Spread the love       He posted an open invitation on Douyin, China’s short-video platform, ahead of his wedding. A young man in China who worried that his wedding would feel empty because he had few relatives to invite ended up celebrating with thousands of strangers. What began as a personal invitation posted on social media turned into a large gathering, with...

Spread the love       EC eases SIR tribunal procedures in Bengal, allowing bulk order uploads, draft saving and additional documents, while planning digital signature-based login for judges NEW DELHI: Having updated the appellate tribunal portal for Bengal around two weeks back to enable judges to rely on documents beyond the 13 listed in SIR order, Election Commission will, within this week,...

Spread the love       Bhutan dedicates one of 108 stupas near its border with Assam to PM Narendra Modi, honouring his contribution to India-Bhutan friendship NEW DELHI: Minister of parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju described as a huge honour Bhutan’s decision to dedicate a stupa to PM Narendra Modi for his “outstanding vision and commitment to friendship between India and Bhutan”.The stupa...

Spread the love       Supreme Court seeks reconciliation between estranged couple as it hears woman’s plea to terminate over six-month pregnancy, opposed by her husband NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday found itself in a predicament on an abortion plea of a woman who sought its approval for termination of her over-six-month pregnancy over the discord with her husband, who opposed the...

Spread the love       PM Modi says clean energy investments cushioned India against West Asia crisis, sets 500GW target by 2030 NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi said India’s economic growth has remained high despite the West Asia crisis, whose impact would have been far more serious if the country had not invested in clean energy over the past decade.Commending India’s progress...

Spread the love       Union home minister Amit Shah met senior NCP leaders at his residence amid growing concerns over internal differences in the party following Ajit Pawar’s death NEW DELHI/MUMBAI/PUNE: With BJP concerned over organisational discord within NCP, home minister Amit Shah late Sunday met senior functionaries believed to be unhappy with party president Sunetra Pawar and her son Parth,...

Spread the love       What began as an ambitious conservation experiment in one of Australia’s most isolated landscapes has grown into a remarkable wildlife recovery effort. Nearly a decade after moving to a remote station in north-western New South Wales, ecologists Rebecca West and Reece Pedler are witnessing the return of native mammals that had disappeared from the region for morqe...

Spread the love       SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against steep rise in domestic airfares ahead of Diwali NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday refused to urgently list a plea against steep rise in domestic air fares during Diwali season and seeking a direction to Centre to frame a mechanism to cap air fares on domestic routes during festival periods.The issue...

Spread the love       SC allows green crackers in Delhi-NCR on November 7 and 8 during specified hours NEW DELHI: Holding that Deepawali has a religious, social, psychological and emotional significance for people, Supreme Court on Monday kept the window open for bursting of green firecrackers on Nov 7 and 8 between 6am and 7am, and between 8pm and 10pm.The court...

Spread the love       SC clears trial of eight accused of siphoning Rs 2.7 crore in Ayodhya Ram temple donations NEW DELHI: Five months after news broke of pilferage of donations at Ayodhya Ram temple, Supreme Court cleared trial of eight people, who figure in the chargesheet filed by the SIT for allegedly siphoning Rs 2.7 crore. It also gave the...