Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief C.Joseph Vijay and Congress MP Lok Sabha Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Congress set to join Tamil Nadu’s first coalition government today After being out of power for 59 years in Tamil Nadu, the Congress is poised to join the…
A protest against the NEET paper leak in New Delhi on Wednesday. NEW DELHI: Stricter digital tracking systems, tighter confidentiality protocols for question paper handling, randomisation mechanisms, enhanced police supervision during transportation and storage of examination material, and real-time coordination with district administrations formed the centrepiece of a high-level review meeting chaired by Union education…
NEW DELHI: Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday conferred on PM Narendra Modi the Agricola Medal, its highest honour, in recognition of his govt’s landmark schemes to enhance agricultural productivity, bolster food security and further farmers’ welfare, besides his overall commitment to public welfare. Receiving the award in Rome from the specialised UN agency…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday opposed repeated requests by Reliance Industries Ltd to adjourn hearing on alleged pilferage of gas from ONGC block in KG Basin to explore conciliation between the two sides, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. RIL has challenged Union govt’s demand of $2.8bn for the alleged pilferage. Attorney general R Venkataramani opposed the…
More than 10,000 pilgrims were stranded on the Kedarnath yatra route late Tuesday after a landslide blocked the Sonprayag-Gaurikund highway in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag amid continuous rain. The landslide hit the key Char Dham route during peak pilgrimage season as erratic weather continues to affect pilgrimage routes in Uttarakhand, report Gaurav Talwar & Kautilya Singh. The…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala’s most controversial infrastructure project in recent history is officially dead. Chief minister V D Satheesan Wednesday announced that UDF govt had decided to scrap the controversial SilverLine semi-high-speed rail project designed to link Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod, ending the flagship infrastructure initiative of the previous LDF govt after years of protests and uncertainty. The…
NEW DELHI: In a move that may prevent further stress on the fragile Himalayan ecosystem and upper reaches of river Ganga in Uttarakhand, the Centre Wednesday told Supreme Court that it’s “not in favour of permitting any new hydro-electric project in Alaknanda and Bhagirathi river basins” apart from the seven that have either been commissioned…
KOLKATA: CBI approached a Barasat court on Tuesday seeking the release of an accused in the murder of Chandranath Rath, an aide to Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, saying the state police team that was earlier probing the crime had picked up the wrong person, reports Dwaipayan Ghosh. The court accepted the plea and ordered the…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced the enforcement of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state and said illegal immigrants not covered under the Act will be arrested and handed over to the BSF for deportation. “The Act is being enforced in the state from today… BSF will get in touch with…
KOLKATA: Bengal govt on Wednesday handed over an initial 75 acres to BSF to cover fencing of 27 km of international border between India and Bangladesh. CM Suvendu Adhikari, who earlier promised to start the land handover process after the BJP govt assumed office, said that completion of the critical, long-pending fencing along the India-Bangladesh…
