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J&K CM Omar Abdullah makes strong pitch against amendments to Jammu and Kashmir Preservation of Specified Trees Act, 1969 SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah, on Monday, made a strong pitch against a bill brought by his own party MLA that seeks to grant landowners the right to cut walnut trees on their property.Omar…
NEW DELHI: Citing recent incidents of fatal building fires in Delhi, Odisha and Goa, a technical committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has disagreed with the deregulation cell of the Cabinet Secretariat to exclude “fire safety” provisions from the National Building Code. However, it has accepted over a dozen recommendations, including the removal…
LUCKNOW: A full-scale emergency was declared at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA) on Monday evening after an Air India Express flight operating from Bagdogra to Delhi issued a Mayday call mid-air following suspected smoke inside the aircraft.The flight, IX 1523, was cruising at 36,000 feet above Ghaghara river in Ambedkar Nagar district at…
A plane was reportedly targeted by a US airstrike as it was flying towards India to collect humanitarian aid. “Mahan Air aircraft was hit by the US in an airstrike at Mashhad Airport. The plane was reportedly scheduled to fly to Delhi for humanitarian aid,” said Iran sources, as quoted by ANI.This comes weeks after…
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday criticised calls for talks with Naxals, saying such arguments ignore victims of Left Wing Extremism, as he reiterated the government’s hardline stance in the Lok Sabha.Replying to a debate on efforts to eliminate Naxalism, Shah said the Centre remains open to dialogue only with those who…
The ongoing confrontation between the United States and Iran has once again demonstrated a stark truth about modern warfare: the decisive edge no longer lies in tanks, fighter jets, or even missiles alone, but increasingly in swarms of cheap, expendable, and intelligent unmanned systems. From the deployment of Iran’s Shahed-series loitering munitions to America’s reverse-engineered…
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar on Monday resigned from the Bihar legislative council days after securing a place in Rajya Sabha, marking an end of era in the state politics. The move has triggered fresh speculation over an impending change of guard in…
Tejashwi Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal’s President and Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Monday alleged that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is being removed by the BJP, claiming that the ruling party has ‘deceived’ both the veteran leader and the people of the state. His remarks come amid political churn in…
Pinarayi Vijayan and Rahul Gandhi (R) NEW DELHI: The term “BJP B team” has emerged as a central allegation as both major fronts, the incumbent LDF and the main opposition bloc UDF—trade accusations in Kerala, drawing parallels with the distant third party and the state’s leading BJP.At a poll rally in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta, Rahul Gandhi…
PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and BJP national presidient Nitin Nabin on Monday vacated their seats in the state legislative council and assembly, respectively, 14 days after being elected as member of the Rajya Sabha. Both were elected to the Rajya Sabha on March 16.While Nitish sent his resignation letter to the Bihar legislative Council’s…
