Govt fixing polls with EC’s help: INDIA bloc to CJI NEW DELHI: Claiming that democracy is in “jeopardy” because the BJP govt is “manipulating” elections with the help of a “biased” Election Commission, the joint opposition has urged CJI Surya Kant to suspend SIR of electoral rolls, arguing it should be done five years before…
NEW DELHI: Government has ordered Google and Apple to remove seven Chinese battery management apps, including BAT-BMS, Lossigy and Epoch-i-ion, from their app stores after reports surfaced online that these were being misused to remotely disable battery-operated vehicles, including e-rickshaws.The order – against the backdrop of bans and takedowns since the Galwan confrontation in 2020…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday said it was prima facie of the view that Meghalaya HC should not have granted bail on technical grounds to Sonam Raghuvanshi, who is accused of killing her husband during their honeymoon, but refrained from staying the order after it was informed that she was already out of jail.A bench…
NEW DELHI: Congress Friday demanded dissolution of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust over the donation theft row and sought a SC-monitored probe. It demanded that PM Narendra Modi break his silence on the issue.“Mr PM, when there has been a betrayal of Lord Ram and public’s trust has been breached, what hesitation or arrogance…
JAMMU: The second batch of pilgrims departed the Yatri Niwas base camp for the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath Ji early Friday. As a precautionary measure, J&K administration issued an advisory late Thursday, warning that non-registered yatris would not be allowed to undertake the yatra.Of 3,865 pilgrims in the second batch, 1,735 left via…
TMC draws battle lines after rival faction seizes party office (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday accused the rival faction led by expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee of illegally taking control of the party’s organisational headquarters in Kolkata, calling its members ‘criminal trespassers’ and warning of legal action.The party also said it had…
NEW DELHI: Dealing with fuel shortages after Ukrainian attacks damaged its refineries, Russia has started importing gasoline from India.Petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri, however, said no Indian refiner – private or state-run – has dealt directly with Russian agencies and that the purchases must have been made through a trader.“Because of damage to its refineries…
Assam estate first to produce Matcha in India NEW DELHI: An estate in Assam’s Tinsukia district has created history by producing and launching India’s first-ever commercially manufactured Matcha tea, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.Chota Tingrai Tea Estate in the Upper Assam district successfully produced and launched the premium green tea product, with…
E-rickshaw shutdown prank: Centre tells Google, Apple to remove 7 apps from their stores NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Friday issued notices to Google Android and Apple iOS, directing them to remove seven battery management applications from their app stores over concerns that they were being misused to remotely…
RSS backs SIT probe into Ayodhya Ram Temple donation scam. India says Indus Waters Treaty stays suspended over terrorism. Centre summons Meta over Instagram ads allegedly promoting child sexual abuse material. Tibetan activist’s self-immolation revives Tibet rights debate. Police question key witness in Ketan Agarwal murder probe. Here are the top stories of the day:…
