Politics

NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh high court has made strong observations on the existing structure of the judiciary in the state, comparing the relationship between high court judges and district judges to that of “feudal lord and serf.” The court also criticised what it described as a “caste system” within the judicial setup, where high…

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday launched a sharp critique of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy, alleging that Indian diplomacy has been exposed in recent weeks.In a post on X, Ramesh pointed to four recent developments that, according to him, show the Modi government’s “failure” in handling foreign affairs.Ramesh accused the PM’s…

This is a representative AI image NEW DELHI: In a joint family, a man giving more importance to his mother than his wife is often a trigger for discord. But for amicable resolution of disputes, the apex court Friday advised one such man to hear out his wife’s view and respect her sentiments too.Though the…

After crash, red flags, government & Air India brainstorm on safety NEW DELHI: Brainstorming is on at the highest levels of Tata Group and the aviation ministry to put Air India back on track after the spate of bad news led by the deadly AI 171 crash and regulatory actions in past few months. Tata…

JAMMU: An Army Agniveer lost his life and two other soldiers were injured Friday when a landmine meant to check infiltration went off accidentally near the LoC in Krishna Ghati area of J&K’s Poonch, reports Sanjay Khajuria.Agniveer Lalit Kumar of 7 JAT Regiment was on patrol as part of area-domination exercises with colleagues when the…

PM Modi and President of the Maldives Mohamed Muizzu (Pic credit: AP) The turnaround in India-Maldives ties in the past 10 months – following the acrimonious removal of Indian military personnel from the strategically located country – seemed complete as India announced a fresh $565 million line of credit (LoC) for the Indian Ocean neighbour…

With the Supreme Court weighing in, a growing chorus of experts is calling for decriminalising consensual relationships even if the age of consent is not loweredNew Delhi : With the Supreme Court hearing a pivotal case over whether to lower the statutory age of consent for sexual activity from 18 to 16 years, activists and…

NEW DELHI: India has successfully tested its first hydrogen-powered train coach at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. It is touted as being among the most powerful of its kind in the world.Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday posted a video of the trial on X, calling it a landmark moment towards building a…

NEW DELHI: Flight-trials of an advanced precision guided missile launched from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which can be fired in plain and high-altitude areas during day and night, have been successfully conducted by DRDO.The UAV-launched precision guided missile or ULPGM-V3, which is an enhanced version of the ULPGM-V2 missile developed and delivered by DRDO…

NEW DELHI: Over 7.2 crore electors in Bihar – covering 99.8% of state’s electorate after accounting for 64 lakh electors reported deceased, permanently migrated, untraceable or registered at more than one location – turned in their signed enumeration forms before the deadline for first phase of SIR expired on Friday, earning themselves a place in…