New Delhi: “Law is supposed to be a noble profession,” the Supreme Court observed on Thursday, and voiced surprise over how can one of the convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case and murder of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots practise law after his conviction, the remission of his sentence notwithstanding. The…
Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held wide-ranging talks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the margins of the BRICS Summit here during which the two leaders reviewed bilateral ties including in areas of trade & investment, energy, connectivity, counter-terrorism and Afghanistan. Modi, who arrived in South Africa on Tuesday on a three-day official visit…
New Delhi: In a hat tip to mainstream cinema in the north and the south, Hindi film “Rocketry: The Nambi Effect” was named the best feature film in the National Awards for 2021 announced on Thursday while Allu Arjun, Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon won the top acting honours. Bollywood stars Bhatt and Sanon shared the…
Hyderabad: Ruling BRS MLC in Telangana Patnam Mahender Reddy was inducted into the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led state cabinet on Thursday. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mahender Reddy at the Raj Bhavan. The Chief Minister, his cabinet colleagues and several other leaders were present on the occasion. Mahender Reddy’s…
Jaipur: The ongoing negotiations between India and the UK on a free trade agreement (FTA) are progressing “extremely well” and it is expected to conclude at an early date, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. He said both sides are confident that they will come out with a “very” balanced, equitable and fair…
New Delhi: The defence ministry on Thursday approved capital acquisition proposals worth approximately Rs 7,800 crore that included procurement of electronic warfare suite for Mi-17 V5 helicopters. The proposals were cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The defence ministry said the proposals approved by the DAC included one on…
New Delhi: Finance secretary T V Somanathan on Thursday said India will continue to clock the highest growth rate among the top five economies in the world in the foreseeable future and asked Indian diaspora to act as a catalyst and supplement government efforts in making India the biggest opportunity. India is currently the fifth largest…
Islamabad: Despite the chill in bilateral ties, Pakistan’s media on Thursday gave front-page coverage to India’s historic moon landing while a former minister even called it a “great moment” for India’s space agency, ISRO. ‘India becomes first nation to land near Moon’s south pole’ was the headline in most of the Pakistani newspapers and websites….
Dhaka/Johannesburg: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her country rejoices with India on the success of its lunar mission, which is a matter of immense pride and inspiration to all the South Asian countries in advancing the science and space technology sector. On Wednesday, India’s Chandrayaan-3 became the first space mission to land near…
New Delhi: The government has prepared a comprehensive action plan to crackdown on diversion of highly-subsidised urea to plywood and other industries, and violators could even face a jail term, according to official sources. The Union chemicals and fertilisers ministry will coordinate with other central ministries as well as states to curb the diversions and plans…
