New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday accused the Centre of profiteering by “mercilessly” imposing taxes on petrol and diesel, and demanded that the Narendra Modi government pass on the benefits of a fall in the international crude oil prices to people to provide relief to them from the “back-breaking inflation”. In a statement in Hindi, Congress…
New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Sunday claimed that all bills passed after the no-confidence motion was admitted in the Lok Sabha are “constitutionally suspect” and asserted that any substantive legislative business must succeed the outcome of the motion, not precede it. The former Union minister also said the 10-day period for scheduling a discussion…
For the last six weeks in many parts of Andhra Pradesh children and adults are suffering from Pink eye otherwise called conjunctivitis. The symptoms are swelling and redness in the inside of the eyelid and the white part of the eye may also feel itchy and painful. Pink eye is common, and some types of…
New Delhi/Ramnagar (U’khand): The number of tigers in India has increased from 2,967 in 2018 to 3,682 in 2022, an annual rise of 6 per cent, according to the latest government data released on the International Tiger Day on Saturday. With this, India has become home to approximately 75 per cent of the world’s tiger population,…
Panjim: Goa has been the epicenter of the booming gin culture in India. With the launch of affordable gins such as “Gin Sin London dry gin” which comes with a lineage from the internationally acclaimed Dr Mohan Krishna-led Cheers group–popular for the creation of Labrodog Scotch whisky and Three Monkeys Indian Single-malt whisky, is also in…
(D Nagarjuna) Only in the recent past, I could make out what ‘whataboutery’ meant. Its synonyms are also equally difficult to comprehend, they being hominem, tu quoque, and recrimination. One wonders whether we had ‘whataboutery’ in the dictionary in the 1960s and ’70s during our school and college days. After getting into government we got…
New Delhi: The opposition alliance INDIA is likely to defer its third meeting in Mumbai to the first week of September after some leaders conveyed they may be unavailable on August 25-26 due to other engagements, sources said on Saturday. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, whose party recently saw a split, will embark on a tour…
London: Someone who has witnessed the frenzy and fascination around a Formula 1 race in India, it pains Karun Chandhok to see that interest in motorsport in the country has declined drastically. Not only the high-profile sport exited the country due to varied reasons, the agonising wait to see the next Indian in Formula 1 after…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has denied “default bail” to three members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), who are accused in a money-laundering case related to alleged terror activities. Special Judge Shailender Malik dismissed the applications of accused Mohammad Ilias, Mohammad Perwez Ahmed and Abdul Muqeet, seeking default bail in the money-laundering…
Churachandpur; Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Saturday said she was working to end the hatred and distrust that have strained the relationship between Metei and Kuki communities. Speaking to reporters after visiting a relief camp in Churachandpur district, Uikey said she has been meeting organisations representing the two communities, and seeking their cooperation to bring back…
