NEW DELHI: The Election Commission, in a move aimed at strengthening the genuine registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs), on Saturday amended the Election Symbols Order to allow all candidates fielded by RUPPs to use a common symbol, if the party had polled at least 1% of the total valid votes in one of the two…
NEW DELHI: Parliament is likely to be adjourned to a fixed date when the ongoing session ends on April 2 and not sine die, as is the practice, as govt looks to reconvene the two houses to present its bills for the rollout of women’s reservation in directly elected legislatures from the next Lok Sabha…
Govt Proposes To Do Away With Jail Term NEW DELHI: In a reprieve for first-time offenders, govt has proposed to do away with a jail term of up to three months for driving a vehicle violating the prescribed road safety and air and noise pollution norms.As part of the 784 provisions, across 79 central laws,…
NEW DELHI: Amid reports that billionaire Elon Musk joined the phone call between PM Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump last week, the Indian govt said on Saturday that the conversation was between the leaders only.NYT reported late on Friday that Musk participated in the phone call that Trump made to Modi, calling it an…
SRINAGAR: A day after an avalanche struck at Zero Point at Zoji La, located at an altitude of over 11,500 ft, killing seven people from Kargil and injuring six others, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil Saturday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of a lax response and urged the govts of Union Territories of Ladakh…
Adani Defence & Aerospace on Saturday handed over the first batch of 2,000 ‘Prahar’ light machine guns (LMGs) to the Indian Army in Gwalior, marking an early milestone in a large-scale order for around 40,000 weapons under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. The handover aims to boost the Army’s frontline firepower along the Line of…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Centre is “committed to safeguard the Indian people” as the government stepped up monitoring of energy supplies and essential commodities amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.In a post on X after chairing a high-level review, Singh wrote: “A meeting of an IGoM (Informal Group of Ministers) constituting…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a telephonic conversation with Crown Prince and the prime minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, during which both leaders discussed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.In a post on X, PM Modi said that he reiterated India’s condemnation of attacks on regional energy infrastructure…
NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old man died by suicide in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district after streaming his final moments on Instagram, police said on Saturday. The incident, which unfolded late on Friday night, has raised concern over the role of social media in such tragedies, with a 14-minute video of the act later circulating online.According to…
PUNE Sandip Dighe, a special correspondent with The Times of India, Pune, was presented with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award in the Prakash Kardaley Memorial Award for Civic Journalism category on Friday.Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan presented the award to Dighe for the year 2024 at a function in New Delhi. Dighe received the award…