New Delhi: Former Union minister P Chidambaram on Monday strongly opposed the proposed move to hold simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies before a joint committee of Parliament, decrying the initiative as “monstrous” and “unconstitutional.” The former home and finance minister also said that the proposal to hold nationwide polls under “One…
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday slammed the Modi government for its “aggressive privatisation agenda” for the space programme and asked why ISRO should be “strangulated and emasculated” for encouraging private startups. Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said there have been news reports in the past couple of days on ISRO’s future…
Guwahati: The Assam government is in an advanced stage of evaluation to select a partner from the private sector to launch its own satellite, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Claiming that Assam will be the first state in India to have its own earth observation system, he said the satellite will come up under…
Mumbai: Three newborns died after a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a government hospital in Maharashtra’s Amravati city early on Monday, officials said. As many as 36 other newborns were rescued after the incident occurred at the District Women’s Hospital, Amravati Police Commissioner Rakesh Ola told PTI. A ventilator…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has rejected the opposition BJD and Congress’ demand for convening a special session of the assembly to discuss the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, recently passed by Parliament. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling said on Sunday that there was no need for a special session, as the issue…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has extended the duration of the free bus travel facility for women in the state on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. He announced that this free travel service will be available from 6 am on August 27 until midnight on August 29. Female passengers can travel for free,…
Pithoragarh: This year’s Kailash Manasarovar Yatra (KMY) concluded on Sunday with the return of the tenth and final batch of pilgrims via the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district, officials said on Sunday. Official sources stationed at the Dharchula base camp of the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam—the nodal agency for the pilgrimage within Indian territory—stated…
Srinagar: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said there has been a paradigm shift in the mindset of people in Jammu and Kashmir after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power at the Centre. “The mindset in Jammu and Kashmir has changed completely just like in the Northeast. This happened after the Narendra Modi government…
Mumbai: Union minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale on Sunday demanded that sedition cases be registered against those opposing or seeking abolition of reservation, which he called a constitutional right. In a statement, Athawale claimed protests against quota, including those announced at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, had brought the issue back into…
Bengaluru: What do you do when fear gets in the way of taking a stand? Can ambition be pursued without getting trapped in the race for achievement? How does one communicate with parents who may not understand one’s choices? And can a desire for money, luxury, and professional success coexist with spirituality? These were among…
