New Delhi: The Congress on Monday took a swipe at the BJP over former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar crossing over to it ahead of the May 10 Assembly elections, claiming the ruling party is “falling like a house of cards”. Shettar joined the Congress in Bengaluru in the presence of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge,…
New Delhi: Terming the petitions seeking legal validation of same-sex marriage as one which reflect an “urban elitist” view, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that recognition of marriage is essentially a legislative function which the courts should refrain from deciding. Questioning the maintainability of the petitions, the Centre said what is presented before…
New Delhi: A day after gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead under police escort, a plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Sunday seeking the constitution of an independent expert committee headed by a former apex court judge to probe the killings. The plea, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, also…
New Delhi; Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the CBI asked him around 56 questions regarding the excise policy case and he answered them all. “I want to say that the entire excise policy case is false. They do not have any evidence that the AAP is wrong. It’s a result of dirty politics,”…
New Delhi: Atmospheric scientists have developed a new way of measuring wind by creating an algorithm that uses water vapour movement data, that could help predict extreme events such as hurricanes and storms. The researchers from University of Arizona, US, got the water vapour data from the two operational satellites of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Kathmandu: Nepali Congress leader Narayan Prasad Saud was on Sunday sworn in as Nepal’s new foreign minister. President Ram Chandra Poudel administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed foreign minister at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Foreign Minister Saud’s appointment comes ahead of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s proposed visit to India…
Dubai: Four Indians, including a couple from Kerala, were among 16 people killed after a massive fire broke out in a residential building in Dubai that also injured nine others, officials said on Sunday. The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the five-storey apartment building in the Al-Ras area, one of the oldest…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was questioned by the CBI on Sunday in the excise policy case, amid protests by his party as the AAP chief accused the agency of acting at the behest of the BJP. In a five-minute video message on Twitter before arriving at the heavily fortified headquarters of the…
New Delhi: The Central Association of Private Security Industry on Sunday announced plans to set up eight centres of excellence to train youth in the northeast. The main objective of this initiative is to make the northeast a hub of the private security industry, a statement said. These centres will be set up in the capital…
Chennai: The first edition of Automation ExpoSouth, an event on automation and digitisation in the industry would be held in the city later this month, looking to tap the strong industrial base in Tamil Nadu. The Automation ExpoSouth has been conducted in Mumbai over the last few years. The maiden edition of Automation ExpoSouth would be…
