Harjit Singh Grewal is the second Sikh to head the body under the Modi govt after Iqbal Singh Lalpura NEW DELHI: After remaining without a chief for 15 months, National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Tuesday saw its new chairman Harjit Singh Grewal, assume charge. He is the second Sikh to head the body under the…
Trump speaks during a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office at White House US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that American airlines will be allowed to resume direct flights to Lebanon for the first time in more than four decades, following talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White…
NEW DELHI: Two protesters injured on Monday remained hospitalised on Tuesday, with the rest being discharged. While a 21-year-old woman on ventilator support at RML Hospital is showing signs of improvement, doctors said she continues to be in critical condition, and it is too early to make any prognosis.Another protester, Sheikh Irshad, underwent surgery at…
Omar Abdullah travelled in the auto-rickshaw along with his two sons, Zahir Abdullah and Zamir Abdullah. Photo credit: X @OmarAbdullah SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah Tuesday said his now-viral autorickshaw ride after Monday’s protest in New Delhi for restoration of statehood was a sudden decision prompted by concerns after supporters of the Cockroach…
Govt has allocated little less than Rs 1.8 lakh crore fertiliser subsidy for 2026-27 NEW DELHI: Govt has spent Rs 70,709 crore, nearly 40% of the fertiliser subsidy allocated for 2026-27, in the first three-and-a-half months of the current fiscal year, indicating the subsidy bill is set to exceed the budget estimate due to the…
The Global Combat Air Programme was launched in 2022 by the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan (Picture credit: Canada has joined the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as its first observer nation, marking the first expansion of the sixth-generation fighter jet initiative beyond its three founding members.The move gives Canada privileged access to the UK-,…
India will need to address structural challenges such as high trade costs, regulatory complexity, infrastructure gaps and barriers to deeper global integration if it is to achieve its ambition of becoming a developed nation by 2047, according to the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) latest Trade Policy Review (TPR) report.The report said India remained the fastest-growing…
NEW DELHI: Chaos erupted in the heart of New Delhi after several Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi, marched to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence at Lok Kalyan Marg and staged a protest against the alleged brutality committed against students during the Cockroach Janata Party’s march to Parliament.During the protest, Congress…
A gleaming resume, extreme intelligence and competent physical fitness are still not enough to get you into NASA. The top space agency in the world is not impressed by qualifications on paper and requires an individual to ace real-life tests. In the agency’s 2021 selection cycle, the final 30 candidates completed individual exercises under time…
Rahul Gandhi being dragged away by security officials NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday released videos showing dramatic scenes of detentions of senior party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during party’s ‘Chalo PM House’ protest outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence over the NEET issue.The videos captured the moments when police moved in to…
