Spread the love NEW DELHI: A two-month pregnant woman and her three daughters aged between three and five were found dead with their throats slit in their house in Outer Delhi’s Samaypur Badli.The killings took place Tuesday night and the woman’s husband, identified as Munchun Kewat, has been missing since then. Kewat, a vegetable vendor at Azadpur Mandi, is the...
After SC rap, NCERT nixes portion on judicial corruption
Spread the love NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Wednesday speedily moved to drop references of “corruption at various levels of the judiciary” from its new Class VIII social science textbook after drawing fire from the Supreme Court over what a bench led by CJI Surya Kant called a “deep-rooted conspiracy to defame” the...
Sanju Samson all set to feature in India’s must-win clash vs Zimbabwe
Spread the love Sanju Samson of India (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Defending champions India national cricket team are weighing changes to their struggling opening partnership ahead of a must-win Super Eights encounter against Zimbabwe national cricket team in Chennai on Thursday. With semi-final qualification hanging in the balance, India are considering wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson as a possible option at...
Between swipe and scroll, shorter focus & higher stress, finds study
Spread the love NEW DELHI: It begins innocently. One short video while waiting for a cab. Another before dinner. A few more before sleeping. Somewhere between swipe and scroll, 40 minutes pass.Short-form videos are everywhere – on Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and similar platforms. But a global review of nearly 98,000 people, published in Psychological Bulletin, suggests that heavy, compulsive...
SC stays proceedings against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for defying ED summons
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday stayed proceedings in the ED case against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for disregarding repeated summons in relation to an alleged land amassment case and in respect of properties owned, possessed and occupied by him.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi issued notice to ED and...
India with Israel & world for dialogue, peace, stability: PM Modi
Spread the love As he became the first Indian PM to address the Israeli Knesset, Narendra Modi solidly backed Israel on the issue of terrorism, strongly condemning the Oct 7, 2023, attacks and naming Hamas for the “barbaric” act, while also asserting that India stood with Israel and with full conviction “in this moment, and beyond”.Modi did not mention India’s...
Divided Israeli parties unite to welcome PM Modi
Spread the love NEW DELHI: PM Modi’s visit to Israel rendered a rare moment of bipartisanship in its bitterly fractious and fragmented polity as its leader of opposition Yair Lapid called him a true friend of his country, while PM Netanyahu along with his wife Sara received Modi at the airport, a special gesture that signified their chemistry as well...
PM Modi, Netanyahu discuss range of issues aimed at boosting bilateral relation
Spread the love NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Wednesday expressed confidence that his state visit to Israel would further consolidate the enduring bonds between the two countries, set new goals for the strategic partnership, and advance the shared vision for a resilient, innovative and prosperous future. Later in the day, Modi was welcomed at the airport in Tel Aviv by...
India, Israel likely to ink MoU on tech transfer for Iron Dome, Iron Beam, advanced missiles
Spread the love NEW DELHI: With PM Narendra Modi landing in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, India and Israel are on the cusp of signing a landmark defence agreement that will take security ties between the two “friendly countries” to new heights. It is believed that there won’t be sale of any weapon this time, with the focus being on transfer...
On track to develop locally-made marine engine for Navy by 2028: Kirloskar co CEO
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Kirloskar Oil Engines, one of the flagship companies of India’s Kirloskar group, has said that the company is “on track” to deliver India’s first locally-made marine engine for the Indian Navy.A four-stroke, 6 MW V12 engine will be “delivered to the Navy by April 2028”as per contractually-mandated deadline, Kirloskar Oil Engines’ CEO Rahul Sahai recently...
