Category: Events

Cops probe if contractors tried ‘covering up lapses’ after Delhi pit death NEW DELHI: Police investigating the death of Kamal Dhyani, who fell into a pit in Janakpuri, are trying to ascertain whether the contractors working on the site tried to cover up lapses.Sources said Yogesh, the labourer who was arrested, told cops he was...

AI-generated image for representation HYDERABAD: At a time when a knife attack that left four Indian students injured in Russia has put the spotlight on the challenges faced by them in the country, latest external affairs ministry data shows that over 50% of all complaints of exploitation and racial discrimination reported by Indian students globally...

Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Amid the Budget discussion that started in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman called out DMK member P Wilson for his claim that Tamil Nadu was ignored in the Union Budget. She highlighted various initiatives unveiled in the Budget for the poll-bound state and observed that “sweeping statements...

P Chidambaram NEW DELHI: Initiating a discussion on Budget 2026-27 in the Rajya Sabha on Monday Congress’ P Chidambaram attacked govt for cutting capital expenditure in 2025-26.“This is a forgettable budget… which has been prepared by a finance minister who forgot the promises made by her in this House last year,” the former finance minister...

NEW DELHI: Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday India’s strategic petroleum reserve can last up to 74 days to meet demand caused by any global crisis. “Together, if you look at the reserves in our caverns and what is held by our refineries and floating platforms at our ports and our products,...

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday asked the West Bengal police chief to file a personal affidavit responding to Election Commission’s allegation that governing party TMC functionaries were making systematic, deliberate and concerted attempts to “derail, paralyse and frustrate” the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Though state counsel Menaka Guruswamy strongly refuted the...

NEW DELHI: Nearly two-thirds of workers believe that working conditions will improve with enhanced rest periods and leave practices, and foresee improvement in income security due to wage transparency, once the four new labour codes are fully implemented. A similar share of employers believe that the new codes will enhance ease of doing business due...

NEW DELHI: India announced a special economic package worth $175 million for Seychelles as PM Narendra Modi hosted President Patrick Herminie for a bilateral meeting, reiterating India’s continued support and assistance to the Indian Ocean neighbour in meeting its maritime security and defence needs. Modi said that the package in the form of a $125...

TARN TARAN: A 20-year-old law student shot dead a female classmate inside a college classroom and then turned the gun on himself as others scattered in terror at Mai Bhago Law College in Tarn Taran on Monday. Both of them were in the first semester.The shooter, Prince Raj, is in an extremely critical condition. Victim...

BENGALURU: Isro, which has been analysing the data from the failed PSLV-C62 from Jan 12, is expected to formally constitute a Failure Analysis Committee (FAC) to investigate the causes for the mishap and recommend corrective measures soon.It has been nearly a month since the failure, the second for PSLV in as many attempts, and so...