New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the West Bengal government and the Election Commission to provide all logistical support to judicial officers in the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi said the…
New Delhi: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday said the opposition was compelled to bring a resolution for Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s removal to “save the Constitution”, as he accused Birla of partisan behaviour. Initiating the debate on the resolution for the removal of Birla from the Speaker’s post, Gogoi claimed that the environment…
Though the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s league season has ended, our e-paper’s effort to highlight the urgent need to clean up its administration continues. Through a series of articles offering sharp and factual critiques, we have repeatedly pointed out the systemic failures and questionable decisions that appear driven by vested interests rather than the welfare of…
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back sharply in early trade on Tuesday after two days of massive decline, following a drop in crude oil prices and recovery in global markets amid hopes that the conflict in West Asia could conclude soon. The 30-share BSE Sensex rebounded 809.57 points to 78,375.73 in opening…
London: The disruptions to the world order due to ongoing conflicts can be overcome by the Commonwealth as the largest gathering of democratic countries by pooling its resources to move forward together, Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh has said. Singh concluded his UK visit to attend the 26th Commonwealth…
Gurugram: Seven workers were killed after an under-construction wall collapsed in this Haryana district, officials said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday evening at the Signature Global Society in Gurugram’s Sidhrawali area, they added. Around 12 to 15 labourers got trapped under the rubble after the wall collapsed at around 8 pm on Monday. They…
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin received a telephone call from US President Donald Trump, where the two leaders discussed the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine, Russia Today reported, citing Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov. As per Russia Today, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told journalists that the American president initiated the call to discuss the latest international…
If reports are to be believed, India’s discredited Opposition is now preparing yet another dramatic move — a motion seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The alleged draft, reportedly prepared by the Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee, is being circulated among Opposition parties. The question, however, is simple: what exactly is…
The Union government withdrew the recently revised Seismic Zoning Map of India, which provides earthquake design codes for buildings and other infrastructure projects across the country’s seismic zones. This map was prepared based on seismic data accrued from state-of-the-art digital instruments over the last three decades. The 1993 Latur earthquake, which claimed more than 10,000…
Johannesburg: India has a major role to play in the remaking of the post-World War II world order, which is on the brink of collapse, South African Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Zuko Godlimpi told a gathering of captains of industry, academics and policy makers in Pretoria on Monday. The minister was delivering the…
