on June 19 in Balanga, Puri district of Odisha, succumbed…

Arvind Kejriwal (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal has criticised Delhi Police for unleashing a lathicharge on students and teachers protesting at Jantar Mantar against the alleged irregularities in the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) examination.The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said the BJP-led Modi government…

Prajwal Revanna (left), Sadhvi Pragya (ANI) A special court in Bengaluru sentenced ex-MP Prajwal Revanna to life imroisonment on Saturday, following his conviction for the rape of 47-year-old domestic worker. Talking to the media Sadhvi Pragya stated coercion into naming leaders. A special NIA court acquitted all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case….

Represenatative image (TOI) NEW DELHI: The election commission of India (ECI) on Saturday said that in the first 24 hours of publication of the draft electoral roll in Bihar, no political party has raised any objection over the addition and deletions of voters in the recently completed special intensive review.“From 1 August (3 PM) to…

Mallikarjun Kharge (PTI image) and ECI (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Congress President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of acting as a “puppet” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and systematically working to disenfranchise poor and marginalised…