New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the online Form 6, which is used for fresh voter registration, was changed illegally and asked who at the Election Commission ordered Tata Consultancy Services to make that change and who at the company signed off on it. Gandhi also asked whether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump to evaluate progress in bilateral ties, and the discussion covered major areas of mutual interest and strategic cooperation, including trade, defence and energy. The two leaders spoke against the backdrop of heightened trade friction following the enactment of…
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi visualised an ideal model of governance as “Ram Rajya” rooted in principles of probity, transparency, compassion and welfare, according to a new Class 9 social science textbook prepared by the NCERT. The book titled “Understanding Society India and Beyond-Part 2” was released on Tuesday, six months after the new academic session…
New Delhi: The Election Commission is meeting on Wednesday evening to review a series of decisions taken last week, mostly on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list. Officials said Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi will meet around 4.30 pm for the review meeting….
Mangaluru (Karnataka): A massive “explosion” occurred at the MRPL oil refinery near Jokatte near here on Wednesday, local residents claimed, with houses shaking and people reporting “tremor-like” sensations. There were reports of a loud explosion followed by a large plume of thick black smoke that was apparently visible even from far-off places. The explosion reportedly…
New Delhi: Top leaders of the INDIA bloc met here on Wednesday to finalise an action plan for a joint agitation over alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise and to press for CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. Sources said the draft notice for a fresh bid to move a motion in the Lok Sabha and the…
Ahmedabad: The Indian Coast Guard, in a joint operation with the Gujarat ATS, has seized 526 kg of methamphetamine and heroin valued at more than Rs 3,000 crore from an Iranian boat in the Arabian Sea, officials said on Wednesday. Five Pakistani nationals operating the vessel were also detained in the operation carried out near…
New Delhi: The High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC) under the Union Home Ministry has sought from the states and Union Territories the details regarding “visible changes” in religious demography in districts, industrial clusters and border districts for last 15 years, officials said. In a letter to states and UTs, the Committee has sought “time…
New Delhi: The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) fosters jointmanship among the course attendees from the three services and teaches the skill to communicate effectively, IAF Chief Air Marshal A P Singh said on Tuesday. Air Chief Marshal Singh is also an alumnus of the DSSC — India’s premier defence service training institution located in…
New Delhi: An FIR has been registered against AAP leaders Saurabh Bharadwaj and Jarnail Singh and several party workers for allegedly assaulting a Delhi Police head constable and obstructing him from discharging his duties, police said on Tuesday. The case has been registered under sections 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of duty), 132…
