NEW DELHI: All 10 opposition members attending the JPC meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill – two opposition MPs were absent – were suspended for a day on Friday after they accused panel head Jagdambika Pal of arbitrarily changing meeting dates, and not heeding their plea to have the final sessions on Jan 30-31.The members … Read more
New Delhi: India has moved a step closer to finalising the long-pending mega project to acquire six new diesel-electric submarines for the Navy, with the opening of the commercial bid submitted by the Mumbai-based Mazagon Docks (MDL) in partnership with German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). The defence ministry will now begin techno-commercial negotiations with … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a move to expand emergency health services, govt has decided to establish 24×7 primary health centres (PHCs) and first referral units (FRUs) across the country.As of March 2024, 12,348 PHCs have been converted to 24×7 services and 3,133 FRUs have been made operational, govt said. The fleet of mobile medical units (MMUs) … Read more
NEW DELHI: As pending cases continue to mount in high courts because of multiple reasons, including judge vacancies not being filled, Supreme Court Tuesday said it was time to appoint ad hoc judges in HCs — invoking Article 224A of the Constitution — who would be part of division benches headed by a permanent judge … Read more
NEW DELHI: The govt on Monday partially lifted the “restriction” on export of sugar after almost 31 months by permitting mills to ship 10 lakh tonnes for the 2024-25 season ending Sept, a move that will support the industry.However, nearly two dozen sugar mills have been barred from exporting their stock as they had violated … Read more
Union minister for IT and HRD Nara Lokesh VIJAYAWADA: Asserting that the TDP-led NDA govt in Andhra Pradesh has been successful in securing Rs 4 lakh crore investments in just seven months, minister for IT and HRD Nara Lokesh said it is essential to have consistent policies and continuity in governance. The national general secretary … Read more
CCTV grab of man accused of stabbing Saif (left) NEW DELHI: The Mumbai Police on Sunday arrested a man accused of stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan at his house.The accused was arrested in Thane three days after attacking the actor, reported news agency ANI citing Mumbai Police.Less than 24 hours after Khan was stabbed … Read more
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday said an accused who had spent one year in jail and charges had still not been framed in the money laundering case against that person could be considered for bail as per its verdict in the Senthil Balaji case.SC has been granting bail to accused in money laundering cases … Read more
MUMBAI: Surgeons removed a 3-inch-long tip of a knife from near the mid-spine region of 54-year-old Saif Ali Khan following the attack by an intruder at the actor’s Bandra home early Thursday.Khan, along with his elder son and a domestic help, reached Lilavati Hospital, Bandra Reclamation, around 3 am with blood oozing from his wounds. … Read more
NEW DELHI: A high-powered panel set up by the Centre in 2023 to examine US authorities’ claim regarding the role of former govt of India official Vikash Yadav in the foiled plot to assassinate US-based Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has recommended “legal action against an individual, whose earlier criminal links and antecedents came to … Read more