NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday wrote to 29 automobile manufacturers, seeking a written clarification on the impact of E20 ethanol-blended fuel on vehicle mileage and engines safety and asked them to respond within seven days.Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said he had sent separate letters to Maruti Suzuki India,…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday termed the ministry of environment as “Pravachan mantralay (ministry of sermons)” after the Centre removed four officials from environment minister Bhupender Yadav’s office.In a post on X, Congress member of Rajya Sabha and former environment minister Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed that all…
Her remarks came hours after Prabhas Mondal, one of the prime accused in the case, was shot dead NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday criticised the West Bengal Police after one of the main accused in the rape and murder of an 12-year-old girl in Baruipur was killed in a police encounter,…
NEW DELHI: The Samajwadi Party has sent a legal notice to Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey after he linked Ramshankar alias Tinnu Yadav — one of the eight accused arrested in the Ram Temple donation embezzlement case — with former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.Samajwadi Adhivakta Sabha president Krishna Kanhaiya Pal told news…
Over the past 12 years, the Modi government has backed the restoration and conservation of ancient temples. NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the UNESCO-listed Prambanan Temple in Indonesia on Wednesday, the visit will signify a broader diplomatic approach that has increasingly placed India’s shared civilisational heritage at the centre…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay New Delhi: Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a plea by DMK seeking an order restraining Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay from making statements on the Karur stampede and told the party not to use the judicial forum as a political platform to proceed against an adversary. It also asked…
New Delhi: Calling the independence of the legal profession as important as the independence of the judiciary, Supreme Court Tuesday said the former must remain self-regulated. External agencies or institutions could not record adverse findings and opinions about the professional standing of advocates, the court said, as this was the exclusive domain of the Bar…
New Delhi: Govt will carry out extensive testing of E25 (petrol blended with 25% ethanol), evaluate reports and consult all stakeholders before taking any decision on its roll out.Amid growing concerns over the impact of E20 fuel on vehicle mileage and performance, and possibility of E25, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the govt is…
Rs 160 cr allegedly given to company from party a/cs NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate Tuesday carried out searches in Kolkata to probe the purchase of an aircraft — Embraer 600 — and an Agusta 109 SP helicopter for Rs 112 crore by Kolkata-based Carewell Aviation India Pvt Ltd, and Rs 160 crore it allegedly had…
Convoy of tankers is seen crossing Strait of Hormuz, vessel tracking data shows NEW DELHI: As on Tuesday, 50 Indian-flagged and foreign-flagged ships, with cargo bound for India, have transited the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the West Asia conflict on Feb 28.At present, only nine Indian vessels are in the Persian Gulf…
