New Delhi: As the Lok Sabha prepares for a crucial vote on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 during the ongoing Monsoon session, environmentalists, activists and other stakeholders across the Himalayas are sounding the alarm over the potential ramifications of the Bill in its current form. Key amendments proposed to The Forest (Conservation) Act (FCA), 1980…
New Delhi: Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister TS Singhdeo on Sunday said the Congress would fight the assembly polls under a “collective leadership” helmed by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and if the party wins, Baghel would be “first in line” to be considered for the CM’s post. In an interview with PTI, Singhdeo said if an…
The north-eastern state of Manipur, bordering Myanmar and China, is in the news, of late. Simply because of the widespread ethnic violence and killings due to a trending video of two women being dragged out of their homes, gang-raped and paraded naked by hooligans.. No level-headed soul will dare not condemn and question the insensitive…
Port of Spain: Ravichandran Ashwin produced a peach of a delivery while Mohammed Siraj made the old ball talk as a defensive West Indies crawled their way to 229 for 5 against India on a rain-hit third day of the second Test, here on Saturday. Only 67 overs were possible on the third day with West…
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday underwent a successful pacemaker implantation procedure, a surgery scheduled just days before the Knesset is set to vote on a controversial judicial reform bill that has paralysed the whole country. Last week, Netanyahu, 73, was hospitalised from Saturday to Sunday after he complained of dizziness following a…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate on July 26 the redeveloped ITPO complex here, which will host the G20 leaders’ meeting in September, official sources said on Sunday. The venue, also known as the Pragati Maidan complex, has a campus area of approximately 123 acres and is India’s largest MICE (Meetings, Incentives,…
New Delhi: The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi breached the danger mark again on Sunday following a surge in discharge from the Hathnikund Barrage into the river after heavy rain in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Further increase in the water level of the river is expected to impact relief and rehabilitation work…
New Delhi: Having dragged the national federation to the court over his non-selection in the Indian team for the Asian Games, world championships silver medallist boxer Amit Panghal alleged that he has been “demotivated” and made to feel unworthy during his time at national camp. Panghal, the country’s lone men’s world championships silver medallist, has…
Yeosu (Korea): Star Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the final of Korea Open super 500 badminton tournament with a thrilling straight-game win over world number two Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang here on Saturday. The world number three Indian pair notched up a 21-15 24-22 win over the…
New Delhi: The Indian men’s and women’s 25m standard pistol team picked up two more bronze medals at the ongoing ISSF World Junior Championship in Changwon, Korea on Saturday. With the two medals on day seven of competitions, India maintained second place on the standings behind China, with four gold, five silver and five bronze medals….
