‘30% commission’: Congress accuses Puducherry of ‘widespread corruption’, questions delay in statehood
Congress leader Dolly Sharma New Delhi: Congress leader Dolly Sharma on Thursday alleged “widespread corruption” in Puducherry, claiming people were forced to pay “30 per cent commission” to get work done. Sharma also questioned…
‘BJP people, except Bengal infiltrators’: Assam chief minister slams Congress as Gogoi’s eyes change
GUWAHATI: While the Congress-led opposition alliance has vowed to topple the Assam chief minister and the BJP-led NDA government, Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the opposition has no agenda and the people of the state are fully behind the ruling party,…
NMC board vacant as it directs states to deal with teacher vacancies
It is ironic that the National Medical Council (NMC) has been asked to direct the state government to fill a large number of vacant posts in the medical teaching service within a stipulated time while three-fourths of the posts in the four autonomous…
Op Urja Suraksha: Navy deploys 5 warships to guide cargo ship out of troubled Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi: Amid West Asian conflicts, indian navy Defense establishment sources confirmed that India has “deployed more than five frontline warships on a mission called Operation Urja Surakshah” to ensure the safe movement of India-bound…
Space co Agnikul successfully tests 3D printed “Agnite” booster engine
New Delhi: Indian aerospace company Agnikul Cosmos on Wednesday announced that it has successfully tested its 3D printed booster engine ‘Agnite’, which can reduce production complexity and shorten mission turnaround time.The engine uses a…
BRO tasked with developing infrastructure along 1,600-km Myanmar border: Rajnath at parl panel meeting
New Delhi: Defense minister stresses need for strong infrastructure in border areas Rajnath Singh The Border Roads Organization (BRO) has been entrusted with developing infrastructure along the India-Myanmar border, covering a total length of about 1,600…
Middle East crisis: Amit Shah leads informal government to discuss ‘overarching strategic issues’
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah is leading an informal Group of Ministers (GoM) to address “overarching strategic issues” arising from the ongoing conflict in West Asia, including declining supplies of cooking gas and liquefied natural gas…
CCPA warns restaurants that “LP gas charging” is illegal and will take action
NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Wednesday warned hotels and restaurants to take action if they are found levying additional charges such as ‘LP gas charge’, ‘gas surcharge’ and ‘fuel cost…
‘It is not necessary’: SC rejects plea against Vande Mataram notification
New Delhi: Mohammad Saeed Nouri, president of Raza College, Mumbai on Wednesday Supreme Court The Center recently ordered that all schools can start the day with a full version of the national anthem sung by the communityvan der matalan”, which refers to…
Financial burden is no excuse for refusing to pay fair price for land purchase: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the severity of financial burden cannot be used as a factor to deny just and equitable compensation for land acquisition, a decision that could significantly reduce the National Highways Authority of…