New Delhi: India and Malaysia on Tuesday elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held extensive talks focusing on expanding cooperation in several sectors, including trade, investment and defence. A pact on promoting recruitment of Indian workers in Malaysia and protection of their…
New Delhi: With the Centre withdrawing the latest advertisement for lateral entry in bureaucracy, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the Congress will protect the Constitution and the reservation system at all costs and foil “conspiracies” of the BJP. His remarks came after Union Minister of State for Personnel…
New Delhi: Observing that the safety and well-being of doctors is a matter of national interest, the Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a 10-member National Task Force (NTF) to formulate a protocol for ensuring their safety and security in the wake of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. The task force…
Media and public attention are negligible for other sports. Excessive media focus on cricket sidelines other sports, reducing their visibility and fan base. Despite India’s historic achievements in badminton, the sport rarely receives as much media attention as cricket does, limiting its appeal among the masses. There is a lack of grassroots development programs for…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it will file its response to BRS leader K Kavitha’s bail plea in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam by August 22. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the ED and the Central Bureau…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it took suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder case of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata as it raises systematic issue regarding safety of doctor across India. A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which had taken…
The complexities of managing state finances in India have come to the forefront once again, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies at the Centre facing sharp criticism over their economic policies. On the one hand, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has accused Opposition-led state governments of financial mismanagement, particularly for their reliance…
Tel Aviv: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether it had addressed concerns cited by the militant group. Blinken spoke after holding a 2…
New Delhi: The government has finalized the rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and is set to release them soon for public consultation, announced Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday. Speaking to the media, Vaishnaw confirmed that the draft rules will be made available within the next 20 days,…
Srinagar: Over five lakh pilgrims performed the annual Amarnath Yatra this year as the pilgrimage concluded on Monday with the Chhari-Mubarak Pujan ritual, officials said. Last year, around 4.5 lakh pilgrims visited the shrine. This year 5.12 lakh yatris had darshan of the naturally-formed ice lingam at the holy cave shrine in the south Kashmir…
