Bangkok: A 30-story skyscraper under construction for government offices collapsed in Bangkok on Friday after the city was rocked by a strong earthquake. The building in the north of the Thai capital was reduced to a tangle of rubble and twisted metal in seconds after the 7.7-magnitude quake, which had its epicentre in Myanmar. The…
New Delhi: The government on Friday approved a long-awaited non-semiconductor electronics component production-linked incentive scheme with an outlay of Rs 22,919 crore, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The Union Cabinet in its meeting here on Friday, approved the proposal. The minister said that the scheme will attract investments of around Rs 59,350…
Lucknow: Alvida Jumma Namaz, the final Friday prayer of Ramzan, was offered peacefully in mosques across Uttar Pradesh, with heightened security arrangements in place, government officials said. Security measures were intensified across the state in anticipation of the Friday namaz, with additional police forces deployed in the sensitive areas of every district. In Lucknow, the…
New Delhi: Several opposition MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Atishi, were marshalled out by Speaker Vijender Gupta from the Delhi Assembly for allegedly disrupting the Question Hour. AAP MLAs are carrying posters and pamphlets on why the BJP government has not given the monthly aid to women it promised ahead of the elections. The uproar…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, speaking in Lok Sabha on Friday, highlighted incidents involving attacks on minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The minister said New Delhi is tracking “very closely” the treatment of minorities in Pakistan and making its position “well known”, but the country cannot change the “fanatical and bigoted mindset” of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed concern over the devastating earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand and said India stands ready to offer all possible assistance to the two countries. The earthquake has rocked many parts of Thailand, including its capital, Bangkok, the venue for next week’s summit of BIMSTEC regional grouping that…
New Delhi: Members of a Buddhist outfit allegedly vandalised road signboards named after Mughal and Delhi Sultanate rulers in Lutyens’ Delhi on Friday. Bharatiya Baudh Sangh members covered the signboards that come under the jurisdiction of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) with black spray paint. Veer Savarkar Marg was pasted over the signboard of…
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam on Friday urged the Centre to withdraw the Waqf Bill, alleging it would take away the rights of Muslims, and also wanted it to abort the proposed delimitation exercise. The Waqf Bill, by creating new conditions, took away the powers of Muslims in related matters and also trampled on…
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday informed a court here that it has lodged an FIR against former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and others for allegedly misusing public money by putting up large hoardings in the national capital in 2019. The police submitted its compliance report filed before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal. The…
Religious practices are a fundamental right in any democratic society. However, when such practices spill over into public spaces, particularly roads, they raise serious concerns about public inconvenience, law enforcement, and social harmony. The decision by the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra to prohibit prayers on main roads, especially during Ramadan, is a step…
