New Delhi: There has been a 65 per cent fall in incidents of terrorism, Left Wing Extremism and insurgency in the Northeast, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. He also asserted that the country’s “three hotspots — LWE (Left Wing Extremism-hit states), the Northeast and Jammu and Kashmir — are becoming peaceful.” The…
Sriharikota (AP): Nerves gave way to smiles at the spaceport here as delays and an anomaly-triggered ‘hold’ forced ISRO scientists to revise the launch schedule of a test vehicle carrying payloads related to the country’s ambitious human space flight mission, Gaganyaan which soared into skies after initial hiccups. Following a two hour delay and nerve-wracking moments…
Ottawa: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that India’s decision to revoke the diplomatic immunity of 41 Canadian diplomats is a violation of the Vienna Convention and it should worry all countries in the world, hours after New Delhi rejected Ottawa’s attempt to portray the implementation of parity as a violation of international…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said businesses will have to factor in the impact of global terror in making investment decisions. Addressing the Kautilya Economic Conclave 2023, she said terrorism is impacting the entire globe and no region is spared. With that level of risk or uncertainty coming into business decision-making, investments…
New Delhi: The Law Commission will share next week its roadmap on holding simultaneous polls with the high-level committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind. The panel has invited the Law Commission on October 25 to seek its views on how simultaneous polls can be held in the country. The high-level panel, which had…
Sahibabad (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government has drawn up a roadmap for the development of space sector and that day was not far when an Indian will travel to the Moon in an indigenously built spacecraft. Addressing a function here, the prime minister said India’s Gaganyaan will soon ferry Indian…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) challenging the Election Commission’s move to allot two local parties of Telangana election symbols which are “deceptively similar” to its ‘car’ symbol. A bench comprising justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal did not agree with the submissions…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to interfere with the arrest of AAP leader Sanjay Singh as well as his subsequent remand in Enforcement Directorate’s custody in a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped excise policy of the city government. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed his petition challenging the arrest as well…
Sahibabad (Uttar Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the 17-km priority section of the country’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor and took a ride in a ‘Namo Bharat’ train running on the stretch. Modi showed the green flag to the train connecting Sahibabad and Duhai Depot stations, marking the launch of the…
New Delhi: Ministry of Electronics and IT will start setting up Bharat Semicoductor Research Centre from next year in collaboration with the industry and academia, minister of state Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. The minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision is that Indians should be involved in the leadership of semicoductor research. “A group…
