Shimla/Dharmashala (HP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced an immediate relief of Rs 1,500 crore for rain-affected Himachal Pradesh. Modi, who took stock of the flood and landslides situation in the state, also announced Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for the next of kin of the dead and Rs 50,000 for the injured. He…
Deir Al-Balah: The Israeli military urged a full evacuation of Gaza City on Tuesday morning ahead of its planned expanded offensive in the northern city, where hundreds of thousands of people struggle under conditions of famine. The announcement was the first warning for a full evacuation of the city in the current round of fighting….
New Delhi: More than 400 scientists worked round-the-clock to provide support using earth observation and communication satellites during Operation Sindoor, ISRO chairperson V Narayanan said on Tuesday. The space agency provided satellite data from its spacecraft for national security requirements, Narayanan said in his address at the 52nd National Management Convention of the All India…
Kathmandu: Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday in the face of massive anti-government protests rocking the country, officials said. Oli stepped down shortly after hundreds of demonstrators entered his office shouting anti-government slogans. Hours before his resignation, the demonstrators set on fire the Nepalese leader’s private residence in Balkot demanding accountability for…
Kathmandu: Authorities on Tuesday imposed an indefinite curfew in Nepal’s capital city Kathmandu, reintroducing restrictions just hours after an earlier order was lifted. The Kathmandu District Administration Office issued the curfew orders effective from 8:30 am until further notice, covering the entire capital city. The decision was taken to bring the situation under control following…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast the first vote as polling opened at 10 am for the high-stakes Vice Presidential election. Voting will continue until 5 pm, with counting scheduled to begin at 6 pm. The NDA’s candidate, C P Radhakrishnan, is contesting against Justice (Retd) B Sudershan Reddy, the nominee of the Congress-led INDIA…
Imphal: Three BJP leaders in Manipur, including two former legislators, joined the Congress at a function in Delhi, according to a statement issued by the grand old party here on Tuesday. Former BJP MLAs Y Surchandra Singh, L Radhakishore Singh, and party leader Uttamkumar Ningthoujam crossed over to the Congress during the event at the…
New Delhi: Ahead of the vice presidential poll, the Congress on Tuesday attacked YSRCP president Jagan Mohan Reddy for supporting NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan and accused him of betrayal for not standing with democratic forces. In a post on X, Congress leader Manickam Tagore said the people of Andhra Pradesh will not forget his…
By Vishwanath Alluri with Harry Eyres, published by HarperCollins Can a manager also be enlightened? At first, the idea seems contradictory. A manager deals with goals, deadlines, and outcomes; an enlightened person is supposed to see all things with equanimity. Yet it is exactly this paradox that Vishwanath Alluri and Harry Eyres take up in…
The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a crucial directive that strikes a fine balance between safeguarding the sanctity of India’s electoral rolls and respecting the constitutional mandate of the Election Commission of India (ECI). In a significant order, the apex court allowed Aadhaar to be accepted as the twelfth document for identification during the Special…
