New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday claimed to have busted an Al Qaeda terror module after detaining 14 people from Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. After receiving intelligence inputs, an operation was conducted along with the police forces of the states, officials said. “The module, as per current state of operations, was being led…
New Delhi: In response to a Supreme Court directive, the Union Health Ministry has established a 14-member National Task Force (NTF) to recommend measures for enhancing the safety, working conditions, and overall well-being of medical professionals across India. The NTF, led by the Cabinet Secretary, was constituted following the Supreme Court’s order on August 20….
Bengaluru: Interesting political developments are taking place behind the scenes in the ruling Congress party with the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s inability to secure a stay in the High Court on Monday. This is despite his case is being represented by senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi. With speculations rife that an FIR is likely to be…
Kolkata: CBI officers may conduct a polygraph test on Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a woman doctor was allegedly raped and murdered earlier this month. Ghosh, who resigned two days after her body was found in a seminar hall of the medical facility on August 9, has…
NEW DELHI: Two days ahead of his crucial visit to Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was looking forward to sharing perspectives with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict. The prime minister’s comments came shortly before he embarked on a two-nation trip to Poland and…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday called on Japan to remove regulatory bottlenecks that exist in sharing of critical technologies even as the two sides vowed to work vigorously towards the common goal of ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific in the face of China’s aggressive military posturing in the region. At the third ‘2+2′ foreign…
New Delhi: The Central government on Tuesday afternoon announced the decision to withdraw the UPSC advertisement for ‘lateral entry’. The letter written by DoPT minister Dr Jitender Singh was sent to UPSC chairman Preeti Sudan. Political war of words soon broke out between the government and the opposition. Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and other leaders,…
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…
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…
