Kerala polls: Congress releases second list, MP Sudhakaran agrees to stay away
Thiruvananthapuram: Ending days of uncertainty, the Congress on Thursday announced the second list of 37 candidates in Kerala, completing the selection process for all 95 seats where the party will contest in the state. As per the directives of the party…
Middle East conflict: PM condemns attacks, urges de-escalation
Veteran diplomat Doraiswamy will be the next ambassador to China
New Delhi: Veteran diplomat and Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami will be India’s next ambassador to China. He is a 1992 batch IFS officer and is expected to take fresh appointment soon, the government announced on…
Six railway bureau officials retire due to poor performance
31 Rajya Sabha MPs, 73 facing criminal cases: ADR analysis
NEW DELHI: An analysis of the affidavits of 229 MPs out of the 233 members of the Lok Sabha has revealed that 73 (32%) MPs have announced criminal cases against themselves, 31 (14%) of whom are billionaires.As many as 36 (16%) MPs announced serious…
Israel informs India that Iran is ‘naval terrorist’
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar spoke to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday and briefed him on the ongoing conflict in West Asia. “We value our special strategic partnership with India, the world’s largest democracy,” he…
Indigenous drone production ecosystem required for strategic autonomy: Rajnath
New Delhi: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Emphasizing on Thursday that given the current geopolitical uncertainty, there is an urgent need to establish a drone production ecosystem in the country to ensure strategic autonomy, enhance defense preparedness…
SC asks Sebi: Why delay the court’s decision to order closure of Sandesara fraud case?
New Delhi: Supreme Court Opposition to Sebi not concluding proceedings against former directors of Sterling Biotech (SBL), Nitin and Chetan Sandesara despite Sebi directing quashing of all pending criminal cases related to bank fraud after paying Rs…
Government lists energy data as national security issue
NEW DELHI: The government has asked all entities in the oil and gas value chain to provide detailed operational information regularly to the ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), with officials classifying the data as a matter of…