‘Common joke’: Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi’s foreign policy, calls him ‘compromising’
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Calling India’s foreign policy the “personal” policy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he called it a “common joke”. He further accused the Prime Minister of…
Delhi High Court rejects Lalu Yadav’s plea in land-for-job case, calling it ‘baseless’
New Delhi: delhi high court On Tuesday, RJD president and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, seeking quashing of the CBI FIR in the so-called land-for-employment case, dismissed the plea, holding that the petition had “no legal…
Puducherry Assembly polls: CM Rangasamy takes on former CM Vaithilingam, Thattanchavady in tight race
N Rangasamy (left) and V Vaithilingam New Delhi: Thattanchavady constituency in Puducherry will have Congress MP and former chief minister V Vaithilingam replacing the current CM N Rangasamymarking the most high-profile contest in the upcoming…
Center calls for an all-party meeting as tensions in West Asia escalate
Representative image (ANI file photo) The central government held an all-party meeting on Wednesday to discuss the escalating crisis in West Asia. The move comes amid reports of tensions in the region leading to an LPG crisis and unstable market…
Watch: Dhurandhar ‘qawwali’ of BJP MP Shambhavi Choudhary slams Lok Sabha opposition
LJP MP Shambhavi Choudhary (PTI) New Delhi: Lok Sabha MP Shambhavi Choudhary lashed out at the opposition in the Lok Sabha by using a couplet from an ancient ‘qawwali’ remixed in last year’s blockbuster…
Supreme Court: Converts to religions other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism do not enjoy scheduled caste status
New Delhi: People who practice religions other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism cannot be recognized as members of scheduled castes, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The Supreme Court observed that conversion to any other religion would result in…
‘Adversely affecting overall performance’: SC slams bias against women officials in appraisal standing committee
Supreme Court (data map) New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the denial of permanent commission (PC) to women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers in the armed forces stemmed from a flawed and discriminatory evaluation system,…
Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat slams PM Modi for ‘one-way’ speech on West Asia conflict
New Delhi: Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat on Tuesday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his recent speech in Parliament on the ongoing middle East Clash, saying the speech lacked room for discussion and was a “one-way communication.”…
Government tightens oversight of GLP-1 diet pills amid concerns about unauthorized sales
New Delhi: The Drug Regulatory Agency of India is tightening regulations on illegal sales and promotion of weight-loss drugs (GLP-1), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.According to the Ministry of Health, the move is aimed at…
Center flags unapproved drug combination, raising safety concerns
NEW DELHI: India’s top drugs regulator has said in a major public health alert that around 90 medicines – from painkillers and antibiotics to cough syrups and vitamin supplements – are being sold without approval, raising concerns about…