Bihar assembly elections: BJP, Tejashwi eye spring in autumn of the patriarchs NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Monday announced two-phase assembly polls in Bihar on Nov 6 and 11, setting the stage for what is likely to be largely a straight contest between traditional foes – the Nitish Kumar-led BJP-JD(U) governing coalition and the Tejashwi…
File photo: Security personnel stand guard on a road near the statue of King Sengge Namgyal amid a curfew, in Leh, Ladakh. (Picture credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: Leh Apex Body (LAB), a grouping of religious and political organisations in Ladakh, rejected Monday government’s claims of normalcy in the region and accused authorities of harassing village heads…
NEW DELHI: The Army used artificial intelligence (AI) tools in a big way during Operation Sindoor against Pakistan to generate a common operational picture, intelligence analysis, threat assessment, and predictive modelling and weather forecasting for long-range strikes.“AI was extensively used for multi-sensor data fusion and multi-source data fusion in real time during Operation Sindoor…Overall, 23…
Rahul Gandhi (Photo credit: ANI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday condemned the attack on Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai, calling it “an assault on the dignity of the judiciary and the spirit of the Constitution.”“The attack on the Chief Justice of India is an assault on the dignity of our judiciary…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned the attack on BJP leaders in flood-hit West Bengal, describing the incident as “outright appalling” and accusing the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) of “indulging in violence” instead of helping those affected by the disaster.In a post on X, the Prime Minister wrote, “The manner in which…
CM Mohan Yadav today met families of children who passed away in the cough syrup incident (Image credits: X @CMMadhyaPradesh) NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday suspended two drug inspectors and a deputy director of the food and drug administration following the deaths of 14 children in Chhindwara, allegedly due to renal failure…
NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India on Monday suspended advocate Rakesh Kishore from practising in any court with immediate effect, after he allegedly attempted to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai during proceedings in the Supreme Court. The incident took place around 11.35 am, when the 71-year-old lawyer, identified…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine a plea challenging constitutional validity of Securities Transaction Tax (STT) imposed on stock market participants and sought response from the Centre on a petition filed by a trader who alleged it violated the principle of double taxation. STT was introduced 2004 and is currently charged at…
File photo NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday declared the schedule for the Bihar assembly polls, which will take place in two phases on November 6 and 11. The counting of votes will take place on November 14.While declaring the dates, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said the polling process…
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Monday urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the electrical systems in all Boeing 787 aircraft operating in India, following a recent incident involving an Air India flight to Birmingham.On Friday, Air India flight AI-117, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner…
