KOLKATA: West Bengal’s second supplementary voters’ list was released around 11 pm on Friday, but it was not clear how many of the 12 lakh people listed had passed judicial scrutiny.Just like the situation at that time election committee As the first supplementary volumes were released near midnight last Monday, CEO Manoj Agarwal was left … Read more
noida international airport NOIDA: The second international airport in the National Capital Region of Delhi will be officially inaugurated on Saturday, adding Jewar to the country’s aviation map and creating the space and means for the national capital, already India’s largest aviation hub, to play a bigger role in connecting with the world. A day … Read more
Dharmendra Pradhan (file photo) New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the Center will revise the chapter on the judiciary in the controversial NCERT textbook under the supervision of a committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra.The minister said the move follows the Supreme Court’s guidance, adding that the move is aimed … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Center has stepped in to protect consumers and oil companies from high crude oil prices – which are rising 62% this month at Indian refineries compared to February – and cut excise duty, a move that will leave a Rs 130-crore gap in the finance ministry.As fuel retailers such as Indian Oil … Read more
Elon Musk Participated in Tuesday’s call between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the US President Donald TrumpAccording to the New York Times, it was an unusual example of a private citizen participating in discussions between the two heads of state during the ongoing geopolitical crisis.U.S. officials confirmed Musk’s joining, which comes months after reports … Read more
SRINAGAR: At least seven people were killed and five others injured when an avalanche occurred at Point Zero of the Zojila Pass in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, 70 kilometers north of Srinagar. Several vehicles were buried under the snow.A senior police officer said the vehicles were traveling from Srinagar to Kargil when the avalanche … Read more
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (ANI/File photo) Srinagar: Kashmirchief pastor, Mirwaiz Umar FarooqIran’s Ambassador to India Dr Mohammad Fatali met on Friday and expressed condolences over the death of Iran’s supreme leader in Israeli and US attacks.According to a statement issued by Mirwaiz, who led the delegation of the Mutahida Ulema of Kashmir’s religious organizations, expressed condolences … Read more
Chandigarh: Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Professor Renu Cheema Vig has been granted a four-month extension, the Center issued a formal notification on March 27, a day before her tenure was to end.According to a notification issued by the Secretariat of the Vice President of India and Chancellor of Punjab University, the extension will be effective from … Read more
A 10-year-old girl died after her father allegedly hung her upside down at his home and kept her in that position overnight, police said on Friday. The man reportedly tortured the child because he suspected she had stolen money from a relative.The accused, farmer Dadu alias Nana Yamgar, has been arrested. Police said he also … Read more
New Delhi: Multiple avalanche Seven people were killed and five injured in the attack on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway on Friday, officials said.They said an avalanche hit the stretch of road between Zero Point and Minimag in the afternoon, leaving several vehicles trapped in snow and debris.Officials said rescuers rushed to the spot and launched … Read more