Representative image (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Indian security establishment have finally decided to take the menace of hoax bomb threats that cause expensive diversions head on. An Air India Express Dammam-Delhi nonstop was forced to divert to Ahmedabad after a tissue paper with the words “bomb red 430” written on it and a box, both…
The Mettur dam is traditionally opened on June 12 every year to facilitate the cultivation of kuruvai, a short-duration paddy crop, in the Cauvery Delta region. The opening was delayed this year as the Cauvery basin received inadequate rainfall and water levels in the reservoir remained low. NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph…
Delhi Police intends to register a fresh FIR to investigate the role of 2,873 people, having serious criminal antecedents as per National Crime Records Bureau database and prima facie present at the protest site. NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Monday requested the Supreme Court to urgently invoke its exclusive powers under Article 142 of…
SC questions CBI, ED’s tardiness in Leaps and Bounds probe linked to Abhishek Banerjee, seeks interrogation details by Sept 7. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday lashed out at CBI and ED for getting active in the probe against ‘Leaps and Bounds’ — a company allegedly linked to former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and…
(Representative Image) As present CJ of Chhattisgarh HC, Justice Ramesh Sinha, is retiring on Sep 4, the Collegium recommended the appointment of Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra as the CJ of Chhattisgarh NEW DELHI: The five-member Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI Surya Kant on Monday recommended the appointment of Justice Sanjay K Agrawal as chief…
PRHI declined to reveal the nature of the disputed issue, citing its contractual obligations and commitment to author confidentiality. NEW DELHI: Penguin Random House India on Monday said publication of Sonia Gandhi’s memoir in India had stalled after the publisher and the author’s representatives reached an “impasse over a particular issue.” The publisher also firmly…
SC rules externment orders cannot be routine, quashes Raigarh DM order, says multiple criminal cases alone not grounds for such action. NEW DELHI: Holding that forcing a person to stay out of a city or district affects freedom guaranteed by the Constitution, SC on Monday ruled that a govt cannot pass an externment order routinely…
NEET counselling pushes MBBS session by a week NEW DELHI: The MBBS academic session for the 2026-27 batch, scheduled to begin on Sept 8, is likely to be delayed by around a week as the NEET-UG counselling schedule has been extended amid court cases and requests from students for additional time to join colleges.Round 2…
Bihar and Jharkhand signed a Sone river water-sharing agreement, resolving a long-standing dispute and ensuring water for irrigation and drinking needs. NEW DELHI: Bihar and Jharkhand Monday signed a water-sharing agreement for Sone river, resolving a 25-year-old dispute over sharing of water between the two states.The agreement, signed here in the presence of union home…
“In constant discussions with Russian side…”: MEA says 239 Indian nationals discharged from Russian Army NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said Monday India remains in touch with Russia over the issue of Indian nationals serving in the Russian army and that out of the 227 such individuals, 139 have been discharged. However, he also…
