Cabinet secretary asks ministries to identify cases for withdrawal after decriminalisation of offences, as Centre moves to reduce over 3.5 lakh pending litigations NEW DELHI: Cabinet secretary T V Somanathan has directed secretaries of ministries and departments to identify cases that can be withdrawn following decriminalisation of several offences under Jan Vishwas Act and removal…
World Bank projects India’s poverty rate to fall to 12.1% by 2028, from 14.2% in 2026, citing strong consumption growth and rising employment NEW DELHI: World Bank has said that poverty in India, defined at $4.2 a day, will decline from 14.2% in 2026 to 12.1% by 2028.Between 2011 and 2023, it is estimated that…
J&K Police bust terror financing module in Shopian SRINAGAR: J&K Police Friday said they have busted a terror financing module and arrested 10 suspects from different parts of the union territory.“During the investigation, suspicious online financial transactions carried out through various payment platforms were analysed, leading to the tracing of money trails across multiple layers….
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday raised concerns over repeated attacks on civilian shipping and seafarers at the G20 foreign affairs ministers’ meeting, stressing the urgent need to safeguard freedom of navigation.In a post on X, Jaishankar said the Global South was disproportionately bearing the consequences of attacks in the Middle East,…
Ritabrata also questioned Abhishek’s decision to seek security after previously claiming that he did not need it. He said the TMC leader had earlier maintained that he had the “security of the people”. NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Bengal assembly Ritabrata Banerjee on Friday hit back at Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek…
The enumeration will not be conducted in poll bound or in the snow-bound areas. (Photo: IANS) NEW DELHI: Population enumeration for the 2027 Census will be conducted across most of India from January 25 to February 28, 2027, with poll-bound states and snow-bound regions excluded from the schedule, the government announced on Friday.According to a…
Kapil Sibal hits back at Kiren Rijiju NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Kapil Sibal on Friday referred to the alleged use of pellet guns against student protesters by security forces in Delhi, saying that the Congress government had “never used” pellet guns or resorted to lathi-charge against demonstrators, unlike the current BJP-led government.His remarks came…
AISA president Neha Bora and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke NEW DELHI: When Neha Bora recently said “AISA will not be a part of normalising the signing of peace bonds”, she inadvertently highlighted a contrast that the Jantar Mantar 2.0 protests against SIR and “vote chori” had brought to the fore. Neha’s refusal to sign the…
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ajeet Gopchade speaks in Rajya Sabha (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: India must adopt a robust legal framework to ensure the safe, ethical and accountable use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, clinical research and medical education, where errors can have serious consequences for patients and medical professionals.With the objective to establish a…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday launched a scathing attack on Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of trying to spread anarchy on the streets and undermining India’s democratic traditions.Addressing a press conference, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi termed the Congress leader a “Dimagi Naxal” and questioned his conduct.“The Naxalites on the…
