NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav blew the election bugle for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, promising a government job for at least one member in every household if voted to power.“The NDA could not provide jobs to the youth in 20 years. We will ensure…
Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Thursday once again claimed credit for mediating peace between India and Pakistan, saying, “Within 24 hours I had a peace deal,” referring to the heightened military tensions in May during Operation Sindoor, India’s retaliatory strike following the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people in South…
NEW DELHI: Punjab Police’s Counter-Intelligence unit in Jalandhar on Thursday busted a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module, recovering 2.5 kilograms of IED “intended for a targeted attack,” officials said. Two operatives were apprehended in the operation.In a post on X, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav wrote, “In a breakthrough against #Pakistan’s ISI-backed terror network, Counter…
‘Age restrictions under surrogacy law don’t apply retrospectively’: Couples with frozen embryos can proceed, says Supreme Court; relief for three couples allowed to continue surrogacyNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the age restrictions under the surrogacy law do not apply to couples who began the surrogacy process, such as freezing embryos, before…
NEW DELHI: Former Union home minister P Chidambaram on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s remarks on 26/11 and called it “terribly wrong” and “disappointing”.Chidambaram‘s remarks came a day after PM Modi, in his Navi Mumbai airport inauguration speech, said that a senior Congress leader admitted India was ready to strike Pakistan after…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday witnessed the mid-air refuelling of an F-35 fighter jet while travelling onboard a KC-30A multirole tanker transport aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) from Sydney to Canberra. His visit marks a significant step in advancing India-Australia defence and strategic cooperation.The defence ministry said in a…
NEW DELHI: Government on Wednesday released the draft labour policy, with a focus on increasing the share of women in the workforce and universal and portable social security.The target is to increase women’s participation to 35% by 2030, while also expanding entrepreneurship and career guidance initiatives for youth.The plan is to create a Universal Social…
PUNE: If this year’s prolonged monsoon and endless overcast skies have made it feel like the Sun has gone missing, there is data to back up the impression.In a new study by Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) and India Meteorological Department (IMD), among others, scientists have found that sunshine…
EC has deployed 824 flying squads – comprising a magistrate-level officer, police personnel and a videography team – in poll-bound Bihar to attend within 100 minutes to citizens’ and political parties’ complaints regarding violation of model code received via its C-Vigil app. EC had on Monday announced two-phase polls in Bihar, bringing the model code…
ADGP’s wife Amneet P Kumar said she would ‘get justice at any cost’ CHANDIGARH: IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, wife of senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar who allegedly shot himself dead on Tuesday, lodged a complaint with Chandigarh police on Wednesday night seeking an FIR against Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Singh Kapur and Rohtak…
