Government proposes central agencies to curb green nod delayed
NEW DELHI: In a bid to end unnecessary delays in environmental clearance (EC) assessment projects, the Union environment ministry has proposed setting up a central body – Standing Committee on Environmental Impact Assessment (SCEIA) – for…
Amit Shah steps up efforts to keep infiltrator issue at the forefront
New Delhi: Home minister from states as far away as Bihar and Uttarakhand Amit Shah The BJP is leading the push to bring the issue of infiltrators to the forefront, not just with an eye on the upcoming assembly elections, especially in West Bengal and…
Intellectual historian KN Panikkar dies
Noted left-wing historian K N Panikkar, who died at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, criticized colonial historiography for its simplistic view of culture and highlighted how indigenous intellectuals provided an alternative paradigm of…
Left politicians raise Rahul’s ‘CJP’ remarks at Opposition meeting
NEW DELHI: Days after Congress party official Rahul Gandhi coined the term “CJP” to mock the CPM as the “Communist Janata Party”, two Left leaders in Kerala complained to the India Group that such attacks could damage cohesion…
Rahul says govt wants to avoid talks on Gulf crisis
New Delhi: Parliament Rahul Gandhi The Modi government wants to avoid discussing the crisis in West Asia as it would raise the question of “how the prime minister was blackmailed,” he said on Monday. His comments suggest that Israel and the…
Middle East tensions: Bahrain delegation arranges return of Indians from Saudi Arabia
New Delhi: Since Bahrain airport has not had any commercial flights since February 28, the Indian Embassy in Bahrain has made arrangements for the stranded compatriots to return home via Saudi Arabia.Vinod K Jacob, Indian Ambassador to Bahrain, said:…
AIIMS, Indian Space Research Organization Ink Space Medicine Agreement
New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Indian Space Research Organization’s Manned Space Flight Center on Monday signed a collaboration agreement for space medicine, opening the door to research on how the human body behaves…
SC closes contempt case after YouTuber apologizes
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday closed the “suo motu contempt” proceedings filed against YouTuber Ajay Shukla, who had offered an unconditional apology for making “defamatory” remarks against a former Supreme Court judge.A…
Reptile smuggling ring kingpin arrested in Kanpur
New Delhi: In a major blow to the organized illegal wildlife trafficking network, the Congress State Tiger Strike Force in coordination with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau on Sunday arrested reptile smuggling gang leader Tarak Nath Ghosh from Kanpur,…
Kashmiri Netas meet Iranian envoy, condemn Khamenei’s killing
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri politicians from all parties met Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Fatali in New Delhi on Monday and expressed grief over the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and termed the US-Israeli attack as “barbaric”.The meeting follows…