New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday kicked off campaigning for the upcoming Kerala elections in Kochi and said the people of the state are now ready to move beyond the long-standing dominance of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) and claimed that the recent electoral victory of the … Read more
New Delhi: An Air India Express plane suffered a nose wheel issue while landing at Phuket International Airport in Thailand on Wednesday, the airline confirmed to news agency PTI.A video circulating online showed the plane making a rough landing on the runway, appearing to land suddenly and briefly bouncing before stabilizing.Sources said authorities temporarily halted … Read more
Supreme Court of India allows passive euthanasia In Harish Rana’s case, the debate over the moral and legal distinction between “letting a patient die” and actively ending life has been reignited.Passive euthanasia typically involves stopping or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment when a patient is terminally ill or has no hope of recovery. In contrast, active euthanasia … Read more
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the draft Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, a statutory intervention said to be aimed at retaining provisions for representation of IPS officers at the level of Inspector General (IG) and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in the armed police forces. Despite the Supreme Court’s verdict last … Read more
New Delhi: Congress on Wednesday came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning his silence after remarks by US officials reiterate The United States “allowed” India to temporarily buy Russian oil. In a post on Congress asked: “Why did the Indian government not stand against this blatant insult to our sovereignty and dignity? Instead … Read more
New Delhi: Supreme Court Harish Rana, 31, was allowed to cancel treatment on Wednesday in the country’s first case of passive euthanasia. The Supreme Court directed the AIIMS in Delhi to admit Rana and provide all necessary facilities for carrying out withdrawal of life support system.Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan delivered the momentous verdict.Rana … Read more
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Tuesday approved restructuring and repositioning the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and extending its timeline to December 2028, increasing the total expenditure by about Rs 870 crore.The focus of the restructured JJM 2.0 will be on service delivery, supported by an institutional ecosystem for drinking water governance and sustainable piped drinking … Read more
New Delhi: Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaishankar A telephone conversation was held with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday to discuss regional developments and concerns about shipping security in the region. A subsequent post on X EAM detailed the meeting and said both parties agreed to stay in touch. India secures energy routes … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to amend the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, seeking to expand the definition of transgender, purportedly to make the law more “inclusive” so that all genuine persons get benefits and protection.There has been controversy over the implementation of the law, with community leaders raising … Read more
KOLKATA: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called off the protest launched on March 6 against the “forcible deletion” of the electoral roll, hailing the SC’s order on Bengal’s SIR as a “victory for the people” as it “opened a closed door” for those who were deprived of their right to vote.The sit-in at … Read more