Hyderabad: India ceased to be a democracy in 2014 and its institutions had since been taken over by fascists, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said Saturday, targeting BJP-headed NDA govt over electoral manipulation, voter deletions through SIR and the alleged nexus between business and politics.“We are going to defeat Modi and get rid of him… You…
NEW DELHI: Purity, hygiene and cleanliness are paramount for devotees during Chhath Puja. With God as their witness – quite literally in this case – devotees go to great lengths to observe strict hygiene while following elaborate rituals centred around the worship of the Sun deity over four days.In Delhi, however, devotees will step into…
Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah interacted with trainee IPS officers of the 78th batch Saturday, guiding them on developing a perspective on their upcoming responsibilities in realms like national security, law and order maintenance, police administration and public service.Sharing updates from the interaction with 135 trainee officers, Shah posted…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar NEW DELHI: India’s border with China has become “more alive” and requires a much greater commitment of Indian troops on a sustained basis, EAM S Jaishankar said Saturday as he listed New Delhi’s policy approach to enhance infrastructure along the frontier.Jaishankar also said that India has bolstered its military capabilities…
Petitioner and IFS officer Sanjay Chaturvedi NEW DELHI: Highlighting that there is no protection for honest govt officials and also private persons who face the music for exposing corruption by suffering frequent transfers and non-consequential postings, Magsaysay award winner and IFS officer Sanjeev Chaturvedi has moved the Supreme Court for protection of whistleblowers, as the…
Musadik Malik (File photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan announced on Saturday that it will participate in the inaugural Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Civilisational Dialogue, scheduled to be held in New Delhi from November 20 to 22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed the dialogue at the SCO summit in Tianjin in 2025.The last visit by a…
NEW DELHI: Govt has opened applications for companies to become consent managers under India’s data protection law. Once registered, these firms will be able to offer a website or app where users can review the permissions they have given to participating businesses and grant or withdraw consent.For users, the service could bring permissions from several…
NEW DELHI: A day after Congress neta Rahul Gandhi said his phone is being tapped by PM Narendra Modi, Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda said his telephone is under constant surveillance and his laptops and bank accounts are always under attack, though he did not know who was behind it.On being asked to comment on…
NEW DELHI: A spate of disturbing ragging complaints by first-year MBBS students – ranging from being forced to imitate sexual acts, change clothes in front of others to late-night humiliation and social boycotts – has prompted National Medical Commission (NMC) to issue 18 notices or communications to 15 medical colleges between Oct 16 and Nov…
The inaugural run will be from Ayodhya Dham on Nov 23 (Representative image) LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Balendra Shah are likely to jointly inaugurate the new Ayodhya Dham-Janakpur Dham train service virtually from New Delhi on Nov 23, establishing a direct rail link between two prominent religious destinations associated with…
