FOG PREVENTS PM’S RALLY IN WEST BENGAL
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally virtually in West Bengal’s Nadia after failing to reach the rally site due to dense fog. His helicopter had to return to Kolkata airport after failing to land at the Taherpur helipad due to low visibility Saturday afternoon. It hovered over the helipad for some time […]
NEW NUCLEAR BILL THAT WAS PASSED BY PARLIAMENT
NEW DELHI: The government passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India bill, or SHANTI, for an administration that loves acronyms – in Parliament’s winter session, which concluded Friday. The SHANTI bill was approved via voice vote amid a walkout by most opposition lawmakers to protest something else entirely – the […]
FIVE HIGH COURT CHIEF JUSTICES APPOINTED; GOVT NOD AWAITED
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Collegium has on Thursday recommended five senior judges to be appointed as Chief Justices in Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Sikkim, and Patna High Courts. This key judicial leadership development seeks to reinforce the judicial framework and ensure continuity ahead of retirements. The Collegium decisions were officially released in a statement on […]
244 SPECIAL TRAINS FOR XMAS & NEW YEAR TRAVEL
NEW DELHI: To ease festive travel during Christmas and New Year, Indian Railways will run 244 special trains on key routes nationwide. Check schedules and secure your tickets early for a hassle-free journey. The festive season is almost upon us, and with Christmas and New Year just around the corner, people across India are already […]
DELHI CHOKES, BUT MPs SCRAP AIR CRISIS DEBATE OVER BAD “ATMOSPHERE”
NEW DELHI: India’s lawmakers were supposed to discuss the horrid blanket of toxic air smothering the national capital region sometime during Parliament’s winter session, which wrapped up Friday without discussing it. Discussions were held (and protests staged) over electoral reforms and the G RAM G bill that replaces the MNREGA scheme enacted in 2005 by […]
SC DECLINES INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF PACKAGED DRINKING WATER
NEW DELHI: Observing that a significant section of India’s population, particularly in rural areas, still lacks access to basic drinking water, the Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a public interest petition seeking the adoption of international quality standards for packaged drinking water, terming the issue as one of “luxury litigation.” A Bench comprising […]
G RAM G CLEARS LOK SABHA AMID UPROAR, OPPOSITION TEARS COPIES
NEW DELHI: The G Ram G Bill, which will replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), was passed in the Lok Sabha amid a massive protest by the Opposition MPs Thursday morning. Members of the Opposition, who wanted the Bill sent to a standing committee, protested in the Well and tore up […]
HAIR CAN CAPTURE RECORD OF POLLUTION EXPOSURE
NEW DELHI: New research shows that hair can capture a chemical record of human exposure across days, weeks, and even months. So far urine or blood tests were done to assess the pollution, but they are limited to the pollution during the day at the most. Anna Neville was still a student in Pawel Misztal’s […]
BANGLADESH HIGH COMMISSIONER SUMMONED AFTER “SEVEN SISTERS” REMARK
NEW DELHI: India has summoned Bangladesh’s High Commissioner in New Delhi, Muhammad Riaz Hamidullah, to issue a formal diplomatic protest over recent threats to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and inflammatory anti-India statements from Bangladeshi political leaders. The summons comes after a leader of Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party (NCP) threatened that Dhaka would shelter […]
MANISH TEWARI OPPOSES SHANTI BILL ON PRIVATISATION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday rose in the Lok Sabha to oppose the Bill, noting that it replaced two existing legislations. He questioned no liability clause on the foreign suppliers while opening up the nuclear sector. How is it going to help India, he asked. He outlined the history of India’s nuclear […]
