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Rahul Gandhi’s speech sparks row in Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday witnessed a ruckus after Rahul Gandhi was interrupted during his speech on the energy crisis when he took a jibe at oil and gas minister Hardeep Puri for his name allegedly appearing in the files Read More

Government defends barring certain groups from list of blood donors

NEW DELHI: Centre on Thursday justified the exclusion of transgender persons, men having sex with men, and female sex workers from list of potential blood donors, saying the decision was not discriminatory but one based on health stud Read More

After row, TMC team wanted to meet President but was denied time

NEW DELHI: In an unusual development, TMC MPs had sought an appointment with President Droupadi Murmu to apprise her about the welfare initiatives taken by the Bengal govt. Read More

Birla back in his chair, says rules same for all, and leader of oppn won’t get special privilege

NEW DELHI: A day after the vote of no-confidence against him was rejected, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla resumed duty and asserted that he would stick to rules and not allow special treatment to any member, including leader of the opposi Read More

India co-sponsors GCC-led UNSC resolution against Iran

NEW DELHI: India co-sponsored a resolution in UN Security Council that condemned the “egregious” attacks by Iran against Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Jordan and demanded immediate cessation of all attacks by Tehra Read More

Government sparing no effort to minimise war fallout on citizens, opposition spreading fear, says PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over the impact of Iran war on India’s energy supply, PM Narendra Modi said on Thursday his govt is sparing no effort to minimise its fallout on citizens and accused opposition parties of fear-mongering Read More

Gulf crisis: Strait of Hormuz safe passage for ships discussed with Iran, says government

File photo But Doesn’t Say If Tehran Offered Any Assurance On India-Bound Vessels File photo But Doesn’t Say If Tehran Offered Any Assurance On India-Bound Vessels File photo NEW Read More

El Nino may set in by 1st half of monsoon: US forecast

Strengthening the forecasts of an El Nino forming this year, the latest update from the US national weather agency says the weather condition linked to deficient monsoon rains in India may set in as early as the June-Aug trimester, wi Read More

The story of our times and the tesseract of truth

Time is the fourth dimension, in addition to the length, width and height of the usual spatial cognition of our world, though most may not realise its ubiety. Read More

CBI to probe 2 ‘digital arrests’ involving Rs 31 crore

NEW DELHI: In a significant move, CBI has taken over two massive “digital arrest” cases reported from Gujarat last year. The financial losses in the cases – the victims, all senior citizens, lost Rs 19. Read More

Income cannot be sole decider of OBC creamy layer: SC

NEW DELHI: The income of parents cannot be the sole criterion for exclusion of a candidate from OBC quota on the ground of being part of ‘creamy layer’, the Supreme Court has said, stressing that status and category of par Read More

Mystery letter set ball rolling on creamy layer

NEW DELHI: The discriminatory criteria for creamy layer determination came to life with a ‘clarificatory letter’ issued by the Centre in 2004, but, surprisingly, its origin has not been traced. Read More