NEW DELHI: Kerala chief secretary Sarada Muraleedharan on Wednesday wrote an open letter calling out discrimination based on colour, gender and unfair comparisons with her predecessor and husband’s tenure.“I heard an interesting comment yesterday on my stewardship as Chief Secretary – that it is as black as my husband’s was white. I need to own…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed Allahabad high court’s controversial order stating that “grabbings breast and breaking pyjama string” were not enough to charge an accused with the offence of rape or attempt to rape.During the hearing, the bench of justices BR Gavai and AG Masih said that HC judge, who passed the…
BRS working president K T Rama Rao criticised the Congress-led Telangana government for organising beauty contests whilst neglecting the serious issue of farmer suicides in the region.During Tuesday’s assembly session, KTR questioned the government’s allocation of Rs 55 crore for events like Miss World, whilst farmers face water scarcity for both drinking and irrigation purposes,…
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted searches at the residence of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel.According to officials, the investigating agency raided Baghel’s residences in Raipur and Bhilai, as well as the residential premises of a senior police officer and a close associate of the former chief minister. Reacting to…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the new Pamban bridge in Tamil Nadu on Ram Navami (April 6), which will improve rail connectivity to Rameswaram – one of the holiest Hindu pilgrimage sites.Rameswaram is believed to be the place where Lord Ram built the bridge to Lanka, as recounted in the…
NEW DELHI: Parliament passed the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, on Tuesday with home minister Amit Shah saying there will be no centralisation of power or discrimination with states in handling disasters.Replying to the debate on the bill in Rajya Sabha, Shah said timely reforms were essential to prevent outdated systems from collapsing. He also…
NEW DELHI: The bogey of foreign interference continues to plague India-Canada ties with Ottawa listing India among countries that could interfere in the Canadian elections that will be held on April 28.A top Canadian intelligence official said Monday that India has both intent and wherewithal to interfere in Canada’s democratic processes.Canada has in the past…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Centre and Delhi government to send a joint team of experts to inspect the records of Apollo Hospital for the last five years to find out whether it had fulfilled its commitment to provide free treatment to 30% indoor and 40% outdoor patients as per the 1994…
Suspended MLAs of Odisha assembly. The Odisha assembly faced a significant disruption on Tuesday when 12 suspended Congress MLAs continued their protest in the well of the House. They demanded a committee investigation into crimes against women during the eight-month BJP governance. Speaker Surama Padhy suspended these MLAs, including CLP leader Rama Chandra Kadam, for…
India and China hold positive talks for border management. As India and China look to reboot ties, building upon a spell of relative calm in the border areas, they held another round of diplomatic talks in a “positive and constructive” atmosphere, seeking ways to advance effective border management. The talks also prepared ground for another…
