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NEW DELHI: Confirming that the process for election of the new VP has already been set in motion, EC Wednesday said it has begun the pre-announcement activities and an announcement of the poll schedule will “follow as soon as possible”.Considering almost a month’s time is mandatorily required between issue of the election notification and actual…
NEW DELHI: Amid growing indications of the opposition gearing up to turn the abrupt resignation of its one-time target Jagdeep Dhankhar into a weapon against the govt, treasury benches are relying on the ready stock of ammunition in the form of attacks the former VP had to face through his three-year tenure.Opposition netas led by…
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over death of five tigers in MM Hills sanctuary last month, Supreme Court on Wednesday sought Karnataka govt’s response and asked the Union ministry of environment and forests to frame policy in consultation with states to end human-animal conflict, resulting in such avoidable tragic incidents.Amicus curiae and senior advocate P Parameshwaran…
NEW DELHI: After a five-year hiatus, and ahead of a possible visit by PM Narendra Modi to China next month for the SCO summit, India announced resumption of tourist visas for Chinese nationals. Both sides have looked to facilitate people-to-people exchanges to normalise ties. China, which has been keen to resume direct air services, welcomed…
NEW DELHI: In a landmark achievement for India’s Deep Ocean Mission, Isro has successfully developed the personnel sphere for the submersible vessel MATSYA-6000, designed to carry humans up to 6,000 metres (6km) below the ocean surface, by completing a critical welding process after 700 weld trials.‘Samudrayaan’, a project under the Deep Ocean Mission of the…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi has been listed as one of the speakers at the upcoming UNGA session, suggesting that he might visit the US in Sept. According to the GA-80th session general debate provisional list of speakers, the Indian head of govt is slated to address the assembly on Sept 26.While names of speakers…
The woman who rescued an Indian man after a brutal mob attack in Dublin has now shared fresh details on Facebook video, saying he was falsely accused of being a paedophile, stabbed in the face, stripped naked, and left bleeding on the road for over an hour before help arrived. Jennifer Murray, a resident in…
NEW DELHI: Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed on Wednesday said that the island nation has always maintained an “India-first foreign policy”, noting that it did “swing between a strong pro-China stance and a strong pro-India stance” in the past. He also praised India for its economic assistance and expressed hope from the upcoming visit of…
NEW DELHI: Strengthening of mutual cooperation to curb trans-border criminal activities, improve border infrastructure and ensure effective disaster management dominated discussions at the Indo-Nepal home secretary-level talks held here on Tuesday.Leading the Indian side was Union home secretary Govind Mohan, while the Nepali side was led by his counterpart Gokarna Mani Duwadee.During the talks, both…
MODASA: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat has become “corrupt” and developed an ego after being in power for a long time in the state, claimed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday.The former Delhi chief minister alleged the opposition Congress and the ruling BJP are “together” in Gujarat, and they have…
