Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday.According to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), during the meeting, the Chief Minister expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for the continuous support and guidance provided by the Central Government towards the development of Uttarakhand.CM Dhami…
NEW DELHI: India has begun the process to make the leap from 5G to 6G, communication minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday.“The process is being rolled out today with regard to global standards of technology, interoperability. That is being done at the International Telecommunications Union and 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), both standard-setting bodies for…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday offered prayers to Lord Ram and participated virtually in the Surya Tilak ceremony at Ayodhya‘s Ram Mandir.Earlier in the day, he extended greetings to the nation on the occasion of Ram Navami, wishing that the festival bring new energy and enthusiasm into the lives of the people….
Congress president Kharge (File photo) Congress president hints at backing Centre with 2029 rolloutNEW DELHI: Rebuffing fresh overture from the Centre for a meeting to discuss amendments to the women’s reservation bill, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Thursday wrote to the Modi government that the opposition is “extremely busy” with assembly election campaign and reiterated the…
NEW DELHI: A major confrontation broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Friday as National Conference (NC) MLAs staged a protest against the killing of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and the ongoing US-Israel military actions in Iran.Video footage from the Assembly shows NC MLAs chanting slogans and holding portraits of Khamenei…
Private fuel retailer Nayara Energy on Thursday raised petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 per litre, in line with a surge in global oil prices due to the war in West Asia.Nayara, majority-owned by Russia’s Rosneft, operates nearly 7,000 of the more than 1 lakh filling stations, mainly on…
In what could potentially be a big relief, Iran has said it would allow India to use the Strait of Hormuz, clearing the way not only for 20 Indian-flagged cargo vessels stranded to its west to pass through the choke point, but also raising hopes that another 18 empty LPG tankers can go through the…
NEW DELHI: For many elderly people, a typical day begins with a handful of pills – for blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol and heart disease. But a new global review suggests that in very frail older adults, continuing all long-term medicines may not always be necessary – and in many cases, carefully stopping some of them…
NEW DELHI: Criminal proceedings cannot be initiated merely based on vague and unsupported allegations, ruled SC, quashing a dowry harassment and cruelty case filed against a Kanpur-based couple in their seventies by their daughter-in-law.A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the case was lodged almost seven years after the alleged…
NEW DELHI: Learning from Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army is equipping its armoured regiments with dedicated drone units known as ‘Shaurya Squadrons’. These units are being integrated into tank formations to support surveillance, precision strikes, electronic warfare and logistics, adding drone capabilities directly to armoured operations.Just a few days ago, the Army tested a Shaurya…
