NEW DELHI: The ‘Quad’ is back after a lapse of 13 years, with an expansionist China firmly in its sights. Another “like-minded” country, Germany, has also declared that it will deploy a warship to patrol the Indo-Pacific to safeguard the “rules-based international order” in the critical region starting next year. …
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CALCUTTA: On Thursday, the ruling Trinamool Congress hit hard on west bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar for his alleged “partisan” approach called him “an embarrassment to the Raj Bhavan” and accused him of acting as a speaker “for the BJP. Dhankhar, who is currently in New Delhi and met with Union …
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NEW DELHI: A Pakistani minister admitted on Wednesday that Islamabad was behind last year Pulwama terrorist attack on the jaws of CRPF, describing the cowardly attack as a “great success” of the Imran khan leadership. “Humne Hindustan ko ghus ke maara (We came to India at his home). Our success …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed Uttarakhand High Court order directing the CBI investigation against the state prime minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to investigate the corruption allegations against him. The supreme court said that the petitioner had not asked for such an address and the HC approved the …
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NEW DELHI: The Center has introduced a new law through an ordinance to address the problem of the air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) and adjacent areas. This law takes effect with immediate effect. The law establishes a powerful permanent Commission of more than 20 members for air quality …
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NEW DELHI: In strict order, the Central Information Commission (CIC) issued an exhibition notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and the National Center for Informatics (NIC) to explain why a sanction under the RTI Law they should not be slapped for obstructing information about Aarogya Setu …
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BENGALURU: Pharmaceutical drugmaker Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd released a preliminary schedule for Indian trials of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine candidate on Wednesday, with the final stage expected to be completed in March 2021. Israeli Executive Director Erez said enrollment for the Sputnik-V vaccine mid-stage trial will begin in the coming weeks …
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LUCK: In a jolt for the BSP on Wednesday, four of the 10 MLAs who had proposed the name of the party’s only candidate in next month’s Rajya Sabha polls withdrew their support amid signs that they might switch sides. The four MLAs were reportedly accompanied by two others when …
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NEW DELHI: Seeking to develop closer ties with India, the United States of America (USA) F-18 naval fighter jets for indian navyfighter aircraft requirements for their aircraft carriers. The Indian Navy had expressed interest a few years ago in acquiring 57 naval combat aircraft for its carrier operations, including the …
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat He approached the Supreme Court on Wednesday against the direction of the Uttarakhand high court for a CBI investigation into the corruption allegations against him. On Tuesday, the Uttarakhand High Court, exercising its powers under article 226, ordered the Central Bureau …
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